Senior Grounds & Maintenance Attendant - Tourist Parks
Salary from : $84,437 up to $91, 924 per annum plus superannuation
(Salary will be assessed based on skills, experience and qualifications)
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This is a permanent full-time position. The position operates on a 10 days on, 4 days off roster, including working every second weekend, with occasional overtime required to support operational needs and emergency maintenance activities.
Love working outdoors, leading people and taking pride in creating great spaces? We're looking for an experienced and motivated Senior Grounds & Maintenance Attendant to play a key role in maintaining our tourist parks and helping deliver an exceptional experience for our guests. This is an opportunity to combine your maintenance expertise, leadership skills and customer-focused mindset in a role where your contribution truly makes a difference.
No two days are the same. One day you may be coordinating maintenance works and leading staff, the next you could be tackling hands-on repairs, improving park grounds or supporting day-to-day park operations. If you enjoy solving problems, taking initiative and stepping up when needed, you'll thrive in this diverse and rewarding role. Check out our website Wollongong City Tourist Parks - Home
About the Role
As the Senior Grounds & Maintenance Attendant, you will play a key role in maintaining our tourist park facilities and grounds while providing leadership and support to the team. Working closely with the Tourist Park Supervisor, you will help coordinate daily operations, step into a leadership capacity when required, and ensure a safe, well-presented environment that delivers a positive experience for guests.
This hands-on role involves leading grounds and maintenance activities, supervising staff, coordinating contractors and maintenance projects, and undertaking a variety of tasks including mowing, gardening, cleaning, laundry, cabin preparation, and general repairs. You will also assist with operational administration, ensure compliance with Work Health & Safety requirements, and maintain strong communication with guests, contractors, and stakeholders.
About you
You are an experienced maintenance professional with strong leadership skills and a customer-focused approach. With a background in grounds maintenance, landscaping, building maintenance, a trade, or a similar field, you are confident leading teams, coordinating work, and delivering high-quality results.
A proactive problem solver, you can work independently, manage competing priorities, and step into a leadership role when needed. You build positive relationships with staff, contractors, and guests, have a strong commitment to workplace health and safety, and are comfortable balancing hands-on maintenance with administrative tasks, including reports, purchase orders, and workplace documentation.
A current Class C Driver Licence (or equivalent) is essential.
If you take pride in maintaining high-quality facilities, supporting teams, and finding practical solutions, we'd love to hear from you!
Why you'll love working at Wollongong City Council!
- True work-life balance
We know you work hard, and we make sure that effort is rewarded with real flexibility. Our hybrid work options, flex-time, and rostered days off mean you can maintain balance while delivering great outcomes. - Great working conditions
Enjoy a 35-hour work week or a 9-day fortnight with a regular rostered day off (RDO). - Career growth and recognition
We are committed to supporting your personal and professional development. Our initiatives include a reward and recognition program, corporate learning opportunities, study assistance, and leadership development programs to help you grow and succeed.
- Generous leave provisions
Benefit from five weeks of annual leave per year (pro rata) and access long service leave after just five years. - Health, safety, and wellbeing
We prioritise a safe workplace for everyone, every day, everywhere. Our wellbeing programs support mental, physical and social wellbeing of our people to be at their best and include an Employee Assistance Program, skin and hearing checks and discounted gym memberships. - A vibrant social culture
Join our Social Club for monthly activities, an annual trivia night, and fantastic Christmas events!
Participate and engage in meaningful work, and contribute to our extraordinary community, where together we make a difference.
For more information, click on 'Apply' to be redirected to Wollongong City Council's job vacancy page.
Applications close 11:59pmMonday 27 July 2026.
We invite everyone to apply no matter your identity, you'll be welcome. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people who are culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD), people with disability and veterans.
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Applicants are required to undergo a rigorous employment screening process which will include Reference, Identity and Medical History Checks, and may also include a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check and Working with Children Check. Employment is subject to clearance of all these checks.