Senior Environmental Health Officer | Psc763

• Play a critical role in the Environmental Health and Compliance team
• 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!

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 kilometres 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
If excellent career development opportunities and a great working environment are attractive to you, this could be the opportunity you've been looking for. We’re searching for an individual with passion and an ability to chart their own course in a dynamic team with the specific focus on making a difference in the community.

The ideal candidate is passionate about going above and beyond traditional local government customer service levels as well as not only meeting, but exceeding customer expectations. As the Senior Environmental Health Officer (EHO), you’ll support the Team Leader Environmental Health and mentor the EHO’s in the delivery of operational and advisory programs. These services are aimed at sustaining the health of the community and the environment.

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 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!

We live our values, are encouraged to express our ideas, place value on our personal and professional development, and come together to share ideas that will in turn enhance the wellbeing of our community.

Enough about us, we want to hear about you! So tell us about…

• Why you want this role and how it aligns to your career goals.
• Your ability to develop strong working relationships across all levels of business.
• How your prior experience satisfies the skills and knowledge component of our position description.

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: $86,376 - $101,615 pa based on a 35 hour week + 11% superannuation + $17,937 motor vehicle allowance + $2,229 retention allowance
• Confidential support (including mental health) through our employee assistance program
• Long service leave when you’ve been with us for just over 5 years
• A wellbeing program, including meditation, gym discounts and fitness incentives
• Financial Assistance to assist with further studies and to achieve your career goals
• Ongoing personal and professional development programs available during work hours
• 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, 24 March 2024.
• For further information on the role, please contact Lisa Kavanagh, Environmental Health Team Leader on 02 4988 0*** 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.