FARMHAND/LABOURER or FARMHAND/OPERATOR

Glenworth Valley is offering TWO Property Maintenance positions for immediate start:

Permanent Full time position as either a Farmhand/Labourer, or Farmhand/Operator based on experience.

Great hands on, outdoor role in a fun and friendly team environment

Excellent variety of work – no 2 days are ever the same

Unique location, 15 mins from Gosford and 4kms off the freeway

PLEASE READ! Candidates will only be considered for this role if they email us directly the Glenworth Valley employment application form, located at www.glenworth.com.au/employment

Why do people love working at Glenworth Valley?

GVWA is a multi-award winning, adventure tourism business specialising in horse riding, kayaking, quad biking, abseiling, laser skirmish and corporate team building activities. We also offer camping and cabin accommodation, a variety of events in our Valley Event Centre and horse agistment services on our 3000 acre wilderness property. We have been in business for more than 50 years and employ a team of 40 full time staff and approximately 80 part time and casual staff.

Employment at Glenworth Valley makes for a great lifestyle and ideal work environment due to the magnificent natural scenery, the fun and enjoyable services we offer our customers and the amazing, friendly team of people you will be working with. If you like variety then this is the job for you, as no 2 days are ever the same. Glenworth Valley is located only 4 kilometres off the M1 Motorway via the Calga/Peats Ridge exit which is 15 minutes from Gosford. To familiarise yourself with the nature of our businesses, please visit www.glenworth.com.au

What we are looking for

Due to company growth and department progression and promotions, we are looking to recruit a new Farmhand/Operator into the team. The Ideal candidates will enjoy working outdoors in a rural type setting, chipping in and getting your hands dirty doing all the behind the scenes tasks associated with maintaining and operating such a large rural property and tourism business. Applicants will be assessed using the list of key result areas in the job description.

We are ideally looking for an applicant who has a demonstrated commitment to the farming or other outdoor industries via things like their employment history or who possess desirable skills, experience and qualifications relevant to the position we have on offer. Applicants with farming, rural, plumbing, construction related, fencing or machinery operating experience is desired for this role.

All applicants need to be over 18 years of age, non smoking, energetic and capable of strenuous physical labour.

Remuneration

The standard hours of employment are 7am to 5pm Mon – Fri, with 30 mins for lunch and 15 mins for morning tea.

FARMHAND/OPERATOR ROLE:

This position is offered at an hourly rate of $35.5 per hour. Based on actual hours worked this equates to an approximate salary of $83,377.5 per annum or $95,622.8 per annum including superannuation. All rates are before tax. This is a full time, permanent position with paid holiday leave and personal leave etc. Your ordinary hourly rate incorporates and offsets all entitlements including overtime, penalties (including Sunday and Public Holiday penalties), allowances, and annual leave loading as contained within the Award.

FARMHAND/LABOURER ROLE:

This position is offered at an hourly rate of $33 per hour. Based on actual hours worked this equates to an approximate salary of $79,365 per annum or $88,888 per annum including superannuation. All rates are before tax. This is a full time, permanent position with paid holiday leave and personal leave etc. Your ordinary hourly rate incorporates and offsets all entitlements including overtime, penalties (including Sunday and Public Holiday penalties), allowances, and annual leave loading as contained within the Award.

What to do next

Please fill out the application form enclosed and return it and your resume ASAP via email to [email protected] by mail or deliver it in person. Please note that no interviews will be conducted or further information provided on the day if you choose to deliver your application in person.

If your initial application is successful, we will contact you to arrange an interview.