Field Supervisor - TAFE Students Preferred null

We are seeking a suitably qualified and reliable person to join our team. This person will supervise, train and support a team of employees and volunteers with intellectual disability to perform bush regeneration work.

This exciting role is within our innovative Bushlink program. Bushlink is dedicated to creating real and valued employment for people with disability, through a network of working environmental project teams. 

Casual – between the hours of 8:30 am and 3:00 pm in Brookvale.

Main Job Tasks

• Provide supervision, training and support for team of people with intellectual disabilities to perform onsite tasks
• Perform best practice bush regeneration & gardening tasks including but not limited to: weeding, laying of weed matting, erecting plant shelters, mulching, planting, clearing, propagation, administering herbicide, rubbish collection, pruning, removal/composting of vegetative waste and keeping sites tidy during the day
• Liaise with Manager for tasks, WH&S consultation and task reporting
• Transport team to and from work sites and base with required equipment using Bushlink vehicle
• Conduct daily risk checks and eliminate or reduce risk by appropriate controls in liaison with Manager and client
• Work with school students of all ages via our Schools Inclusion Program
• Work with volunteers in bushland sites and lead groups of Corporate volunteers
• Support team to develop skills and knowledge
• Maintain tools and equipment and cleanliness/organisation of base
• Conduct onsite team training or administration work when required eg. during inclement weather
• Facilitate our Training Team program as required, this includes supporting participants in theory and practical training in bush regeneration
• Complete WH&S and Maintenance reports as due
• Liaise with families and carers of team members with disability
• Perform essential first aid when required
• Attend monthly Bushlink support staff meetings

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA

• Field experience in bush regeneration
• Ability to supervise small teams of people with disability
• Ability to work with volunteers and lead groups of Corporate Volunteers and School Students
• Understanding of EEO and WH&S principles
• Apply First Aid Certificate, or willingness to obtain
• Current Driver License
• Working with Children Check, or willingness to obtain

DESIRABLE CRITERIA

• Chemcert AQ3 qualification or willingness to obtain OR;
• Certificate III in Conservation and Land Management or equivalent or willingness to obtain
• Experience working with people with disability in skills development
• Advanced communication skills

If you have some Bush Regeneration experience, please apply!