Revenue Officer

Hybrid Working #LI-Hybrid**:

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Part time (0.8 FTE) - 4-day work week: 8.30am - 4.

15pm (based on 35 hours per week):
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Vibrant, supportive and customer focussed team environment:

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  Salary: $75k
• $79k + Super (Pro-rata):

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Ability to transfer or take LSL (Long Service Leave) within Local Government

About Merri-bek City Council:

Merri-bek City Council is a progressive council of 175,000 residents: one community, proudly diverse.

Our council area sits within the banks of the Merri Creek and the Moonee Ponds Creek, and includes Brunswick, Coburg, Fawkner, Glenroy, Gowanbrae, Hadfield, Oak Park and Pascoe Vale.

Our city is vibrant and energetic, known for its active community, cultural diversity, creative industries and the arts. Our long-term vision has ambitious goals for environmental sustainability, social justice, community wellbeing, and creating great places.

With the Civic Centre located in Coburg, 8 kilometres north of Melbourne's CBD, there are excellent public transport options and great food and cafés right at the doorstep.

Merri-bek Council strives to be a contemporary, innovative and collaborative organisation with a deep commitment to engaging and supporting the Merri-bek community.

Our organisational vision is to be one team, brave and diverse, making a difference.

We pride ourselves on being an inclusive and welcoming workplace. We offer flexible and hybrid work options and genuinely care about providing our staff work/life balance.

With the Civic Centre located in Coburg, 8 kilometres north of Melbourne's CBD, there are excellent public transport options and great food, cafés, parks and a cinema right at the doorstep.

Merri-bek is a great place to live, work and play.

About the role:

Merri-bek City Council has an exciting opportunity for a Revenue Officer to join our Finance team.

Our revenue services team looks after 86,000 rateable assessments, we are currently looking for someone who will enjoy learning and working in a fast paced, customer service focused environment.

Skills and experience require to perform the role:

• Work experience in an entry level rates, revenue or customer services role is highly desirable but not essential.
• Excellent interpersonal communication including phone and written communication skills and problemsolving skills.
• A strong commitment to customer service, including the ability to manager difficult customers.
• Excellent administrative skills.
• A good level of skill with computer operating systems.
• Attention to detail and a high level of accuracy.

What the role can offer:

• 4day work week
• Extensive opportunities for training & career development
• Salary sacrifice options
• A real sense of worklife balance & flexible work options
• Employersupported study assistance schemes
• Wellness programs

Further support offered for our staff:

• Up to 20 weeks primary & up to 5 weeks secondary parental leave
• Purchase leave
• Ceremonial leave
• Gender affirmation leave
• Family violence leave

For further information about this position please contact Amy Gashi - Senior Revenue and Property Officer
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Applications close: 11:30pm, Wednesday, 15 May 2024.

How to apply:

• Please note that some documents relating to this position may reference Moreland City Council. We are in the process of updating the councils new name of Merribek City Council.

Merri-bek is focused on diverse representation of the community we serve.

With this we value lived experience that could contribute to the shaping of this role and in turn will continue to provide representation and growth of safe and inclusive work culture.

Our Commitment:

In May 2021, Merri-bek Council adopted a revised Statement of Commitment to Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung People and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities of the municipality.

The statement recognises the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung people as the traditional owners of the lands and waterways of our municipality.

Merri-bek City Council is committed to being a Child Safe Organisation and has zero tolerance for child abuse.

We believe children and young people have the right to be and feel safe and that their safety and wellbeing is the responsibility of everyone.

You can read more about our Child Safety Commitment Statement on our website.

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