Address- Location: Raymond Terrace – Live and breathe flexible working - offering a hybrid work from home/office model designed to support flexibility
- Permanent full-time position. Work within a flexitime band that enables you design your own work patterns for a 35 hour week!
- Play a critical role in the Environmental Health and Compliance team
About Port Stephens Council (PSC)
Port Stephens is known for its incredible natural beauty and vibrant community, covering an area of close to 900 square kilometers and populated by over 75,000 people.
Port Stephens is diverse – with coastal villages, riverside suburbs, rural lands and historic town centres, it’s the ideal tourism and retirement destination as well as a great place to live, work and play.
We acknowledge the Worimi as the original Custodians and inhabitants of Port Stephens. May we walk the road to tomorrow with mutual respect and admiration as we care for the beautiful land and waterways together.
The Perfect Opportunity
Our Compliance Team are seeking an energetic and collaborative individual to join their team on a permanent, full-time basis as their Environmental Health Officer!
You’ll be providing a high level of professional service to Council and the Community in respect to aspects of the natural and built environment that may affect human health and the greater environment. You’ll provide advice to internal and external customers, assist in the delivery of Environmental Health Programs, undertake investigations and cover a diverse range of key functional areas around Application Assessments
About You
You’ll have first class communication skills, be self-motivated with an ability to work autonomously whilst operating in accordance with relevant legislation and industry standards.
In addition, you’ll be passionate about going above and beyond traditional local government customer service levels as well as not only meeting, but exceeding customer expectations.
Why our employees love PSC?
When you join PSC, you’ll be joining an organisation who truly believes that one size doesn’t fit all. We offer an inclusive and supportive culture, a focus on personal and professional growth and a deep respect for our community.
We embrace the level of difference that each of our employees bring with them and offer working arrangements that allow you to focus on the things you consider most important to you outside of your career throughout all stages of your life!
PSC values Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) and strives to create an inclusive workplace. We provide fair opportunities for development, progression, and work conditions to all. We celebrate differences in age, ethnicity, gender, religion, language, physical appearance, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, education, and diversity of thought. We’re inclusive and commit to creating a respectful and supportive environment for all individuals and groups, making reasonable adjustments to provide a positive, barrier-free recruitment process and supportive workplace.
Enough about us, we want to hear about you! So tell us about…
- Why you want the role and how it aligns to your career aspirations
- Your knowledge of legislative provisions and contemporary Environmental Health issues and related functions
Please note: Only the criteria above needs to be addressed in the application, however you’ll be assessed against the full list of Essential Criteria located within the Position Description
We want you to love PSC as much as we do, so here’s a taste of some of the perks you can expect:
- Base Salary Range: $80,799 - $95,058 pa based on a 35 hour week + 11% superannuation + $17,937 motor vehicle allowance + $2,312 retention allowance
- Confidential support (including mental health) through our employee assistance program
- Retention allowance paid every December (included in salary package)
- Long service leave when you’ve been with us for just over 5 years
- Financial Assistance to assist with further studies and to achieve your career goals
- Ongoing personal and professional development programs available during work hours
- Award winning health and wellbeing program PSCare, Workers Health Initiative with access to a broad range of gyms in the area
- Free parking on site and a convenient local shopping centre
- Coffee and food to keep you sustained at our on-site café
- And lots more…
Ready to change your outlook and join the awesome team at PSC?
- These opportunities don’t come up often… apply by midnight, 8 May 2024.
- For further information on the role, please contact Lisa Kavanagh, Environmental Health Team Leader on 0409 463 *** for a confidential discussion.
- We never discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, or marital, veteran, or disability status.
- We’re a 2024 Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant.
- We’ve partnered with the Veterans Employment Program to support veterans finding suitable, sustainable and meaningful employment.
- Port Stephens Council adheres to the principles of a child safe organisation and supports children and young people having safe and welcoming experience in our community, accessing our facilities and in our care.
