Venues Officer

**Multiple Casual opportunities available**:

- **Hourly rate between $26.41 and $30.37 plus 25% casual loading and weekend penalties**:

- **Experience multiple areas of Hospitality and Customer Service**

Cumberland City Council is located within the fast-growing Central City District and is on the doorstep of two of Greater Sydney’s new cities, between the Greater Parramatta and Olympic Park (GPOP) area and the new Western Parkland City. The Central City District is benefiting from unprecedented city-scale infrastructure investments, making this an exciting time to join Cumberland.

Located 20km west of Sydney on Dharug country, with a population of 240,000 residents, Cumberland is the fourth most populous LGA 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.

Cumberland City Council adheres to the principles of a child safe organisation and is committed to the care and protection of all children and young people. Council 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 Venue Officer will be the main support to the Coordinator at our Centres, including the Holroyd and Granville Centre, providing all day-to-day venue upkeep, waiter/waitressing service at events, room set up and customer service duties. Council will be offering multiple casual positions in this exciting opportunity allowing you to gain experience across a large number of areas including room set ups, pack downs, hospitality and bar experience, bookings and minor clerical and financial transactions.

The successful applicants will require:

- Responsible service of alcohol (RSA) certificate (for staff serving alcohol)
- Ability to work in team environment
- Ability to carry three plates at meal service
- Food handlers’ certificate (for staff working in kitchen)
- Basic Computer Literacy.

Please download the Position Description here for more information.

**Position information**: These are casual positions, working on a roster between Monday to Sunday. Hours are generally rostered within business hours however will require occasional night shifts and weekend work.

This role is predominantly located at Council's Centre's including Holroyd and Granville Centre and Eric Tweedale Stadium, with occasional travel required across Council’s work locations.

**Salary information**: The salary and conditions of employment are in accordance with the NSW Local Government (State) Award.
- Grade 2 of the Cumberland Salary Structure with an hourly rate range between $26.41 and $30.37 per hour, plus 25% casual loading, weekend penalties and 10.5% 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**
- Training and professional development opportunities available to develop skills and grow your career
- 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 swimming pools
- Access to Council's Fitness Passport Program and Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

**ABOUT US**

Successful applicants must be eligible to work in Australia and agree to provide information for pre-employment checks required for the position. This may include criminal record checks, qualification and licence checks, and proof of the right to work in Australia (please refer to the position description for the specific qualifications and requirements for this role). Copies of sighted documents will be kept by Council for its records as proof of verification.

Council's COVID-19 Vaccination Procedure has been designed and adopted to protect the health and safety of our people, our customers and the community. It is a condition of employment that all applicants produce evidence of their vaccination status as part of the employment screening process.

**Enquiries**:Telephone **Dean Savetta **on **8757 9874 **for further information.

**HOW TO APPLY