Community Safety Administration Officer - Building

Full Time Permanent Position

Band 4 - Salary Range $72,119 - $76,460 per annum + 11.5% 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

The building team is a critical ‘essential service’ of Council where you will have the opportunity to become an integral team member of a high functioning, driven team who prides itself on delivering excellent customer service and providing a safer community in which to live and work.

Currently seeking an experienced administration officer to provide effective and efficient administration support to the delivery of the Health & Building Unit and excellent customer service to both internal and external customers of the Unit.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide general administrative function and support to the Building Unit including word processing, data entry, telephone enquiries, filing and photocopying.
• Respond to enquiries in a timely and efficient manner adhering to Council policies and procedures.
• Record and register appropriate information in Council’s Electronic Content Management System.
• Generate Requisition and authorise payments as per Council’s Purchasing Policy.
• Demonstrate a customer focus to internal and external customers.
• Maintain a high level of confidentiality and discretion in the handling of a wide range of information and projects.
• Use of computer systems to generate statistics and reports. 

To view the Position Description, click here.

About you

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

• Post secondary qualification in administration (below diploma level) plus some experience in an administrative role.
• Prioritise and perform a variety of administration tasks to a high level with attention to detail.
• Work flexibly within tight time schedules and in accordance with variable work demands.
• Use of computer systems to generate statistics and reports.

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: 

Staff Benefits | Melton City Council

• 13 ADO's (Accrued Day Off) per year
• 5 weeks annual leave 
• Flexible Working Hours
• Extensive Career Development & Leadership Programs
• 16 weeks Paid Parental Leave (Super is paid during parental leave) 
• 3 weeks Paid Secondary Carer Leave
• Family Room available including Breastfeeding Facilities (Melton City Council | Australian Breastfeeding Association)
• Wellbeing initiatives
• Subsidised Uniforms

How To Apply

If you require further information about the position, please contact Tony Moussa, Acting Coordinator Building Services on 8099 6304.

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.

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 Thursday 21 November 2024