Tweed Shire Council is offering exciting new paid positions for people of all ages and abilities. This is your chance to gain invaluable experience and a recognised qualification while you earn.

About the Apprenticeship:

Tweed Shire Council is proud to offer an Apprenticeship with our Inclusive & Creative Communities team. As an apprentice, you'll gain hands-on experience while completing a Certificate III in Parks and Gardens.

In order to meet the requirements of the Apprenticeship, successful completion of training and studies is required.

What you'll do:

• Learn outdoor groundskeeping and cemetery practices across three working and historic cemeteries.
• Perform brush cutting, tree felling, and tree removal.
• Use equipment such as a medium rigid truck, tractor, digger, push mower, and ride-on mower.
• Carry out water blasting and clean public facilities.
• Gain an introduction to burial and ash interment practices.
• Assist with grave and ash interment set-up and take-down.
• Complete burial records and documentation for burials, machinery use, and fuel consumption.
• Learn safe operation of the cremator and ash cremulator.
• Handle coffins safely.
• Attach plaques to new and existing ash and grave interments.
• Perform maintenance on small plant and equipment.

What's on offer:

• A full-time position for a maximum period of up to 48 months, commencing July 2025.
• A starting base salary ranging from $32,973 to $62,358 per annum +11.5% super. Salary progression is based on satisfactory completion of study plus work performance.
• Council will cover the associated course costs.
• Paid work placement while you learn.
• 76 hour fortnight, 9 day fortnight.
• Leave entitlements including annual leave, sick leave and public holiday pay.
• Training and professional development opportunities available to develop skills and grow your career.
• Ongoing coaching, mentoring and support.
• Flexible work options for a healthy work/life balance.
• Access to Health and Wellbeing Programs to support our staff.
• Generous employment conditions (we have too many to list - click here for more).

We are seeking:

• Outdoor experience in mowing, pruning, tree felling, and brush cutting.
• Ability to use outdoor equipment confidently.
• Interest in working in and learning about cemetery operations.
• Competent written and verbal communication skills.
• A positive attitude and self-motivated.
• The ability to apply skills and training effectively.
• A current driver’s license and a medium rigid truck licence, or willingness to obtain

About us:

• Located on the picturesque far North Coast of NSW, bordering the Gold Coast.
• The Tweed is a vibrant, diverse location offering a lifestyle near the water, in a rainforest or on a farm.
• Tweed Shire Council is committed to employment equity and diversity and encourages applications from people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds in both traditional and non-traditional roles. We provide workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options.
• Join an employer of choice. Professionals Australia (Local Government Engineers’ Association) has named Council the 2021 Employer of Choice for our great employment practices within NSW local government.

Where it's located:

This position is based in Chinderah and can be directed to work from any Council work site.

Position closes:

Friday 6 June at 12 noon sharp (NSW time). Late applications will not be permitted.

SK97188A