Inclusive Employment Program Safety & Grants Support Officer

Full time, Fixed Term - 6 months
Band 4A
Salary $74,130.68 + Super + Flexible Working
19 day month with RDO or 9 day fortnight 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

Make a difference in our community!We have an exciting opportunity for an Administration Officer with a passion for systems and supporting team goals.This role plays an integral part in supporting the Safety and Wellbeing and Grants Teams in various activities including, but not limited to: general administrative support, drafting newsletters, collating reports and statistics, processing grant documentation, following up on open safety incidents and actions, assisting with organising events and training, assisting with maintaining shared e-mail inboxes, and other ad-hoc administrative tasks for the Department. This role will also look for service and quality improvements in the way in which we deliver services to the organisation.About you
To be successful in this role, you'll possess good administration and communication skills, the ability to build rapport easily with internal stakeholders at various levels of the organisation, have a genuine interest in government administration and the ability to work within a team environment.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 Anna Micallef, Unit Manager Safety & Wellbeing, or Louisa Tesimale, Grants Coordinator, on 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 Friday 12 April 2024Interviews 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.