Tracks & Coastal Ranger / Kaitiaki Ara me te Takutai

The people of Porirua City are what makes ours a truly special place – we take pleasure in helping and caring for each other. We want everyone to feel welcome here, whether they’re visiting, living or working here. We’re looking for people who will help position our city as a welcoming, dynamic place to live, work and visit.

All about the job

Porirua City has an abundance of walkways, tracks, mountain bike trails and green spaces right on our doorstep.

You will be part of the team that maintains these spaces which includes vegetation control and maintenance of structures, e.g. timber steps, hand rails, drainage channels and track surface.

In this role you will:

• Carry out scheduled maintenance of our track network
• Prepare, plant and maintain revegetation areas

All about you

This role will utilise your machinery and small plant expertise and your eye for detail. It would be fabulous if you are self-motivated individual who has a passion for the outdoors.

You’ll need to show us that you:

• enjoy working outside and doing a hard day’s work.
• you have a clean full driver’s licence (Class 2 preferred),
• can work to a schedule and meet deadlines
• have some small plant experience – e.g. weed eater, power barrow, petrol hedger, chainsaw
• have general building or DIY skills and
• have the ability to meet the physical demands of the job.

What you need to do now

Come and join our Parks team and be part of our welcoming and engaging environment. Please contact Dave Stone 021 673 823, or david.stone@poriruacity.govt.nz for more information.

Porirua City Council is committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion.  We actively encourage applications from all backgrounds. If you have any support or access requirements during our recruitment process, please let us know when you apply, and we’ll do our best to get you sorted.

You will need to apply via our careers centre: www.poriruacity.govt.nz/careers.

To find out more about working for Porirua City: Watch this video