Environmental Health Technical Officer

Band 5 - Salary Range $76,355 to $87,925 per annum + 11% Super + ADO Salary offered will depend on level of skills and experience. About Melton City Council The City of Melton is a community where everyone belongs. Ours is a vibrant and diverse municipality — one of the fastest developing in Australia. Our organisation strives to provide our community with state-of-the-art amenity and facilities, engaging health and wellbeing options, and support to become active members of our Lifelong Learning City.

We invest in innovation, offering professional and personal development, and generous leave and flexibility to staff, while also fostering a collaborative and inclusive culture. You'll be able to work close to home in a dynamic setting featuring cafes and retail options set amongst heritage buildings and open green spaces.

The Opportunity Seeking an Environmental Health Technical Officer to assist the team in proactively protecting public health within the City of Melton.

The successful applicant will play a key role in conducting inspections under the Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008, investigating complaints, managing onsite wastewater and assisting the Environmental Health Officer's as required. The role will report to the Environmental Health Team Leader and will be leasing with both internal staff as well as residents and ratepayers, consultants, State Government Departments, Public Authorities and other Municipalities and Environmental Health.

Key Responsibilities Perform the duties of an authorised officer under the Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008.Maintain appropriate and up to date records of all assessments, inspections and daily work activities performed.Investigate and resolve complaints.Provide a high level of service to both internal and external customers.Conduct Tobacco Act education visits and assist with the test purchasing program as required.Process applications and conduct site visits relevant to onsite wastewater management.To view the Position Description, click here .

About you

To be successful in this role you will have the following: Degree or diploma in Public/Environmental Health or a relevant field with little or no relevant work experience. Alternatively, lesser formal qualifications with relevant work skills and experience, especially in a law enforcement environment.Ability to read, interpret and enforce legislative requirements. Knowledge and comprehension of all specialist areas as detailed in Specialist skills.High level of interpersonal and communication skills, coupled with the ability to diffuse conflict and make realistic decisions, while also excelling in customer service.Must hold or be able to obtain an Employee Working with Children Check.Culture and Values Our vision for our community is to be: "A vibrant, safe and liveable city accessible to all" and that means there's a place here for you too. Our organisational values represent us as an established growth Council and the values are reflected in everything we do; our decision-making, our actions and our service provision to the community. Council has a diverse and vibrant organisation and we'd love to have you join us to help shape a city for the future.

We are Vibrant MELTON. Our values are:

MotivateEmpowerLeadTrustOpenNurture There are a number of great reasons why our people love working at Melton City Council: 

4 weeks and 2 days annual leave (As of 1st of July 2024 will increase to 5 weeks) Flexible Working Hours16 weeks Paid Parental Leave (Super is paid during parental leave) If you require further information about the position, please contact Kylie Paschalidis, Coordinator Health & Building Services on 9747 5235.

Applications must include a Resume and address the Key Selection Criteria outlining your suitability to the role. To address the Key Selection Criteria, you will need to write short statements explaining how you meet the criteria, or how you demonstrate the capability. We encourage you to keep your responses concise. 

To be eligible for employment at Melton City Council you must be legally entitled to work in Australia. All successful applicants will need to undertake pre-employment requirements including but not limited to a satisfactory criminal history record check. Successful applicants must be able to comply with any COVID-19 Public Health Orders applicable to Local Government employees and Council's COVID-19 vaccination policy which require employees to provide documentary evidence of their vaccination status before attending the workplace.

We strongly encourage job applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, LGBTIQA+ and people from culturally diverse backgrounds. If selected for an interview and you require any additional support or adjustments regarding interview arrangements, please advise the contact listed above in advance.

Melton City Council is committed to being a child safe organisation and has Zero tolerance for child abuse. Melton City Council is committed to creating and maintaining a child safe organisation where protecting children and preventing and responding to child abuse is at the centre of our everyday thinking and service delivery.  Applications close 11:59pm Wednesday 24 April 2024 Privacy AcknowledgmentMelton City Council is collecting personal information from you as part of the recruitment and selection process. Melton City Council recognises the importance of privacy and is committed to ensuring the privacy of your personal information collected and/or received by us.

Yes I agree to the privacy statement * Personal Details * Required field First name * Last name * E-mail * Phone * Digits only or add + for international numbers

Street * Street Cont. City, Town or Suburb * Postcode or Zipcode * Country * State, Region or Province * LinkedIn URL (Please click on your profile and copy the URL from your profile page.)

Questions Candidates must provide documentary evidence of their vaccination status in accordance with Council's COVID Vaccination Policy which is an inherent requirement before attending the workplace. Candidates must provide evidence of being COVID-19 vaccinated as part of the pre-employment process. *

Yes No Are you an Australian citizen, permanent resident of Australia or legally entitled to work in Australia? * Yes No Melton City Council is committed to being a child safe organisation and has zero tolerance for child abuse. Please confirm if you have ever had allegations related to the reportable conduct scheme substantiated against you OR if you have left an organisation while allegations of such a nature were pending. Yes No Yes No Hold or be able to obtain an Employee Working with Children Check. * Yes No Degree or diploma in Public/Environmental Health or a relevant field with little or no relevant work experience. Alternatively, lesser formal qualifications with relevant work skills and experience, especially in a law enforcement environment. * Ability to read, interpret and enforce legislative requirements. Knowledge and comprehension of all specialist areas as detailed in Specialist skills. * Ability to manage time, plan duties and prioritize whilst maintaining the flexibility to cope with urgent situations and ability to contribute to a high functioning team environment. * High level of interpersonal and communication skills, coupled with the ability to diffuse conflict and make realistic decisions, while also excelling in customer service. * Your opportunity to be part of shaping a community that's fresh,ambitious and incommand of its own destiny.

In 2018, the City of Melton was named the fastest growing economyfor over adecade.

Staff at Melton City Council are committed to excellence in astimulating,supportive and diverse work environment.

You must address each of the Key Selection Criteria. You will need to write short statements that clearlyshow how your personal values, knowledge, skills and experience meet each of the criteria.

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