Tangentyere Council Aboriginal Corporation (TCAC) is a community controlled Public Benevolent Institution delivering human services and social enterprise activities for the benefit of Aboriginal people from the Alice Springs Town Camps, urban Alice Springs, and Central Australia.

The position is responsible for leading and coordinating grounds maintenance services across Tangentyere Council Town Camp Community Centres and fee for service yard maintenance in Town Camps and Amoonguna Community. The position provides day‑to‑day supervision of Grounds Maintenance Team Members, ensuring scheduled work is completed safely, efficiently, and in accordance with work plans, WHS requirements, and organisational policies. The Team Leader is also responsible for supporting on‑the‑job training, skill development, and employability outcomes for Grounds Maintenance Team Members.

The Grounds Maintenance Team Leader works closely with the MES Coordinator to monitor work quality, team performance, and attendance, identify training needs, and ensure employability skills are embedded into daily tasks and job expectations.

The role is responsible for the care, maintenance, and safe storage of vehicles, plant, tools, and equipment used in grounds maintenance activities and for ensuring all relevant WHS policies and procedures are understood and adhered to by the Grounds Maintenance Team.

Responsibilities

• Provide effective leadership and direction to the Grounds Maintenance Team to deliver high‑quality, safe, and timely grounds maintenance services across Town Camps and approved fee‑for‑service locations.
• Supervise, mentor, and support Grounds Maintenance Team Members through structured on‑the‑job training, performance management, and role modelling of expected workplace behaviours and employability skills.
• Plan, coordinate, and monitor daily, weekly, and monthly grounds maintenance schedules to ensure works are completed efficiently, meet agreed timeframes, and respond promptly to service requests.
• Work collaboratively with the MES Coordinator to identify priorities, allocate resources, monitor workload capacity, and address operational issues impacting service delivery.
• Build and maintain positive, respectful relationships with Town Camp residents, Community Centres, and internal stakeholders to ensure grounds maintenance activities meet community needs and organisational standards.
• Ensure vehicles, plant, tools, and equipment are inspected, cleaned, maintained, securely stored, and recorded in accordance with organisational policy and asset management requirements.
• Assist with achieving quality management objectives across the organisation.
• Assist with achieving safeguarding objectives across the organisation.
• Assist with achieving compliance objectives across the organisation.
• Other reasonable duties as required.

Qualifications and Selection Criteria

Required

• Demonstrated understanding of Aboriginal culture and issues impacting Aboriginal people in Alice Springs and Central Australia.
• Relevant qualification or minimum five (5) years equivalent experience in grounds, municipal, or essential services delivery.
• Demonstrated experience supervising staff, implementing work schedules, and maintaining team engagement to achieve service targets.
• Sound knowledge and experience in municipal and essential services delivery.
• Demonstrated experience applying WHS practices, including risk assessments, in a supervisory context.
• Hold, or be eligible to obtain, a current NT Medium Rigid driver’s licence.
• Current licences and competencies for relevant plant and temporary traffic management.
• Current NT Working with Children (Ochre) Card and satisfactory Police Check (within six months)

Desired

• Current First Aid Certificate, or ability and willingness to attain.

Our organisation is committed to child safety. We have zero tolerance of child abuse. Our robust human resources, recruitment and vetting practices are strictly adhered to during the application and interviewing process. Applicants should be aware that we carry out working with children, police records and reference checks to ensure that we are recruiting the right people.

To apply for a position at Tangentyere Council Aboriginal Corporation please click Apply Now to complete the application.

A suitable candidate may be appointed prior to closing date.

A position description is attached.