Parks and Gardens Officer (Mower Operator / Truck Driver).

Join the Parks Presentation Team and help shape Banyule's green spaces

Are you someone who enjoys working outdoors, takes pride in

maintaining community spaces, and wants to build a rewarding career in local

government?

We're seeking a motivated and safety-conscious *Parks and

Gardens Officer (Mower Operator / Truck Driver)* to join our Parks

Presentation team and help deliver high-quality horticultural services across

• Banyule's parks, gardens, and open spaces.
• At Banyule City Council, you'll be part of a team that cares
• for an extensive and diverse portfolio of community assets, including more than
• 200 parks and reserves, 50 sports fields, 163 playgrounds, over 75,000 street
• trees, shared trail networks, gardens, and public open spaces that contribute
• to the liveability and wellbeing of our community.
• Why you'll love this role
• This isn't just a mowing role.

It's an opportunity to build a career within one of

Victoria's leading local government open space teams while making a visible

contribution to the community every day.

You'll enjoy

• Working outdoors in some
• of Banyule's most beautiful parks and reserves.
• A varied role involving
• mowing, horticultural maintenance, equipment operation, and landscape
• presentation.
• Being part of a
• supportive and collaborative team environment.
• Opportunities to develop
• new skills, gain experience across different areas of Open Space
• Management, and work alongside professionals from Parks, Bushland, Trees,
• Sportsfields, Capital Works, and Asset Management.
• The chance to build
• networks across Council and explore future career opportunities within the
• organisation.

At Banyule, we invest in our people and encourage continuous

learning, professional development, and career progression.

What you'll be doing

As a Parks and Gardens Officer, you will

• Maintain high-quality
• horticultural assets through professional park and garden maintenance
• practices.
• Operate and maintain
• mowing equipment and light mechanical plant safely and efficiently.
• Contribute to the
• presentation and upkeep of Council's parks, reserves, roadsides, and
• public spaces.
• Support a safe workplace
• by identifying hazards, following OH&S procedures, and maintaining
• accurate records.
• Work collaboratively
• with a dedicated team delivering essential services to the community.
• What we're looking for

We're seeking someone who

• Demonstrates a
• commitment to teamwork, safety, and customer service.
• Holds a current Medium
• Rigid (MR) Driver's Licence and can safely operate vehicles up to 13.9
• tonnes GCM.
• Has experience operating
• Out Front Mowers and a range of horticultural equipment including brush
• cutters, blowers, edgers, and hand mowers.
• Has previous experience
• working effectively within a team environment.
• Brings a positive
• attitude, strong work ethic, and willingness to learn.

Experience operating

hedge trimmers, chainsaws, post hole diggers, and other horticultural

machinery will be highly regarded.

*Pre-employment

requirements:*

Current

Medium Rigid driver's licence.

Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check

Functional Capacity Assessment

Build more than parks. Build your future.

At Banyule City Council, you'll be joining an organisation committed to enhancing the natural environment, supporting its people, and delivering exceptional outcomes for the community. Whether you're looking to grow your skills, develop your career, or make a meaningful difference every day, this role offers an excellent starting point with opportunities that extend well beyond mowing and parks maintenance. We offer:

Salary of $72,697.90 per annum plus

super.

A permanent full-time position

with a fortnightly RDO.

Working Monday to Friday from 7.00am to

3.56pm (during daylight Savings 6.30am to 3.26pm).

26 weeks of paid parental leave -

primary carer/4 weeks of paid parental leave – partner.

Collaborative and inclusive team

culture.

Ongoing learning and development

opportunities, including health and well-being initiatives.

*Ready to

make an impact? Apply now*

Please submit

your resume and a short cover letter setting out your achievements aligned to

the Key Selection Criteria in the position description.

For more

information or if you have any questions, contact Allan Newton on *0422

656 580*

*Applications

close: 7 October 2026at11:45 PM.*

*Why choose

this opportunity*: Join a dedicated team committed to making a positive impact on our

community. At Banyule Council, you'll have the opportunity to drive service

excellence, engage with diverse stakeholders, and contribute to the betterment

of our community. We offer a supportive, collaborative, and innovative work

environment where your skills and expertise will be valued and rewarded.

Banyule City

Council is an Equal Opportunity Employer; we value diversity and inclusion, and

we welcome candidates from all backgrounds. If you have a reasonable

adjustment, support, or access requirement, we encourage you to inform us

through your application or email [email protected]

*Our

Values:*Our

employees align their careers with Banyule because they share our values of

respect, integrity, responsibility, initiative, and inclusion. They thrive in

our strong learning and development culture, and the positive way we work in

partnership with the community.

*Diversity

Statement:*Our

community is made up of diverse, cultures, beliefs, abilities, bodies,

sexualities, ages, and genders. We are committed to access, equity,

participation, and rights for everyone: principles that empower, foster

harmony, and increase the well-being of an inclusive community.

To discover

• more about Banyule's commitment to advancing gender equality in the workplace,
• please find Banyule's Workplace Gender Equality Action Plan
• 2021-2025.
• *Acknowledgement
• of the Traditional Custodians:*Banyule City Council is proud to acknowledge the Wurundjeri
• Woi-wurrung people as Traditional Custodians of the land and we pay respect to
• all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders, past, present, and emerging,
• who have resided in the area and have been an integral part of the region's
• history.

Banyule City

• Council endorses the Uluru Statement from the Heart in full and accepts the
• invitation to walk with First Nations peoples, to a better future for us all.
• *Child Safe
• Standards Statement of Commitment :*Banyule City Council is a child-safe organisation committed to the
• safety and well-being of children.

Council has a

zero tolerance for child abuse. All allegations and safety concerns will be

treated seriously and acted upon. As a child-safe organisation we are committed

to providing a child-safe environment where children feel safe, are empowered,

valued and protected. Council will actively listen to children, ensuring their

voices are heard and considered in decisions that affect their lives.