Enviromental Health Officer

Job No: CN2057

Location: Newcastle, NSW

Employment Status: Contract

No. of Vacancies: 1

Closing Date: 15 Sep 2019 HKT

• Opportunity to make a lasting and positive impact in our community through the delivery of health inspections and investigations.
• Bring your sound knowledge of local government legislation to support us in delivering a high standard of public health.
• 2 year part-time contract (28 hours per week).
• Flexible working within Service Unit and team requirements.

Located 160 km north of Sydney, Newcastle is New South Wales’ second largest city, and offers the perfect lifestyle and career environment.

Our City is thriving and rapidly transforming. In recent years Newcastle has experienced a significant increase in development activity, with the 2017-18 Financial Year seeing building approvals top $1.2 billion.

Our City Change project involves moving our employees from our Office in the Civic precinct to 12 Stewart Avenue, Newcastle West in October 2019. This creates a great opportunity to align staff with our organisational vision, values and strategic directions, and leverage the great work the organisation is undertaking which supports cultural improvement.

City of Newcastle (CN) is looking for a self-motivated and enthusiastic Environmental Health Officer to implement public health, environmental programs and local government legislation in accordance with CN’s policies and procedures.

This role will assist in the delivery of good customer service in public health issues, by providing effective and efficient environmental health inspections and investigations.

You will deliver a high standard of public health and environmental programs for the community and provide consistent and accurate information to internal and external customers.

At CN our people are valued and have access to a range of benefits that help balance life at work and at home. These include flexible working arrangements, professional development opportunities and health and wellbeing programs.

To be successful in this job you will need;

• Tertiary level qualifications or substantial progress towards qualifications in Environmental Health or a related qualification, and/or demonstrated capability through past employment experience.
• Experience and demonstrated competence in environmental health compliance and a detailed understanding of the principles and practices of environmental health management and relevant environmental and health legislation and guidelines.
• Sound analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to competently address technical issues.
• Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team environment with a customer service focus.
• Sound written and oral communication skills, including reasonable competence in the preparation of reports.
• Strong negotiation and conflict resolution skills involving internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to manage work priorities efficiently and to work independently with a minimum of supervision.
• Current C Class drivers’ licence.

Desirable

• Proven experience in dealing with and resolving complex environmental health issues/complaints.
• Experience and competence in the collection and preparation of evidence in relevant legal proceedings.
• Ability to participate in organisational change strategies, service delivery and policy reform.

Sound like the perfect job for you? Apply Now!

City of Newcastle proudly promotes the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity and fosters a culture of diversity to represent the community of our Local Government Area.

All candidates will be assessed against the selection criteria outlined in the position description. Suitable candidates may be placed on an eligibility list for future identical positions for a period of 12 months.

You must have the right to live and work in Australia to apply for this job.

To view the full position description please click here.

Application Closing Date: 15 September 2019.

Remuneration: $65,296 - $71,173 + 9.5% Superannuation per annum for a 28 hour week.

Contact: Michelle Bisson, Manager Regulatory Planning & Assessment, 02 4974 2793.