Parks & Gardens Maintenance Officer in Bromley

The Christchurch City Council parks team is growing in a new and exciting direction. We want you to be part of our dedicated team.

Our goal is to lift and enhance the quality of these beautiful areas. You will combine your mowing, spraying and horticultural experience to deliver a high-quality finish to the Parks and Cemeteries throughout our city. Working in these spaces, you will be exposed to a wide range of people, cultures and beliefs that are represented within Christchurch. An open-minded, respectful outlook will be key.

As a Parks and Gardens Maintenance Officer, you will be delivering a wide range of maintenance, upkeep, and improvement to Christchurch City’s Parks and Cemeteries. Your duties will include:

• Line trimming
• Spraying
• Weeding
• Pruning
• Planting
• Cleaning BBQs and Water fountains

You will be ensuring all aspects of our parks such as turf and gardens are maintained to the highest standard. You will have a full driver’s license, level 4 National Certificate in Horticulture or equivalent, or extensive experience in a similar role. A Grow Safe qualification, class two truck licence and W endorsement would be highly desirable but not essential. CCC will help you gain these qualifications if you do not have them.

We would love to hear from you! In your application, tell us why you would love to work within this space and what is driving you to take up this opportunity. Come and join our team and contribute to crafting the Christchurch community.

You will also benefit from:

• Access to training programmes, workshops, and development opportunities
• Flexible working arrangements - option to purchase extra leave
• Collaboration - exposure to wider areas of the organisation
• Benefits - a variety of benefits for Council staff from health schemes to retail discounts

If this sounds like an interesting opportunity, and you think you have what it takes, please apply today. At the Christchurch City Council, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you are excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. We understand that recruitment processes can be challenging. If you require any support or adjustments to help you put your best foot forward, please reach out to us at jobs@ccc.govt.nz.

Hours of work: 7:30am - 3:30pm Monday - Friday. There is also a requirement to work weekends and public holidays on a rostered basis.

Position: Permanent, Full-time. Location: This position is primarily based at our Depot based in Bromley.

Salary: The salary band for this position ranges from $63,408 to $70,454 per annum based on a 37.5 hour week. Starting salaries will be based on knowledge, skills and experience the successful candidate brings to the role, and relativities both within the immediate team and in the broader organisation for the same or similar roles.

Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the close date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad before the advertised close date.