Administration Officer - Building And Environmental Health

As a member of the Building and Environmental Health team the Admin Officer role will put to use your administration experience to ensure a high level of customer service to the team, and our external and internal customers. The role requires excellent organisation skills and an ability to prioritise a busy workload and manage conflicting tasks.

Join an experienced team who pride themselves on building strong relationships and collaborations with all stakeholders.  

• Processing, typing and issuing of Development Consents
• Processing requests for building information
• Lodging applications using the NSW Planning Portal and Council’s systems
• Issuing and processing quotes, invoices and refunds
• Undertaking administrative processes for fire safety devices
• Running reports and statistics for the Building and Environmental Health Unit
• Assist the Building and Environmental Health Unit with administrative functions where required

• a base salary ranging from $58,275 per annum with competency-based increments up to $66,768 per annum, plus 11% super
• contract role - maximum 18 months
• 70 hour, 9 day fortnight
• training and development opportunities
• flexible work options for a healthy work/life balance
• generous employment conditions (we have too many to list - click here for more).

• Advanced experience in the preparation and issuing of all types of Developments Consents and Local Government Statutory approvals
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task and prioritise effectively
• Great attention to detail
• Good communication skills
• Team player

• Located on the picturesque far North Coast of NSW, bordering the Gold Coast.
• The Tweed is a vibrant, diverse location offering a lifestyle near the water, in a rainforest or on a farm.  
• Tweed Shire Council is committed to employment equity and diversity and encourages applications from people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds in both traditional and non-traditional roles.  We provide workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options. 
• Join an . Professionals Australia (Local Government Engineers’ Association) has named Council the 2021 Employer of Choice for our great employment practices within NSW local government. 

This position is based in Murwillumbah and can be directed to work from any Council work site.

Friday 7 June 2024 at 12 noon sharp (NSW time).  Late applications will not be permitted.

Click here to view the Position Description 

TIPS for Addressing the Selection Criteria

Click here for more information on the Recruitment Process

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Tweed Shire Council conducts pre-employment assessments as part of its recruitment process. 

Job offers are not made until screening has been completed. Tweed Shire Council uses third-party providers to undertake:

• Pre-employment medical – some roles require a functional (physical) assessment, and all positions are subject to drug and alcohol screening (a positive test result means the recruitment process ends and your application will not be considered).
• Background screening - verifies that the information you have provided throughout the recruitment process is true and correct.  Click here for more information.

Reference Checks are undertaken by the panel. Your 2 referees should ideally be your current and most recent supervisors.  Your referees are not contacted unless you’ve been interviewed and are a preferred candidate. 

You must use your own email address, and not one used previously by another person that has applied for a position with council.

Once you start your online application, you cannot save and return to it later. 

1. Have your Resume document ready to go.
2. Fill out all questions below. Click 'Next'. 
3. You'll then be prompted to attach your resume and other documents (if applicable). Click 'Next'.
4. Review your application to confirm everything is correct. Click 'Confirm' to submit your application.

If you'd like to COPY and PASTE selection criteria fields into a separate Word document to work on over time, please find them listed below:

1. Explain your approach to managing workloads and handling competing priorities.
2. Detail your skills in administrative tasks, such as record keeping, the production, retrieval, manipulation, and storage of documents.
3. Engagement with internal and external stakeholders.
4. Detail your experience working in an administrative support role and any relevant studies such as a Certificate III in Business/Administration.

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