Street/Park Cleaner

Kaitahitahi Papa Rēhia/Huarahi

Street/park cleaners clean and maintain public areas such as streets, parks and buildings.

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Secondary education
Useful experience
What you will do
Skills and knowledge
Entry requirements
Chances of getting a job
Career progression and specialisations
Working conditions
Physical requirements
Useful personal qualities
Industry
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Secondary education

There are no specific secondary education requirements to become a street/park cleaner.

Study fields

Study levels

Up to NCEA Level 3

Useful experience

Useful experience for street/park cleaners includes:

driving heavy vehicles
cleaning
any work involving manual labour.

What you will do

Street/park cleaners may do some or all of the following:

collect rubbish and empty bins
sweep and clean paved areas, by hand or with a streetsweeper vehicle
clean restrooms and other public facilities
mow lawns and take care of gardens
clear gutters and unblock drains
clean and maintain tools, equipment and vehicles.

Skills and knowledge

Street/park cleaners need to have knowledge of:

how to use and maintain tools and equipment
how to operate vehicles, including streetsweepers
health and safety regulations
environmental standards.

Pay

Street/park cleaners usually earn

$24-$26

per hour

Job opportunities

Poor

Chances of getting a job as a street/park cleaner are poor due to low turnover and a small number of positions.

Industry

Cleaning and Gardening

Street/park cleaners clean and maintain public areas such as streets, parks and buildings.

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Entry requirements

To become a street/park cleaner, you usually need to have a Class 1 driver's licence.

If you drive streetsweeper trucks, you need to have:

a Class 2 driver's licence
previous experience driving trucks.

Chances of getting a job

Few opportunities for street/park cleaners

Opportunities for street/park cleaners are limited because:

people tend to stay in the role for a long time, so vacancies are rare
the occupation is declining.

According to the Census, 177 street/park cleaners worked in New Zealand in 2018.

Types of employers varied

Street/park cleaners may work for:

private companies that have contracts with local or central government
city councils.

Progression and specialisations

Street/park cleaners may progress to set up their own business, or move into management roles.

Working conditions

Street/park cleaners:

Usually do shift work that may include nights, early mornings and weekends
work in public areas in the community
work in all weather conditions, and in messy or smelly conditions.

Physical Requirements

Street/park cleaners need to have a good level of fitness. They also need to have good eyesight (with or without corrective lenses) if they operate vehicles.

Useful personal qualities

Street/park cleaners need to be:

able to work alone
organised
reliable and hardworking.

Industry

Cleaning and Gardening

Street/park cleaners clean and maintain public areas such as streets, parks and buildings.

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Rubbish/Recycling Collector

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