Watergum Community Inc. is seeking to employ an Invasive Species Support Officer. The position is for 30 hours a week with potential to grow to full-time, based at our head office in Burleigh Heads, Gold Coast.

Watergum is about helping the community to be part of real on-ground environmental initiatives. Watergum has been active for over 20 years and is a business oriented not-for-profit organisation and registered charity. We help people gain skills, knowledge and a better understanding of the environment. Collectively we restore and maintain our landscapes to places of beauty, clean water and native habitat that will support our community and wildlife for generations to come.

Invasive Species Support Officer

This position assists in the development and delivery of the Watergum Cane Toad Challenge. The Cane Toad Challenge provides community cane toad control education, training, products and activities on a local and national scale.

The Invasive Species Support Officer position would suit an early career environmental professional, who is passionate about protecting the environment and our Australian wildlife through the control of invasive species. The successful applicant will have a proactive work ethic and can do attitude, with excellent organisation and time management skills. Watergum is a dynamic organisation and every day will be different!

The successful applicant will be closely involved with the operational side of the Cane ToadChallenge. Responsibilities include data management, servicing cane toad drop off points, processing cane toads, production of cane toad products and customer engagement. The Invasive Species Support Officer will lead community cane toad control events in the field as well as educational workshops. Please note, this role involves handling of cane toads, so the successful applicant must be comfortable with this. This position reports to the Invasive Species Project Officer.

Key responsibilities and duties

• Deliver on ground operations supporting the Cane Toad Challenge.
• Organise production and packaging of cane toad products, including data management and logistics.
• Deliver educational workshops and lead field work activities related to the Cane Toad Challenge.
• Coordinate and oversee regular program volunteers.
• Report writing and data management.
• Customer engagement, including phone and email communication.
• Work closely with all team members.
• Maintain a clean and safe workplace, abide by workplace health and safety policies and procedures.
• Other tasks as directed.

In return, Watergum can offer the following for you

• Make a difference for the future our Flora and Fauna.
• Make great community connections and opportunities to build and grow within the organisation.
• Flexible work hours, great location, team building days and work in a charity environment.
• Be part of a team with passionate environmentalists.

A position description is attached.