• Full-Time Permanent Position
• Salary Range $65,365 to $69,299 per annum + 10.5% Super + RDO

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

The Environmental Health team is 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 Professionals.

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 on site wastewater management.
• Contribute to the regular monitoring, testing and sampling of public swimming pools and spas as required.

About you

To be successful in this role you will have the following:

• The ability to work in a team environment and gain cooperation and assistance from members of the public;
• Well-developed verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present as a professional Council officer in external forums.
• The ability to write reports and prepare external correspondence where required.
• Investigation skills including collection of evidence such as interviews, photos and samples for analysis.
• Work with minimal supervision and to seek advice and assistance from others when required.
• Able to read, interpret and enforce legislative requirements.
• Post-secondary qualifications in administration (below diploma level) with some experience in investigative work in a customer oriented position.

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:

• Motivate
• Empower
• Lead
• Trust
• Open
• Nurture

Benefits

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

• 19 Day Month
• Flexible Working Hours
• Extensive Career Development & Leadership Programs
• 16 weeks Paid Parental Leave
• 3 weeks Paid Secondary Carer Leave
• Family Room available including Breastfeeding Facilities (Breastfeeding Friendly Workplace accredited)
• Wellbeing initiatives
• Subsidised Uniforms

To read more about our benefits visit https://meltoncity-staff-benefits.applynow.net.au/

How to Apply

If you require further information about the position, please contact Kylie Paschalidis, Acting Coordinator Health and Building on 9747 5235.

To view the Position Description, click here.

Click "Apply Now". Applications must include a Resume and address the Key Selection Criteria outlining your suitability to the role.

We encourage you to use the STAR approach when writing your responses to the selection criteria.

Situation (Task) – provide a brief outline of the situation or task?

Action – what did you do in response to the situation or task?

Result – what was the result of your action?

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.

Applications submitted via email, after the closing date and/or that do not address the Key Selection Criteria will not be considered.

Applicants will need to undertake pre-employment requirements, dependent on the position.

Successful applicants must comply with 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.