Environmental Health Officer

2 months ago

Geelong, Australia City of Greater Geelong Full time

**Environmental Health Officer**:
**Job no**: 499236
**Work type**: Permanent Full Time
**Classification**: Band 6 ($90,263 - $97,365 pa)
**Categories**: Local Laws, Compliance & Regulation

**About the role**
In this hands on role you will be working within the City’s Environmental Health team. You will be responsible for providing specialist advice to the community and administering a regulatory Environmental Health Service, ensuring compliance with legislation, policy and best practice to help protect public health.

**Work type: Permanent Full Time**
**Classification: Band 6 $90,263 - $97,365 pa plus super**

Key responsibilities include:

- Conducting inspections, assessments and other surveillance activities including sampling to ensure compliance with relevant legislation and regulations.
- Maintaining accurate and factual file notes, records and other documentation for all inspections and investigations conducted.
- Undertaking appropriate enforcement action when non compliances are identified.
- Establish positive communications with the general public to educate, promote and assist with the need for compliance with the various statutes, legislation and local laws.
- Investigating and following-up infectious disease notifications including outbreaks and provide advice and information on infections disease control to the public as required.

**About you**
To be successful in this role, you will be an experienced Environmental Health professional, with current knowledge of Environmental Health legislation and the ability to interpret this legislation. You will need to be able to engage with and build relationships with a diverse range of people and be confident in your ability to have difficult conversations.
- Theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of environmental health in order to identify, analyse and deliver options for policy development and problem solving.
- Some experience in legal proceedings, with the ability to prepare competent prosecution reports.
- Ability to work autonomously (making appropriate decisions within legislative powers of an authorised officer while achieving department goals).
- Qualification as an Environmental Health Officer and eligibility for membership to Environmental Health Australia (EHA) or Environmental Health Professional’s Association (EHPA).

**Child Safety Responsibilities**
We are committed to being a child-safe organisation and have zero-tolerance for child abuse. We have specific policies, procedures, and mandatory training in place to support employees, volunteers, and contractors to achieve and adhere to these commitments. Please read our Child Safe Standards Management Policy.

**Diversity and Inclusion**

**Create our future together at the City of Greater Geelong**
Join the City of Greater Geelong, a community-focused workplace on Wadawurrung Country. We deliver over 130 services to our growing population, striving to make our city a great place to live, work, and study. Our central location for Central Geelong-based employees is the Civic Precinct, Wurriki Nyal, a modern, sustainable, and inclusive workplace, along with our outreach locations.

We support accessibility and encourage discussions about any adjustments or support you may need during the recruitment process.

**Applications and Enquiries**
- We collect demographic data to help us learn who our advertisements are reaching and how we can reach an even more diverse audience. We are committed to building a more diverse team. Your responses to our demographic questions are strictly confidential and will not be individually shared._

**Advertised**: 10 Oct 2024 9:00 AM AUS Eastern Daylight Time
**Applications close**: 23 Oct 2024 11:55 PM AUS Eastern Daylight Time

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