Farm hand/laborer jobs in Australia

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Glenworth Valley Services P/L ABN: 42 658 080 810 T/A Glenworth Valley Wilderness Adventures

OUTDOOR ADVENTURE EXPERIENCES | CAMPING & ACCOMMODATION | AGISTMENT | EVENTS

69 Cooks Rd, Glenworth Valley NSW 2250 p: 02 4375 1222 e: employment@glenworth.com.au www.glenworth.com.au

Thank you for enquiring about our Farm Hand / Labourer role at Glenworth Valley Wilderness Adventures (GVWA), Australia’s
largest horse riding and wilderness adventure centre.

GVWA is a multi-award winning, adventure tourism business specialising in horse riding, kayaking, quad biking, abseiling, laser
skirmish and corporate team building activities. We also offer camping and cabin accommodation, a variety of events in our
Valley Event Centre and horse agistment services on our 3000 acre wilderness property. We have been in business for more than
50 years and employ a team of 40 full time staff and approximately 80 part time and casual staff.

Glenworth Valley is located 4 kilometres off the M1 Motorway via the Calga/Peats Ridge exit which is 15 minutes from Gosford.
Employment at Glenworth Valley makes for a great lifestyle and ideal work environment due to the magnificent natural
surroundings and the enjoyable type of work we do. If you like variety then this is the job for you, as no 2 days are ever the same.
To familiarise yourself with the nature of our business, please visit www.glenworth.com.au

Why do people love working at Glenworth Valley?

Employment at Glenworth Valley makes for a great lifestyle and ideal work environment due to the magnificent natural scenery,
the fun and enjoyable services we offer our customers and the amazing, friendly team of people you will be working with.
Glenworth Valley is located only 4 kilometres off the M1 Motorway via the Calga/Peats Ridge exit which is 15 minutes from
Gosford. To familiarise yourself with the nature of our businesses, please visit www.glenworth.com.au

Purpose of the role

The purpose of the role is to carry out a wide range of general farm labouring work, property maintenance and project related
tasks to maintain and improve our property and facilities, operate our machinery and equipment.

What we are looking for

All applicants need to be over 18 years of age, non smoking, energetic and capable of strenuous physical labour. Ideal candidates
will enjoy working outdoors in a rural type setting and chipping in and getting your hands dirty doing all the behind the scenes
tasks associated with maintaining and operating such a large rural property and tourism business. Applicants will be assessed
using the list of key result areas in the job description.

We are ideally looking for an applicant who has a demonstrated commitment to the farming or other outdoor industries via things
like their employment history or who possess desirable skills, experience and qualifications relevant to the position we have on
offer. Applicants with farming, rural, plumbing, construction related, fencing or machinery operating experience will be given
more favourable consideration.

Remuneration
The standard hours of employment are 7am to 5pm Mon – Fri, with 30 mins for lunch and 15 mins for morning tea.

This position is offered at an hourly rate of $33 per hour. Based on actual hours worked this equates to an approximate salary of
$78,128 per annum or $86,721.53 per annum including superannuation. All rates are before tax. This is a full time, permanent
position with paid holiday leave and personal leave etc. Your ordinary hourly rate incorporates and offsets all entitlements
including overtime, penalties (including Sunday and Public Holiday penalties), allowances, and annual leave loading as contained
within the Award.

What to do next

Please fill out the application form enclosed and return it and your resume ASAP via email to employment@glenworth.com.au by
mail or deliver it in person. Please note that no interviews will be conducted or further information provided on the day if you
choose to deliver your application in person.

If your initial application is successful, we will contact you to arrange an interview. Once again, thank you for your enquiry.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

Department Farm Maintenance Management

Job Title Farm hand / Labourer

Reports to Farm Maintenance Manager

Breaks: Morning Tea 15 minutes and Lunch 30 minutes

Last updated February 2024

Our Mission Deliver outstanding experiences including Adventure activities, Camping & Accommodation,

Agistment services and Events that operate in accordance with the highest levels of customer
satisfaction, safety standards and professional business practices.

Our Vision Glenworth Valley Wilderness Adventures will be recognised as Australia’s leading provider of
outstanding experiences including Adventure activities, Camping & Accommodation,
Agistment and Events.

Purpose of the role To carry out a wide range of general farm labouring work, property maintenance and project
related tasks to maintain and improve our property and facilities, operate our machinery and
equipment.

Key Result Areas • Farm/Property Maintenance

• Weed control
• Work Health and Safety

Key Behaviours • Energetic and motivated

• Good work ethic
• Safety minded
• Team player
• Happy, pleasant personality
• Enjoys farm/outdoor work
• Honest and trustworthy
• Takes pride in their work

Performance Outcomes

Farm/Property Maintenance • Carry out all types of general farm labouring work and other necessary works e.g. cutting

up trees, general earthworks and machinery operation tasks, digging drains, maintaining
trails and tracks, rubbish removal, lawn mowing, chainsawing, slashing and other
associated tractor work, etc

• As directed, assist with various property improvement projects, routine maintenance and

repairs of farm buildings, grounds, property and facilities

• Assist with various rural fencing and rural plumbing/irrigation repairs and projects
• Takes responsibility for the quality and standard of works undertaken

Pasture Management • Assist to improve the quality of our pastures, occasionally using machinery, through
fertilisation, irrigation, seeding, spraying, slashing, mowing etc.

• Improve the quality of our pastures through the eradication and/or control of weeds in a

productive and efficient manner. Weed control at GV is primarily done either by spot
spraying from a quad bike, tractor or manually.

Work Health & Safety • Correctly follow all chemical handling procedures to ensure a safe work environment.
Although all chemicals can be dangerous if mishandled, we typically do not spray any
pesticides or what would be considered as dangerous herbicides.

• Appropriate operation of machinery in a safe, diligent and responsible manner
• Ability to identify safety hazards. Report any safety issues to the Farm Maintenance

Manager Take proactively and preventative steps to actively participate in a safety-first
organisational culture.

Position Qualities, Skills and General Requirements

Desirable qualities and skills • Demonstrated commitment to the farming or other outdoor industry

• Ability to safely operate a chainsaw, lawn mower, whipper snipper, drive manuel, ride a

motorbike/quad bike etc

• Some machine operating expirience
• Employment background with relevant agricultural and/or machinery experience
• Knowledge and commitment towards WH&S
• Versatile and capable of multi skilling and multi tasking
• Fit, energetic and capable of doing strenuous physical labour
• Good communication skills

General Requirements • Glenworth Valley is a non-smoking work environment

• Working as directed