Administration Officer Waste

Overview

Part-time, maximum term - 23 hours per week until 10 October 2026. This is a permanent part-time role in the Waste Services Unit, responsible for providing high quality, general administrative support to ensure our essential waste services continue to meet service excellence.

• Part-time, maximum term - 23 hours per week until 10 October 2026
• Work in a friendly and dynamic team supporting Council's essential functions
• Salary: $77k - $82k + Super (pro-rata)
• 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

This position is a permanent part-time role in the Waste Services Unit, responsible for providing high quality, general administrative support, necessary to ensure our essential waste services continue to meet service excellence. The functions include:

• Data entry, collation, and reporting
• Raising requisitions and processing payments
• Tracking contract reporting and milestone dates
• Customer service to both internal and external stakeholders

Skills and Experience Required

• Demonstrated experience working in a similar dynamic office environment, doing data entry, preparing reports and general correspondence, answering phone calls and responding to customer enquiries.
• Demonstrated ability to be flexible and work collaboratively to deliver team priorities
• High level of proficiency using computers including data entry and word processing skills
• Demonstrated ability to be proactive and where necessary work independently to deliver personal outcomes
• Experience with processing invoices and contract payments is desirable

What The Role Can Offer

• Opportunities for training and career development
• A real sense of work-life balance
• Employer-supported study assistance schemes
• Wellness programs - free gym classes and social club

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 Simon Adams on 8311-4151.

Applications close: 11:30pm, Monday, 8 September 2025.

How To Apply

Please fill out an application using our online recruitment system. You will be required to upload your CV, a cover letter outlining your relevant skills and experience. You do not need to respond to the individual Key Selection Criteria. Please also upload any other relevant documents.

• 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 Merri-bek City Council.

Please note that applications must only be submitted online, applications will not be accepted via email.

Equal Employment Opportunity and Commitment

Merri-bek City Council is proudly diverse and an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community, people with disability, and people from every culture, sexuality and gender identity, age and ethnic background. Merri-bek City Council is a Child Safe organisation.

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.

We encourage everyone to apply and discuss opportunities to develop your knowledge and experience. Council is committed to removing barriers and access to employment where possible at any point in the recruitment, onboarding and during your time at Council. For further information regarding access or modifications you may require for a recruitment process please contact Danni Jovanovic, Recruitment Business Partner on recruitment@merri-bek.vic.gov.au

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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