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SalaryFixed Term to September 2024
Band 4A
Salary $74,130.68 + Super + RDO + Flexible Working
19 day month or 9 day fortnight RDO option, your choice!
About Us
The City of Whittlesea is one of the fastest growing municipalities in Australia. As a local government organisation, we play a pivotal role in the everyday lives of our community. Our vision is to make Whittlesea 2040: A Place For All by ensuring our residents can enjoy access to local services, facilities and infrastructure.
Our staff are passionate, skilled and diverse, providing a great environment to work in and succeed.
The Role
The Inclusive Employment Program is designed to provide temporary workplace opportunities and experience for local people who face barriers to employment, for a duration of six months. To apply for this position, you must live within the City of Whittlesea municipality, and you need to meet at least one of the following criteria:
- People from Culturally or Linguistically Diverse (CALD) backgrounds
- First Nations People
- People living with disability
- Older people unable to find suitable employment
- Residents who may be experiencing hardship
The Conservation Project Support Officer will assist the Conservation Team with investigations of many of the large River Red Gum trees in reserves across the municipality. This work will be a mix of online mapping investigation, data collection and site investigations to verify the presence of trees. This work will help to inform further technical investigations by qualified arborists. The role will be supported by a small team of conservation officers guiding the works and investigations and assist with support for any field work.
About you
We are seeking an individual with an interest in nature and the outdoors, who can work in a small team environment. You are able to get out and about in Council’s parks and reserves to do field-based investigations and complete basic field mapping and data collection activities. You can work at times with limited supervision and are keen to learn more about the local environment of Whittlesea.
If this sounds like you, then you should definitely apply!
Want to know more?
For more information about this position please access a copy of the position description via the link below or If you have any questions regarding this role, please contact Alex Hodgson, Conservation Contracts Coordinator, 9217 2170.
To apply for this position, you must address the Selection Criteria outlined in the Position Description in your cover letter. Please note, that applications that do not address the Selection Criteria may not be considered.
Applications close at 11.45pm on Sunday 4 February 2024
Interviews will take place as suitable candidates are identified.
Please note all applicants must apply online, and no late applications will be accepted.
We are happy to take applications from international candidates if you have a valid Visa to work in Australia.
At the City of Whittlesea, we value diversity and appreciate everyone’s strengths. We are an equal opportunity employer and committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce that reflects our municipality. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, people with a disability and people identifying as LGBTIQ. The City of Whittlesea is also a Child Safe employer.
Council is committed to providing an inclusive workplace that encourages employees to participate, without discrimination, in both work-related and other activities conducted within a work context, with the support of workplace adjustments. Where possible, the Council will identify and resolve potential barriers to the recruitment and employment of people with disabilities within the organisation.
If you require a workplace adjustment to support you during the interview process, please email with your request outlining your preferred method of contact. Workplace adjustment (also known as “reasonable adjustment”) is defined as: “Whatever is considered necessary and achievable to enable an employee to perform their job role efficiently and to the best of their abilities”. A Workplace adjustment can be requested at any stage in the recruitment process and/or as a part of the employment of an individual.
