Casual General Assistants -Tourist Parks

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Wollongong City Tourist Parks provide affordable holiday cabins, caravan and camping sites at Bulli, Corrimal and Windang Beach locations.

We are looking for Casual General Assistants to join our team at Wollongong City Tourist Parks. We require hands-on, proactive and enthusiastic individuals who utilise their initiative and problem-solving skills in a maintenance environment, where no two days are the same. As an essential member of the team, your role would be to ensure our Tourist Parks are maintained to a high standard and well presented to create a welcoming impression to our customers.

Workers with trade experience/skills are encouraged to apply. We require someone who can communicate with our guests and communicate with trades people working at the park. This position is physically demanding, and you must be capable of undertaking the duties as described in the job description.

Casual roles will require people to be called upon to fill ad hoc shifts as required. Salary from $34.53 per hour plus 25% casual loading and superannuation (salary package will be assessed based on skills, experience and qualifications).

These positions may require you to work at any of Council's Tourist Parks The hours of work will be from 8 am to 6 pm or 7.30 pm including School Holidays and the possibility of working weekends.

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What you will be doing:

We are looking for enthusiastic, positive and motivated individuals to assist with the general running of the Tourist Parks.

The General Assistant position assists with various duties including grounds maintenance such as mowing, edging, whipper snipper, laying turf, gardening, watering etc.

The General Assistant also assists with maintenance tasks such as repairs to cabins, general cleaning of amenity blocks, camp kitchen, plus other duties as they may arise and directed to by your supervisor.

About you

• You are enthusiastic, positive, motivated who uses your initiative to get things done.
• You will have strong interpersonal skills and confidence as you will be communicating with park patrons.
• You have experience with cleaning and maintenance in a commercial environment.
• You can work independently and as part of a small team.

Other benefits:

• You can enjoy working up to 35 hours in a week.
• We're committed to providing a safe working environment for all (everyone, every day and everywhere) and provide wellbeing programs to support the mental, physical and social wellbeing of our staff to be at their best.

Interested?

Get in touch for more information. Contact Cinzia Burrell, Operations Manager Tourist Parks on 02 4227 7685 for questions related to the job

Applications close - 11:59pm, Monday 6 May 2024.

We encourage applications from everyone regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, cultural background, faith, disability or gender identity. People with disability are encouraged to reach out so they can be supported in recruitment processes, to enable them to demonstrate their skills and capabilities to meet the requirements of the job.

Wollongong Council adheres to the principles of a child safe organisation and is committed to the care and protection of all children and young people in the community.

Applicants are required to undergo a rigorous employment screening process which will include Reference, Identity and Medical History Checks, and may also include a Criminal History and Working with Children Check. Employment is subject to clearance of all these checks.