Community Safety Officer

3 weeks ago


Melton, Australia Melton City Council Full time

**2 x Full Time Permanent Position**

**Salary Range $71,280 to $82,080 per annum + 10.5% Super + RDO**

**About Melton City Council**

The City of Melton is a community where everyone belongs. Ours is a vibrant and diverse municipality—one of the fastest developing in Australia. Our organisation strives to provide our community with state-of-the-art amenity and facilities, engaging health and wellbeing options, and support to become active members of our Lifelong Learning City.

We invest in innovation, offering professional and personal development, and generous leave and flexibility to staff, while also fostering a collaborative and inclusive culture. You’ll be able to work close to home in a dynamic setting featuring cafes and retail options set amongst heritage buildings and open green spaces.

**The Opportunity**

Melton City Council is seeking two enthusiastic and motivated individuals who are seeking an opportunity to work within the Community Safety Department.

These positions will provide a greater education and enforcement presence across the municipality. The successful applicants will be responsible to carry out all duties associated with Animal Management and Amenity Protection under Community Safety in line with all relevant legislation.

You will undertake Community Safety and Animal Management functions to ensure compliance within the municipality and participate in the “after hours service” on a rotational basis and perform required overtime.

If you have the ability to engage and educate the community and have a passion for your role and taking pride in making a difference, then this role is for you.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Provide guidance, advice and assistance to residents, ratepayers and visitors in relation to compliance matters.
- Conduct prompt response and timely investigation into complaints received including appropriate customer feedback.
- Plan time effectively and actively patrol the municipal district as rostered or required to ensure compliance with the legislation, issuing notices where necessary in accordance with standard operating procedures.
- Report on all equipment, signage and other infrastructure that requires attention or does not comply with safety standards or legislation.
- Conduct inspections and audits of animal related facilities and restricted breed premises and other tasks relating to the Act and Council’s Animal Management Plan.
- Participate as a team member of the after-hours program service that includes an on call availability and overtime service.

**About you**

**_To be successful in this role you will have the following:_**
- A Certificate IV in Statutory Compliance (Government) and Animal Control and Regulation with relevant experience or substantial experience working in law enforcement environment and animal control/management.
- Research and respond to a range of complaints including local law and amenity matters through to highly regulated matters pertaining to animal management
- Comprehensive knowledge of legislation relating to Civic Amenity & Compliance.
- Knowledge of Magistrates Court procedures and documentation requirements (for prosecution by Council’s Solicitor).
- Animal handling in accordance with current workplace practices and requirements.
- Current valid Victorian Driver’s Licence and employee Working with Children check.
- A firearm Licence is desirable.

**Culture and Values**

Our vision for our community is to be: "A vibrant, safe and liveable city accessible to all" and that means there’s a place here for you too. Our organisational values represent us as an established growth Council and the values are reflected in everything we do; our decision-making, our actions and our service provision to the community. Council has a diverse and vibrant organisation and we’d love to have you join us to help shape a city for the future.

We are Vibrant MELTON. Our values are:

- Motivate
- Empower
- Lead
- Trust
- Open
- Nurture

**Benefits**

There are a number of great reasons why our people love working at Melton City Council:

- 19 Day Month
- Flexible Working Hours
- Extensive Career Development & Leadership Programs
- 16 weeks Paid Parental Leave
- 3 weeks Paid Secondary Carer Leave
- Family Room available including Breastfeeding Facilities (Melton City Council | Australian Breastfeeding Association)
- Wellbeing initiatives
- Subsidised Uniforms

**How To Apply**

If you require further information about the position, please contact **Paul Whitfield**, Team Leader Ranger Services on **9747 5975**.

To view the Position Description, click here.

Applications **must** include a Resume and address the Key Selection Criteria outlining your suitability to the role.

We encourage you to use the STAR approach when writing your responses to the selection criteria.
- Situation (Task) - provide a brief outline of the situation or task?_
- Action - what did you do in response to the situation or task?_
- Result - wh



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