Environmental Health Officer. Graduates/Cadets also encouraged to apply

Are you passionate about safeguarding public health and the environment?  This is the role for you!

We are seeking an enthusiastic individual to join our team as an Environmental Health Officer.
If you are close to completing a environment/public health qualification, and you have a keen interest in making a positive impact in this field, you are encouraged to apply. 

About Northern Grampians Shire Council

Northern Grampians Shire Council has a diverse employment base, across 14 worksites in the Grampians Region of Victoria. We offer flexible work arrangements, providing access to relevant training and professional development opportunities with a variety of employee benefits. We promote innovation, responsiveness, respectfulness and continuous improvement as our core values. Being a smaller organisation, we can provide you with opportunities to act in leadership roles, transition between teams and participate in a range of collaborative projects with other team members or the wider community. We provide a supportive and flexible environment that values the balance between work and our employees' personal lives. 

Why join us?

In addition to the picturesque landscapes at our backdoor, there are many other benefits to working for our innovative and vibrant Northern Grampians Shire Council. These include:

• Fortnightly RDO: Enjoy a well-deserved break and rejuvenate. 
• Great Team Environment:  A safe, respectful and supportive environment to enable you to thrive.  You will work with like-minded, passionate individuals who love what they do.
• Professional Growth: We nurture talent and provide opportunities to flourish.
• Flexible Work Arrangements: To support your work life balance.
• Salary Packaging Options: Including remote area housing allowances and novated lease vehicles
• Access to Paid Leave: including purchased leave, paid parental leave, gender affirmation leave and to respond to family violence matters
• Employee Assistance Program: Your well-being matters - we've got you covered.
• Biodiversity: Explore our Council region's varied flora and fauna

The Role

This position coordinates Council’s environment and community safety services ensuring statutory obligations are met and effective and efficient services are delivered to the community 

Responsibilities Include

• Ensure Council’s Service Standards are met, customers requests are handled efficiently in a knowledgeable, confidential and timely manner ensuring delivery is responsive, first point issue resolution and customer centric
• Fulfil statutory requirements of Environmental Health Officer for the Northern Grampians Shire Council as delegated by Council under appropriate legislation, and maintain such records as are required.
• Administer statutory obligations and perform duties as directed under the provision of all relevant legislation
• Understand the legal implications of existing, proposed and new health legislation
• Evaluate and provide advice to planners in regard to land capability for on-site effluent disposal for subdivisions, and commercial, industrial and tourist development projects
• Administer records and an inspection service for wastewater disposal systems in the Shire
• Evaluate planning applications and identify any possible public health issues
• Conduct or assist investigation of infectious disease notification referred by the Department of Health as required
• Undertake food and water sampling as required
• Investigate and resolve issues relating to health nuisance complaints using diverse problem solving skills
• Assist in the development and implementation of a food safety surveillance program
• Assist in the development and implementation of a Municipal Public Health Plan
• Assist in the development of health education and promotion projects to raise awareness of environmental and public health and food safety issues and understanding of the objectives of Council's services
• Undertake responsibility of Environmental Health Officer on duty to support the coordination of services for public health in the event of an emergency
• As required provide advisory services to Manager Community Safety and Amenity, other Council officers and members of the public to ensure regulatory compliance of registered premises, food transport vehicles, domestic sewage treatment and septic tank systems
• In consultation with the Coordinator Sustainable Development Services develop systems that allow speedy and accurate responses to inquiries and complaints received from the community
• Perform, as directed, other duties that are within the limits of the incumbents’ skill, competence and training.

Qualifications and experience

• Tertiary qualifications in environmental health or equivalent qualification as recognised under the Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008.
• Demonstrated computer literacy in the use of appropriate applications to support the delivery of environmental health services.
• Experience in a local government environmental health team is desirable.

Selection criteria

1. Relevant tertiary qualifications and experience as specified above.
2. Demonstrated ability to process and assess environmental health applications in accordance with relevant legislation.
3. Demonstrated ability to manage and administer the relevant statutory requirements of the position.
4. Effective communication and problem solving skills to produce cooperative outcomes in a team environment and the ability to develop and gain cooperation and assistance from others.
5. Effective time management skills and demonstrated ability to prioritise competing tasks.

How to apply