Waste Education Officer

• Salary Range Band 4 $72,289 - $77,010 pro rata plus 11.5% Super
• 6 month Part time Fixed term contract, 22.6 hours per week 
• Located at the South Melbourne Operations Centre

About the Organisation 

The City of Port Phillip is an inner-city council with around 1000 employees who deliver more than 100 programs and services to our residents, businesses and visitors. These range from childcare and immunisations, to libraries, management of parks and open space, rubbish collection, road maintenance and more. City of Port Phillip has zero tolerance for child abuse and is a committed Child Safe organisation.

About the Role

Come be part of an award-winning team! The City of Port Phillip is on a mission: to reduce waste-to-landfill through our Don’t Waste It! strategy and become a market-leader in the waste and recycling industry. 

Over the past two years, we’ve introduced Food and Garden Organics collections to houses and apartments receiving Council Kerbside services. We’ve also installed Community Food and Garden Organics and Glass Recycling Hubs in parks and reserves throughout the municipality. We’re looking for a superstar who can help us drive our audit programs, provide insights into bin use, and help encourage sustainable behaviours across our waste and recycling streams.

Duties:

• Perform audits across waste and recycling services
• Capture insights into usage, contamination levels, and utilisation
• Provide education where needed to steer behaviour towards sustainable best practice

Skills and Experience 

• Demonstrable passion and knowledge across the waste and recycling industry
• Experience in field-based auditing or community engagement initiatives
• Possess a current Victorian driver’s license

Culture 

People enjoy working at the City of Port Phillip because we are a welcoming, healthy and inclusive workplace.  We offer a vibrant and diverse work environment where our employees can develop both professionally and personally whilst planning and delivering a range of important services and programs to the community. 

Benefits

• We offer a workplace which accommodates your working style and needs.
• Be supported and empowered by a leadership team that is community focused, with a strong desire for change and a culture that encourages teamwork and innovation.
• Training and development opportunities, study assistance, flexible working conditions, paid parental leave, an active social club, a health and wellbeing program, and a well- regarded Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

Security Requirements and Professional Obligations      

Pre-employment screening will apply to all appointments.  

Prior to a formal letter of offer, preferred applicants will be asked to provide:

• Evidence of mandatory qualifications/registrations/licences,
• Sufficient proof of their right to work in Australia, and
• Sufficient proof of their identity.
• Complete a National Police Check completed via City of Port Phillip’s Provider.
• Evidence of a Working with Children Check (employee type with City of Port Phillip registered as the organisation).
• Be required to undertake a pre-employment medical check (at the cost of the council)

How to Apply

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All applicants must provide a Cover Letter in response to the key selection criteria located on the last page of the position description. The Cover Letter should be no longer than 2 pages and include each heading in the Key Selection Criteria.

Note: Only applications submitted via the online Recruitment Portal will be considered and only shortlisted candidates will be provided feedback.

Further information can be obtained by contacting Michelle Hobson, Waste Education and Projects Officer on phone 0401 309 953 or via email michelle.hobson@portphillip.vic.gov.au 

Applications close 11.59pm Sunday 24 November 2024

The City of Port Phillip is an equal opportunity employer, committed to an inclusive and accessible environment where diversity is valued. We actively welcome and encourage candidates from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, First Nation and Torres Strait Islander candidates, members of the LGBTQIA+ community and candidates with a disability.

If you have accessibility requirements or require an adjustment to participate in our recruitment and selection process, please contact Shane Turner (Recruitment Advisor) on phone 0421 757 521 or email: recruitment@portphillip.vic.gov.au