Environmental Nuisance Officer

• Full-time, ongoing position
• $87,718 to $100,040 per annum + super

Who we are:

The City of Salisbury is one of South Australia's largest and most progressive Councils, serving a growing community of 147,000 residents in a region of ever increasing economic and social importance to the State's future. With a total income of $144m, assets of $2.1b and a significant focus on progressive community engagement and partnerships, the City has an exciting future focused on enhancing economic, social and sustainability outcomes.

Our community is diverse and growing and our future is exciting. Understanding our demographics and residents, our strengths and challenges, is critically important to framing and influencing organisational approaches to ensure we have a strong and vibrant community.

Our values (ReACH) of Respect, Accountability, Collaboration and Helpfulness underpin our culture and reflects an aspiration to be a great place to work and an organisation respected by its community for achieving valued outcomes.

The Role:

As the successful candidate you will be working alongside the Environmental Health team and provided with the opportunity to work across our community dealing with residents, businesses and community members to provide high quality compliance and enforcement services in relation to local nuisance and litter control and related public health and environmental protection matters. Every day you will meet a wide range of people in a variety of situations, so you'll need great communication skills and the ability to think on your feet.

Key Responsibilities:

• Administer and enforce the Acts and Regulations relevant to the responsibility and functions of the Environmental Health and Community Compliance Division as they relate to local nuisances and litter control in a manner that displays respect and professionalism for both Council staff and the community.
• Respond to requests for service and conduct routine inspections relating to a range of issues including local nuisances and litter control and related public health and environmental protection matters.
• Undertake relevant enforcement action as required and in accordance with Councils Enforcement Policy and your delegated authority.
• Deliver prompt, courteous, and high-quality customer service when handling enquiries from our community, external stakeholders, the public and other departments.

Who You Are:

Our ideal candidate will have a passion for working in a team environment whilst having the ability to work autonomously with minimal direction and dealing with our community to deliver quality outcomes, and will possess the following qualifications and skills:

• Demonstrated experience in regularity enforcement or similar discipline.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate in a professional manner and to a high standard.
• Proven experience in delivering high-quality customer service to a broad range of internal and external customers, including people from diverse backgrounds.
• Comprehensive knowledge of Local Nuisance & Litter Control Act 2016 and associated regulations, standards and policies and a working knowledge of legislation applicable to the Environmental Health and Community Compliance division
• Ability to handle case-sensitive material and correspondence with confidentiality.
• Flexibility to work across a range of hours including afterhours and weekends as required.
• Certificate IV Regulatory Service or relevant degree or diploma in related discipline and or relevant experience in a related discipline

What's in it for you?

This is a great opportunity to be a part of the City of Salisbury where you can contribute to a vibrant, progressive, diverse and community focused local Council in the northern suburbs of Adelaide

Our state-of-the-art office forms the heart of Salisbury's city, underpinned by a major redevelopment of the City centre. We have a strong focus on personal development, provide a flexible working environment, and are committed to doing things better through our significant investment in business transformation. Our City is unique and diverse providing a range of opportunities for you make a difference and help improve overall public health, community compliance and safety.

By addressing our selection criteria in the related position descriptions and showcasing your experience, skills and understanding of the role we will offer remuneration across a salary range of $87,718 to $100,040 per annum + super

Further information is available by accessing the Position Descriptions

Environmental Nuisance Officer Level 4

Environmental Nuisance Officer Level 5

Specific enquiries can be made to John Darzanos on 08 8406 8240

Applications close at 4.00pm, Monday 9 September 2024