Job Description

A great lifestyle in a treasured environment, this is life at PSC!

The opportunity

A rare opportunity has become available for an experienced Team Leader to join our highly engaged Parks team in Nelson Bay.

Your role as Team Leader will see you actively coaching and mentoring of one Trades Gardener, one Assistant Trades Gardener, and an Apprentice Greenkeeper. With extensive horticulture experience, you will provide the team with guidance around planning, organising and deploying work schedules and operational resources including, plant, labour and materials, working closely with other teams in the Nelson Bay area.

Whilst horticulture is the aim of the game, this team also has a strong focus around greenkeeping given the sporting fields regularly worked on in this area. Skillsets that demonstrate a solid understanding of this would be highly regarded to help support the team in the maintenance of our community fields.

• This is a permanent opportunity – working full-time 38 hours / week Tuesday – Friday.
• Base Salary Range: $76,165 - $89,528 pa based on 38 hours / week + 12% superannuation + $2,562 retention allowance + adverse work allowance
• You will be working from PSC Nelson Bay Depot (Nelson Bay Road, Nelson Bay)

The key responsibilities for this role are listed within the position description here – view the position description.

We’re all about putting the right people, in the right role! Here’s what we’re looking for:

• A Trade Certificate in Horticulture or equivalent (i.e. Greenkeeping)
• Demonstrated experience in the delivery of maintenance programs and capital works projects for recreational facilities including parks, sports, foreshores, and waterways
• Ability to provide specialist advice and apply technical knowledge and expertise to the maintenance of recreation facilities programs including irrigation, trees, playgrounds, surfaces, garden beds, landscaped areas and waterfronts
• Prior leadership experience, managing a small team

This is life at PSC!

• Work/Life balance with generous leave entitlements, flexible work options and leave in lieu
• Long service leave when you’ve been with us for just over 5 years
• Health & Wellbeing leave to recharge when you need it
• Industry leading Paid Parental Leave accessible for all employees – regardless of how you became a parent, we offer 14 weeks that can be taken within 2 years from the birth, adoption, or long-term foster care of your child.
• PSCare Day available to all employees to take in addition to your regular leave entitlements
• Confidential support (including mental health) through our employee assistance program
• Award winning health and wellbeing program PSCare, Workers Health Initiative with access to a broad range of gyms in the area, and discounted health insurance
• And lots more…

Enough about us, we want to hear about you! So tell us about…

• Why you want this role and how it aligns with your career goals?

Ready to Apply? Here’s what you need to know

• Applications Close: Midnight, Sunday, 20 September 2026
• Contact: David Roberts, Parks Supervisor, on 0409 713 744
• For information on our recruitment process, and what we look for in an application, please visit our Careers page on our website for ‘How to Apply’
• To complete your online application, you will be asked to upload a copy of your resume and provide responses to questions which are based on the criteria listed in the Position Description and our organisation Values
• We’re a 2026 Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant
• We’ve partnered with the Veterans Employment Program to support veterans finding suitable, sustainable and meaningful employment
• Port Stephens Council adheres to the principles of a child safe organisation and supports children and young people having safe and welcoming experience in our community, accessing our facilities and in our care
• We acknowledge the Worimi as the original Custodians and inhabitants of Port Stephens. May we walk the road to tomorrow with mutual respect and admiration as we care for the beautiful land and waterways together