Fire Safety Administration Officer

3 months ago

Merrylands, Australia Cumberland Council Full time

Located 20km west of Sydney on Dharug country, with a population of 240,000 residents, Cumberland City Council is the fourth most populous Local Government Area in Greater Sydney. Cumberland boasts one of the most diverse communities in Australia, with people from many different backgrounds and cultures living alongside one another.

Our people are focused on driving community outcomes, programs and services to innovate, inspire and deliver change for the community we represent and has worked hard to fulfil its community’s vision for Cumberland as a place where anyone can feel **welcome**, **belong **and **succeed**.

**ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY**:
The Environmental and Development Services team monitor public health related businesses who provide food and beauty services to the community, along with places of public access such as public swimming pools, making sure they are safe for the Cumberland Council residents. This team is also responsible for regulating compliance throughout the LGA ensuring that amenity and general safety is achieved, monitoring building compliance and fire safety. All of these services allow residents and visitors to the area to enjoy and feel safe within our Council area.

The Fire Safety Administration Officer will provide operational business and administration support to the Fire Safety Team including the management and continual improvement of the fire safety database. This position directly reports to the Development Programs Coordinator and will work closely with the Manager of Environmental Health and Development Programs.

The successful applicant will require:

- Relevant tertiary qualifications in Business or Fire Safety and/or demonstrated relevant experience.
- Demonstrated experience in business support services, preferably within local government.
- Excellent customer service skills and a commitment to providing a superior customer service experience.
- Demonstrated high level communication skills both written and verbal with a proven ability to establish effective internal and external relationships.
- High level numeracy skills along with strong experience of financial administration including issuing invoices.
- High level computer skills including but not limited to, word processing, report writing, database and spreadsheet creation and experience with document management software and systems
- Sound problem-solving skills with the ability to recommend and implement business improvement processes.
- Able to work effectively as part of a team or autonomously without immediate supervision.
- Good organisational skills including being able to manage own workload and ability to prioritise multiple tasks to meet deadlines.

Download the position description here for more information.

**About this role**:

- Term contract, full-time position
- 35 hour week
- Access to Council's 9 day fortnight Accrued Day Off (ADO) arrangement
- Located at Council's Merrylands office, with occasional travel required across Council worksites, and may be required to work across any of Council’s work locations

**Salary information**: The salary and conditions of employment are in accordance with the NSW Local Government (State) Award.
- Grade 8 of the Cumberland Salary Structure with a salary range of $1,336.51 to $1,536.98 per week, plus 11.5% superannuation
- The commencing salary will be negotiated, taking into consideration the successful applicant's qualifications, skills and experience related to the role

**WHAT WE CAN OFFER**:

- We promote work-life balance and offer flexible working arrangements including working from home opportunities or an additional three (3) days' leave for front-facing roles that are unable to access working from home arrangements
- Training and professional development opportunities available to develop skills and grow your career
- Leave entitlements including annual leave,** **15 days personal leave per year, parental leave and access to Long Service Leave after five (5) years (where applicable)
- Three (3) additional grant days of paid leave over Christmas (where applicable)
- Corporate Health Insurance discounts
- Health and Wellbeing Programs to support our staff by providing access to online professional learning, paid leave to undertake annual skin checks, COVID-19 vaccinations and to donate blood
- Subsidies to assist with the cost of wellness and fitness activities
- Free access to Council owned and managed Aquatic Centres
- Access to Council's Fitness Passport Program and Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

**ABOUT US**:
**What you'll need to have for this role**:

- The right to live and work in Australia
- Be able to provide information for pre-employment checks required for the position
- Participate in health monitoring as outlined in the risk assessment for this position and Council’s Health Monitoring Procedure, as required
- Provide evidence of your vaccination status as part of the employment screening process, in accordance with Co

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