Team Member Town Services (Tumut) – Permanent Full Time

An opportunity exists to join Councils Tumut Town Services team providing in which the accountabilities are:

Deliver multi-skilled labouring work to the maintenance of trees, cemeteries, mowing and other town amenities.

Operate plant in an efficient and safe manner.

Promote information sharing and knowledge transfer to drive evidence-based decision-making, enhance capability and optimise capacity.

The essential and desirable criteria are:

Essential Criteria

Demonstrated ability to carry out maintenance of trees, cemeteries and other town maintenance work such as wide area mowing.

Demonstrated ability to operate plant and equipment correctly and safely.

Demonstrated ability to work effectively as a member of a team.

Construction Induction Certificate (White Card).

Class MR drivers’ licence.

Desirable Criteria

Traffic Control Tickets – ‘Traffic Controller’ and ‘Implement Traffic Control Plans’.

Chainsaw Ticket/s and operational experience.

AQF3 Chemical accreditation.

The position will be in the Tumbarumba Depot, with travel to Tumut, Khancoban and other locations as required within the Local Government Area.

SALARY
Salary will be paid in accordance with the Snowy Valleys Council Salary System at Grade 3 which equates to $2,265.40 per fortnight (gross) to $2,549.80 per fortnight (gross) depending on skills, knowledge and qualifications plus 12% superannuation plus allowances.

This position is required to work 38 hours per week or 76 per fortnight.

Council does have flexible work arrangements and whereby there is a 9-day fortnight.

Other benefits include:

Parental leave make-up for the period up to a maximum of 18 weeks.

Access to Long Service Leave after 5 years

Significant leave benefits (15 days sick/personal leave, 2 days health and wellbeing leave per year)

HOW TO APPLY

To apply please address the Essential and Desirable Criteria as noted in the attached Position Description, provide a Cover letter explaining your interest in the role and current Resume/CV. Please apply online.

HOW TO APPLY

On Council’s website ‘Careers with Council’ select the position you wish to apply for in ‘Current Opportunities’.

Click on ‘Apply’ and then click on the > button at the side right to access the advertisement and position description

Click on the button > again and you will then be asked to complete your details

Click on the button > again and you will be asked to upload your supporting documents

When you are finished click submit to complete your application. You will receive an email confirmation that it has been submitted.

CLOSING DATE

Sunday 17 August 2025 at 10.00 pm

FURTHER INFORMATION

For further information about this position, please contact the Team Leader Town Services, Stephen Nolte phone 0428 660 983 or [email protected]

For information relating to the recruitment process please contact the People & Culture team via email at [email protected].

Council is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Child Safe Organisation. We are committed to building a workplace culture that values diversity and inclusion, and welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, workers of all ages, people with disabilities, people who identify as LGBTIQA+ and those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

Council will provide reasonable adjustments for individuals with disability throughout the recruitment process. If you require adjustments to the application, recruitment, selection and/or assessment process, please contact our People and Culture team via email [email protected] and our team will contact you to discuss how we can support you with your needs.

Council is a Child Safe Organisation, and we have zero tolerance of any form of abuse, bullying or harassment.

Council has a non-smoking policy in the workplace and operates a random drug and alcohol testing program.