Environmental Field Officer

Position purpose

Greater Sydney Landcare (GSL), in partnership with Landcare NSW, is planting 200,000 native trees across Greater Sydney from 2023 - 2025, as part of the Greening our City initiative. 

GSL runs a Corporate Program that facilitates corporate conservation events including planting trees, bush regeneration, litter clean up and more, across Greater Sydney. 

GSL provides natural resource management services to clients. 

This role is responsible for assisting in all the projects listed above when required. 

Casual Fieldwork Officer with Greater Sydney Landcare across multiple conservation/volunteer projects. Approx. 1 day a week with potential for more.

Occasional Weekend work.

Main tasks

The role includes the following:

• Preparing sites for planting, including brush cutting, herbicide treatment of exotic species, drilling holes (using augers), and spreading mulch. 
• Working safely alongside or supervising contractors on site. 
• Planting native trees and shrubs to required standards. 
• Assisting and supervising volunteers at community/corporate events, conducting demonstrations and ensuring that quality standards are met.  
• Conducting maintenance of planted sites as required, including ongoing watering, brush cutting, and herbicide treatment, maximizing plant survival rates on site. 
• Conducting monitoring visits, including assessing, and recording plant survival rates, establishing photo monitoring points, and contributing to site reports as required. 
• Contributing to ongoing reporting as required by project management. 
• represent GSL interests, values, and goals. 
• understand, follow, and contribute to GSL safe work procedures.
• Ensure contractors and volunteers adhere to GSL safe work procedures. 
• understand and follow the Canopies and GSL processes, procedures, and systems.
• The above list is not exhaustive, and the role may change to meet overall GSL and project objectives.

Required qualities

• Communication skills
• Teamworking skills

Person Specifications Qualifications/Accreditations

Required:

• White Card 
• First Aid/CPR (provided) 
• Drivers License 
• AQF3 (Chemical accreditation) 
• Working with Children Check

Preferred:

• Cert III in Conservation and Ecosystem Management or equivalent experience 

Experience

• Previous experience working as a Bush Regenerator 
• Previous experience working in Landscaping
• Previous experience working with volunteers e.g., bushcare volunteers

Knowledge

• Strong native and weed identification skills
• Small engines operation e.g., Brush cutters, Water pumps, Augers and chainsaws 

Other

• Current drivers license
• Have a high level of physical fitness
• Work effectively in a team environment
• Be punctual and reliable
• Be dedicated to improving their skills and experience in bush regeneration
• Be passionate about environmental change
• Willingness to travel across Greater Sydney

What this role will offer:

• Experience in supervising volunteers/contractors
• Experience and knowledge of re-vegetation practices
• Working with the community
• Experience in reporting
• Join our team and be a catalyst for fostering positive environmental change throughout Greater Sydney 

Information :

• Company : Greater Sydney Landcare
• Position : Environmental Field Officer
• Location : Castle Hill NSW
• Country : AU