Beach Cleaner

Job No: CN2387

Location: Newcastle

Employment Status: Permanent, full-time

No. of Vacancies: 1

Closing Date: 9 Dec 2020 AEDT

• Share your civic pride by keeping our beaches clean and tidy.
• Permanent full-time role – 38 hours per week.
• Flexible work arrangements available.

Thriving and rapidly transforming, Newcastle is New South Wales’ second largest city and is located 160km north of Sydney. It offers the perfect lifestyle and career environment.

City of Newcastle (CN) is seeking a dedicated Beach Cleaner to assist in keeping our city’s beautiful beaches clean and tidy.

In this role you’ll perform regular cleaning duties including, but not limited to, ensuring litter is collected, the maintenance and cleaning of facilities, restocking of consumables (toilet paper, soap etc.), and sweeping of floors/hard surfaces. You’ll also operate vegetation control machinery (including mowers, blowers, whipper snippers), remove minor graffiti, and assist with the cleaning of the ocean baths as required, which involves white washing, scrubbing and sand and seaweed removal. Additionally, you’ll be responsible for the completion of WHS paperwork and cleaning reports, as required.

As the successful candidate you’ll complete all work to a high standard while maintaining a positive image of City of Newcastle and will organise daily tasks to achieve maximum productivity and minimal inconvenience to the public during the execution of works.

At CN our people are valued and have access to a range of benefits that help balance life at work and at home. These include flexible working arrangements, professional development opportunities and health and wellbeing programs.

The essentials you’ll need:

• Ability to perform allocated duties with minimum supervision.
• Ability to work weekend overtime as required.
• Working knowledge of relevant Workplace Health and Safety requirements.
• Class C Driver’s Licence (Manual).
• Customer service focus.
• Ability to accept, interpret and action verbal and written instructions.
• Literacy and numeracy skills adequate to maintain accurate written records and interpret Safety Data Sheets and Workplace Health and Safety systems.
• Ability to work as a team member to ensure schedules for cleaning of facilities are met.

Other valuable skills you may have:

• Previous experience in the cleaning of conveniences.
• Ability to drive a quad bike.
• Ability to drive a tractor.

Sound like the perfect job for you? Apply Now!

City of Newcastle proudly promotes the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity and fosters a culture of diversity to represent the community of our Local Government Area.

All candidates will be assessed against the selection criteria outlined in the position description. Suitable candidates may be placed on an eligibility list for future identical positions for a period of 12 months.

You must have the right to live and work in Australia to apply for this job.

To view the full position description please click here.

Application Closing Date: Tuesday, 8 December 2020.

Remuneration: $57,307.26 + 9.5% Superannuation per annum for a 38-hour week.

Contact: Luke Parker – Works Coordinator – City Presentation – 0413 128 456.