- Passionate about conservation?
- Want to help us maintain the many parks and forests of Pōneke?
- Enjoy being part of a motivated team with ongoing training & development provided?
Kia mahi ngātahi mō Pōneke mō tōna āpōpō | Working together for Wellington's future.
As a great harbour capital city, Wellington City Council has established a vision for Wellington as 'an inclusive, sustainable and creative capital for people to live, work and play'. The future of Wellington is compact, inclusive & connected, greener, resilient, vibrant and prosperous.
The Parks team provide a critical customer facing support service, ensuring the city's residents and visitors enjoy a well-managed and maintained environment.
Āu ake mahi | What you'll do
We are looking for a passionate and motivated person to join our team as a Weed Control Team Member.
This role sits in the Operational Projects Team based in the Parks Newtown Depot. The team provides a critical customer facing support service, ensuring the city's residents and visitors enjoy a well-managed and maintained environment. It is responsible for a variety of operational maintenance programmes across a wide range of council reserves, parks and play spaces.
This role will be involved in the day-to-day operations of weed control but must be flexible to work across all associated programmes and contracts related to the Operational Projects Team. This may include but not limited to, vegetation maintenance, weed/pest plant control, asset repairs, litter control, restoration planting and maintenance, coastal grooming and auditing work associated with these contracts/programmes.
Ngā tohu me ngā wheako | Qualifications and experience
We are looking for someone with a positive attitude, a willingness to learn and someone who is prepared to work as part of a team. Ideally, we are looking for someone who has a horticultural qualification or relevant experience but this isn't a must. A full, clean class 1 driver licence is required and a Growsafe certificate would be desirable, although it is not necessary as on-the-job training will be provided.
You will:
- Love working outdoors
- Be self-motivated and physically fit
- Have demonstrated experience using small machinery
- Have the ability to work to programmed maintenance schedules
- Demonstrate health & safety awareness
- Be able to work in a team environment and/or unsupervised
- Have experience dealing with customers
In return you'll work for an organisation that really values its people. We provide a broad range of training and career and professional development opportunities, with the potential to gain relevant qualifications. We have a great team culture and emphasise the welfare of our people and places. This position is Monday to Friday 40 hours per week, overtime as required. Your base location will be our Newtown depot.
Because this is a safety sensitive role, all the shortlisted candidates will have to pass muscular skeletal and health checks and pre-employment drug and alcohol screening.
If this sounds like you, apply online now with your cover letter and CV.
For more information contact John Curran, Team Manager Operational Projects on 0212278218 john.curran@wcc.govt.nz
Nōu te rourou | What's in it for you
Working for the Council offers you a range of benefits including 5 weeks annual leave, flexible working options, health and wellbeing support, Council staff discounts and a range of learning and development programmes and opportunities.
Applications close 16th of February 2025. All applications must be submitted online.
All applicants must have the right to work in New Zealand and be prepared to obtain and maintain a ministry of justice check.
We want to make sure any accessibility requirements you may have are well supported so the selection process is equitable for everyone. Please let us know if there are any adjustments or support, we can offer to make our process more accessible to you by emailing: recruitment@wcc.govt.nz
