Tree Worker

North Sydney Council administers the North Sydney local government area on Sydney’s picturesque lower North Shore. Our 400 employees look after 77,000 residents spread across 10 square kilometres of land on the foreshores of Sydney Harbour providing spectacular harbour views, beautiful parklands, and a bustling CBD. Our aim is to ensure North Sydney remains a welcoming, well-designed, safe and beautiful environment for residents, workers and visitors.

The role

We are currently seeking skilled and motivated Tree Workers to join our Tree Management Team. The successful candidate will be responsible to undertake tree works for both scheduled and reactive tree maintenance programs as part of the Tree Management Team in the North Sydney LGA, to undertake all aspects of tree maintenance work in a safe and effective manner whilst achieving best practice and service delivery.

This permanent position will be based at the Parks & Reserves depot located in St Leonards Park in North Sydney, close to public transport and recreational facilities.

The ideal candidate will have qualifications and experience in arboriculture/horticulture and not be afraid to roll up their sleeves to get stuck in to hard work! 

Our culture 

In 2023 we reviewed our organisational structure to increase leadership capacity and streamline decision-making, as well as increasing innovation, collaboration and communication.  Our broader cultural transformation for 2024 and beyond includes a focus on staff engagement, investment in learning and development and improved systems and processes all working together to empower the broader workforce to perform at their best.

Joining North Sydney Council now will enable you to go on this cultural transformation with us and to make a meaningful difference to both the organisation and the community of North Sydney.

Why work at North Sydney Council?

We're committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and positive workplace. Our teams are reflective of the communities in which we operate, and we value the unique contribution each member makes to the North Sydney Council. The work we do makes a real difference to the lives of our residents and contributes to their economic and social wellbeing.

North Sydney Council as an employer offers excellent employee benefits such as:

• Easy accessibility to work with spectacular harbor view work locations
• Excellent work life balance with a 35-hour working week for indoor workers or fortnightly RDO’s for outdoor workers
• Access to the Fitness Passport
• Flexible working hours with access to Flexi time and working from home
• Freedom to direct contributions to any compliant superannuation fund
• Health and Well-being programs for all employees such as Yoga, Pilates, Kick Boxing
• Access to employee recognition and reward program
• Weekly fruit baskets
• Free access to counselling sessions through our Employee Assistance Program
• Free financial advice by a certified Financial Planner
• Monetary Transport allowance
• Invitations to Local Govt events, training and planning sessions
• Access to corporate social events at picturesque harbour locations

Salary from: $60,547 to $71,947 per annum (including industry allowance) + 11.5% superannuation + $1,000 pa transport allowance  + Uniform Provided 

76 hours per fortnight with a rostered day off

How to apply

Applicants are required to submit a cover letter, resume and answer the selection criteria questions below. 

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Closing Date: 01 November 2024 - 11.30pm 

North Sydney Council is committed to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity in order to  provide a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. North Sydney Council  also adheres  to the principles of a child safe organisation and is committed to the care and protection of all children and young people. We strongly encourage candidates from wide-ranging backgrounds, identities and experiences to apply.