Orana operates six External Services teams throughout South Australia, which are dedicated to delivering a range of services to councils, government entities, businesses, and residential customers.
Led by Orana’s Grounds and Gardening Service Manager, Paul McDonald, the External Services teams have continued to thrive and take on larger, more exciting projects.
Our external services teams work hard to provide quality services at competitive prices across all of our metropolitan and regional locations.
Across the state, all teams are currently working on a major partnership with Telstra. Teams are required to clean and maintain the grounds at each Telstra towers site across the state.
We currently have multiple vacancies in our Metro External Services team and are looking for employees to join the team! Working in this environment is the perfect opportunity to learn new skills, make new friends, earn a wage, and boost confidence! This hands-on position requires someone to work outside in the fresh air.
Requirements include:
A love for the outdoors
An NDIS plan with supports in employment funding
The ability to stand and carry approx. 5kg
The ability to use a whipper snipper, lawn mower, and hedge trimmer, or the ability to learn new skills.
The crew in Loxton recentlycompleted a major renovation at the Loxton Hospital. This project included preparing and laying paving, installing and setting up automated irrigation systems, preparing and laying lawn, garden edging and laying pegs, as well as mulching and cleaning out existing garden beds.
The team of four members, led by two Team Supervisors, completed the job to a high standard, paving the way for a flourishing relationship with the local Hospital. Other recent works include ground maintenance for local Telstra stations.
Metro Crew
Our metro External Services crews operate throughout Adelaide. A major ongoing project includes the upkeep and maintenance of both Parafield and Adelaide Airports. This project sees team members regularly attend each airport providing grounds maintenance services, including litter collection, trimming and edging. The team attend Adelaide Airport twice a week, and Parafield Airport three times each week. This partnership began in April with Orana being the only disability service provider in South Australia to provide this service.
External Services crews working at each airport have gone through a series of inductions and are accompanied by an airport employee during each visit. Metro crews also work on a number of residential and government properties, ensuring they are well maintained and clean.
Mount Gambier Crew
Our Mount Gambier team has been kept busy with a number of recent jobs! This team of two supervisors and ten employees is working tirelessly alongside the local council, defence sites, and SA Water. The Mount Gambier team has been maintaining the gardens and grounds of 15 local SA Water Waste Water Plants. This includes mowing, edging, tree trimming, and tree maintenance.
Ongoing work also includes fortnightly grounds maintenance of local army reserves and airforce cadet grounds. This team also manages the ground maintenance of 93 Telstra sites in the Green Triangle Area, a space that spreads across 250km.
Mount Gambier External Services checks and cleans fruit bins along local highways as part of their partnership with the local council. They also repaint and repair old bins, as seen in the images above (left: before, right: after).
Port Pirie Crew
The team in Port Pirie consists of a small number of employees and two supervisors. This crew is currently managing an ongoing relationship with the local Port Pirie Regional Council. This involves removing all rubbish from public bins, cleaning and maintaining bins, and replacing broken bins when necessary. These grounds maintenance tasks are completed twice a week throughout the year.
Port Augusta Crew
Our team in Port Augusta, comprises of a number of employees and two supervisors. This crew works across a large area completing work for the local Port Augusta City Council. The team has a contract for the maintenance and upkeep of local BBQs and park furniture. This role includes regularly cleaning, maintaining and replacing broken fixtures when necessary.
Murray Bridge Crew
Our Murray Bridge team, which is one of our largest external Services crews, is led by five supervisors and comprises of 19 team members. This large crew operates across a vast region, covering parts of regional South Australia, ranging from Murray Bridge to Mt Barker and all the areas in between.
The team has recently undertaken two significant grounds maintenance projects for SA Water. These projects have expanded to include work across all SA Water sites throughout South Australia.
Over the past six years, the Murray Bridge team has worked together with local councils to provide hard waste collection services. Starting June 1st, they will expand this service to include the Mt Barker council area.
In addition to other services, the team is responsible for maintaining and gardening at the Panagrinda Botanical Gardens, performing grounds maintenance for Telstra, local businesses, and SA Water, cleaning playgrounds, street bins, and BBQs, as well as washing cars and dismantling old furniture for recycling.
