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SalaryIn this role, you will have the opportunity to gain practical work experience and contribute to the planning department's needs, to compliment the theory of your planning course. This role will also see you develop your professional communication skills through interaction with customers in a face to face, phone and email capacity. This is an ongoing casual position, with hours flexible to suit your study timetable.
Key responsibilities include:
- Learn and contribute to the day to day running of the planning department requirements.
- Analyse and assist with planning enquiries and applications to determine compliance with relevant legislation, including VicSmart legislation (or equivalent) applications so they are dealt with in the prescribed time limits.
- Assist with the investigation and evaluation of planning applications and related documents within a team environment.
- Assist with the coordination of input from internal and various government departments and the general public.
- Prepare correspondence in relation to Council decisions and enquiries from the public.
- Provide clients with a professional advisory service and assist the public with general enquiries.
- Assist with and maintain appropriate administrative and information recording systems within the department as required.
To be successful in this role, you will have a genuine interest in planning, and how it contributes to our community. You will be a self-starter who has the ability to work autonomously, with professional communication skills both written and verbal.
Essential Experience:
- Commencement or near completion of a tertiary qualification in Town Planning/Urban Studies or similar related field.
- Ability to set priorities and plan/organise work allocated.
- Awareness of current trends and issues affecting town planning.
- Demonstrated analytical, investigative, interpretative and problem-solving skills.
- Professional written and verbal communication skills
If this sounds like the role for you, then click apply now!
Create our future together at the City of Greater Geelong
At the City of Greater Geelong, we are committed to working together for a thriving community. We do this by delivering over 130 services to our rapidly growing population and working hard to protect and improve what it is that makes Greater Geelong on Wadawurrung Country such a great place to live, work and study.
We're going through an exciting period of change that will help us serve our community better. From digital modernisation to the contemporary, sustainable office we've built in Central Geelong, now more than ever is a great time to join our team at the City of Greater Geelong.
Our Community is made up of diverse people from all walks of life, and it's important to us that our workforce represents and celebrates this strength.
We encourage great people from all backgrounds to join us. We encourage authenticity, because inclusion makes us stronger.
If you're excited about working together to create a Clever and Creative Greater Geelong, and joining a workplace where all people can thrive, then hit apply - we'd love to meet you!
We particularly welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with diverse culture and linguistic backgrounds and people with disability.
A career with us
Central Geelong-based City employees are now based in our new Civic Precinct, Wurriki Nyal. Meaning 'speak and talk together' in local Wadawurrung language. Wurriki Nyal sets the benchmark for what a sustainable, inclusive and culturally safe workplace can be, including industry leading sustainability standards, a flexible and people-focused design, safe and inclusive spaces and public realm.
We're committed to supporting better accessibility for our customers and our people. We encourage you to talk to us about any adjustments or additional support you may require during the recruitment process, as well as how this role can be flexible for you.
We offer:
- salary sacrificing and novated lease options
- cultural and ceremonial leave
- study leave
- paid parental leave (16 weeks primary and six weeks secondary) and superannuation payments on all 52 weeks primary parental leave
- IVF, surrogate and miscarriage bereavement leave
- training and career development opportunities
- a healthy and safe environment
- our employee wellbeing program
- corporate membership rates at Swim Sport and Leisure facilities
- unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning
Click the Position Description link to view more information about this position.
Enquiries: Hugh Griffiths - Team Leader Statutory Planning | 5272 4458 |
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Advertised: 14 Dec 2023 3:15 PM AUS Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: 07 Jan 2024 11:55 PM AUS Eastern Daylight Time
