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Form of workWhy join the City of Gold Coast? What's in it for you?
When you join the City of Gold Coast, we provide pathways and opportunities for you to grow and achieve your potential; we look out for your health and well-being with our Fitness Passport and Employee Assistance Programs, and we offer flexible work and hybrid office/work from home options to allow you to have more time doing the things you enjoy. In addition, we have a generous superannuation scheme and an employee-driven Social Club to get you amongst the action!
About your new team
Waste Management is an extremely diverse and dynamic industry with continuous growth and change, influenced by regulatory drivers and a commitment to managing waste sustainably. We are committed to develop innovative and functional waste infrastructure to provide essential community assets capable of maximising resource recovery opportunities.
Our Solid Waste Strategy 2024 delivers economic, social, and environmental benefits to the community now and into the future. Our Waste and Recycling Centres will play a key role in achieving the strategic outcomes to sustainably manage the city’s waste.
At the City we consider our waste to be a resource! Our Waste and Recycling Centres (WRC) serve around a million and a half visitors and process over 100,000 tonnes of waste per annum. Helensvale and Merrimac WRCs receive between 200,000 and 300,000 visitors per annum. We are focussed on improving recycling and resource recovery, and minimising waste to landfill.
We are committed to recycling and transforming waste management within the City. The waste business is under going significant change in order to achieve Solid Waste Strategy 2024 targets, we are looking for committed staff who are passionate about the environment and can implement change.
About your new role
This position will assist to supervise teams at multiple centres across the City to improve safety Culture, operating efficiencies and customer satisfaction. It also supports the City to reduce waste to landfill through waste and recycling centre options, to achieve the strategic targets, improve the customer experience and increase recycling.
For more information about the responsibilities of this role, please view the position brief. To access this document, click the paperclip icon on our website.
What you bring to your new role?
We are looking for an individual who is passionate about supporting the City to reduce waste to landfill through waste and recycling centre options, to achieve the strategic targets, improve the customer experience, and increase recycling.
To be successful in this role, ideally you will have:
- Effective interpersonal and communication skills and is someone that enjoys building positive relationships
- Have a passion for leading and mentoring others to succeed
- You are enthusiastic about sustainability and can influence and promote recycling and reduce waste to landfill
- A familiarity with technology i.e., iPad to record data and report on assessments, and Outlook for emails, etc.
- You are someone that enjoys the physical nature of the role and can satisfactorily perform the duties of this position
- Ability to work outside of core business hours, including weekends, on a rotating rostered basis
You will be required to work at multiple locations across the City and weekend work as part of a mandatory roster including extended hours as required. Rosters may vary as required, with consultation, to meet operational demand.
How to apply for this role
Click on the 'Apply' button below to complete your online application. Please upload your current resume and a cover letter (no more than two pages) outlining how your skills, experience and personal attributes would allow you to achieve success in this role.
As part of our selection process, you may be required to undertake a one-way video interview via Criteria, face-to-face or virtual interview via Microsoft Teams. You may also be required to undertake reference checks via Xref, police checks, employment history checks, qualification checks and drug and alcohol testing.
The City of Gold Coast is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to promoting an inclusive and diverse workplace. We are committed to supporting an environment where all employees, regardless of their differences or similarities, feel valued, respected and supported. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons are encouraged to apply.
