Water Education Officer

Are you passionate about education and the provision of essential water services for your community? Do you love to engage and teach the community about important topics? We are currently searching for a new Water Education Officer to join our Water and Sewer Directorate and if you have this passion then this is your chance to rewrite the future with us

- Opportunity to improve the quality of life for Central Coast residents

- Work in a dynamic and customer focused team

- Enjoy a Work/ Life balance with a 9-day fortnight and hybrid work arrangements

About the role

As the Water Education Officer, you will be responsible for the development and delivery of effective water, wastewater and resilience education programs to improve the standard of living and quality of life for the Central Coast.

You will promote environmental sustainability principles and practices, raise awareness of Council's water supply system and increase community participation in current and future water projects.

As a subject matter expert, you will build credible and lasting relationships with stakeholders, providing professional environmental management and education advice to influence outcomes for the better.

The position of Water Education Officer is required to provide quality customer service and create value for the community.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

- a degree qualification in Environmental Science, Education, Communications or related field OR demonstrated solid contemporary experience in community education and or communication, combined with ongoing professional development

- a current Working with Children Check

- experience in the development and implementation of lifelong learning and water education plans and programs, and knowledge of community and education principles and practices

- experience in engaging and consulting with a range of stakeholders including educational institutions, community groups and government agencies

- demonstrated knowledge of behaviour change and communication practices, including active communication with the community and business sectors

- the ability to build strong, credible relationships with the ability to negotiate outcomes that are of benefit or add value, to all or part of the organisation.

- The commencing salary for this position is up to $100k per year. Central Coast Council also provides progression opportunities for employees to progress up to the maximum salary of $116.5k on completion of assessment of skills and performance plus 12% superannuation

- We have a permanent full-time role available

- This role will be able to access a 9 day fortnight

- We are able to offer hybrid and flexible working conditions for this role - 2 days from home and 3 days onsite

- This role is located at the Wyong Administration Building.

Benefits & Extras

- Long service leave after 5 years of continuous service

- Time provided for you to do annual skin cancer screening, Breast screen and blood donations

- Access to professional development with career development and learning programs through various platforms

- We reward and recognise our staff with our Cheers program

- Novated leasing partnerships.

Central Coast Council is committed to the goals of equal opportunity employment. We aim to provide a work environment for our employees that fosters equity, diversity and respect.

Council is committed to providing safe environments that protect the physical, emotional, cultural and social wellbeing of children on the Central Coast.

Contact

The contact person for this role is Marcelo Vieira, Section Manager Community Delivery. You can contact Marcelo on 0429 493 426.

This position will close for applications at midnight on Sunday, 23 November 2025.

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Location

Central Coast Council is ideally located on the northern fringe of Sydney and just an hour's drive from Newcastle, the Central Coast offers one of the best places in Australia to live and work. The Central Coast is one of the fastest growing regions in NSW, the third largest Local Government Area (LGA) in NSW and the 6th Largest LGA in Australia.

How to apply

We have put together some additional resources to help you apply for a role at Central Coast Council.

By completing and submitting this online application you confirm that any information that you provide in this application is true and correct and acknowledge that any offer of employment may be withdrawn should the information that you have provided in support of your application be shown to be false.

You also consent to employment screening checks being conducted where appropriate. This may include associated checks including reference checks, Working with Children Check, Entitlement to Work in Australia, employment history and an Australian Federal Police Check, as well as substantiation of educational qualifications, industry memberships, previous Central Coast Council employment history and association with professional bodies.

You also acknowledge that you will be required to provide proof of eligibility (including photo identification) to work in Australia if selected for an interview.

To lodge your application, please follow these steps:

- Answer the online questions shown below.

- Attach your resume.

- Attach your qualifications and licences.

Once your application is successfully lodged you will receive an automated response sent to your e-mail address. If a response is not received this means that your application has not been successfully submitted and you will need to lodge another application.

If you require assistance to lodge your application please contact our Talent Acquisition team by emailing recruit@centralcoast.nsw.gov.au to discuss what reasonable adjustments you may need.

Applicants who are selected for interview will be contacted by phone or e‑mail. For further instructions please click here.

You will have the ability to save your application as you go using the 'Save Application' button. You can start an application and return to it later via the automatic follow‑up email once you have the time and required information at hand to finalise your application.

If you don't have access to a computer or electronic device, you can lodge your application at any of Council's Library locations. Pre-book a free 1-hour computer timeslot by contacting your nearest library https://www.centralcoast.nsw.gov.au/libraries/our-branches or ask at the enquiry counter.

We will not accept unsolicited resumes or applications being presented by recruitment agencies.

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