MCMC Bushland Management Team Members

Interested in a job at MCMC? (Cold Canvas Application)

When Ecological Restoration Team Member positions become available at Merri Creek Management Committee (MCMC), cold canvas applications are often considered prior to advertising. If you would like to be considered for employment in this team, please send a resume, a cover letter and an outline of how you meet the selection criteria outlined in the position description to the Ecological Restoration Coordinator at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Please write “application” in the subject line. We recommend that you read through this position description to get an idea of the role.

MCMC’s temporary Ecological Restoration Team Members are usually employed at band 2A level, either as full-time temporary appointments for a specified number of months, or as part-time casuals. The starting salary (as of October 2023) is $30.89 per hour (plus 11% superannuation). Casuals receive an additional 25% loading on top of the base salary, in lieu of the paid public holidays, annual leave and sick leave entitlements that full-time temporary employees receive.

We work a 35 hour week at MCMC, not the usual 38 hr week. This is worked over a 9 day, 70 hour fortnight.

All our permanent Ecological Restoration Team members began through temporary employment at MCMC. There is strong potential for employees in temporary positions to eventually gain permanent full time employment.

Ecological Restoration Team Member positions are usually advertised through NRM ads http://www.nrmjobs.com.au/ and on MCMC’s website here.