Venues Officer

About Inner West Council

Inner West Council is among Sydney's larger local government agencies looking after a vibrant community of 201,000 people living in some of the inner city's most vibrant, creative, liveable and diverse suburbs.

As we continue to deliver quality, innovative and inclusive programs and services, we would love it if you can join in our journey towards becoming the best council for our community.

We are committed to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity, WHS, sustainability, continuous improvement and business excellence.

The community is at the heart of the organisation and Council puts its values of
Integrity, Respect, Innovation, Compassion and Collaboration at the centre of everything that we do.

We are here to be of service to the community and make Inner West a great place to be. We expect commitment to these values from all employees in performing their respective roles.

We offer flexible career life balance with hours that allow you to relax and recharge.
We offer a variety of flexible work arrangement options (e.g. flexible hours and working from home) where appropriate giving you even greater quality of work life balance.

Permanent employees benefit from our great value
gym membership from $15.50/week giving access to a vast network of gyms in Sydney.

About the role

This position has an emphasis on excelling in customer service and is responsible for the operation, marketing, and administration of Council's community venues for hire that includes town halls, community halls, meeting rooms and community buses throughout the local government area.

You will be community focused and work collaboratively with Community Facilities Coordinator to ensure the success of the service unit.

Please read the
Position Description to familiarise yourself with all the requirements and conditions of the role.

Remuneration
$71,205.16 pa - $79,541.80 pa + 11% Superannuation per annum (pro-rata)

Some of the required skills, experience and qualifications

• Significant experience providing business administration support in a customer focused community services environment.
• Knowledge and skills in contemporary venue, facility, and community bus management practices hire, including administration of bookings and budgeting.
• Strong interpersonal communication skills.
• Welldeveloped ICT skills, including demonstrated experience with electronic booking systems, word processing, spreadsheets, databases, customer request management systems and an ability to learn new systems.
• Capacity to market and promote community venues and community buses for hire.
• Current NSW Class C Drivers Licence.

Enquiries
Caroline McLeod, Senior Manager, Libraries and Community Facilities on

Closing Date
Sunday 17 September 2023, 11:30PM

How to Apply

All new workers must be and remain fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to beginning their work or hold a valid medical contraindication.

Eligibility for employment/Pre employment Checks

Successful applicants must be eligible to work in Australia and agree to provide information for pre-employment checks as required for the position.

This may include police records checks, certified copies of relevant qualifications, Driver's Licence and proof of work rights in Australia (please refer to the Position Description for the specific qualifications/requirements for the role).

Copies of any sighted documents will be kept by IWC for its records as proof of verification.

For more information about work rights in Australia please visit the
Department of Home Affairs website.

• Council is committed to reconciliation and strongly encourages Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and mature aged workers to apply._

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