Recycling Centre Attendant

Infrastructure | Operations Centre, Natalie Way, Balcatta
- Closing date: 03/03/2025

**About Us**

**Infrastructure Directorate**

The Infrastructure Directorate is the City of Stirling’s largest and most diverse Directorate, managing many of the City’s important assets and services while delivering a multi-million-dollar portfolio of projects.

This Directorate is responsible for the ongoing delivery of the City’s sustainability program, as well as contributing heavily to the City of Stirling’s vibrant local economy, liveable neighbourhoods and thriving communities.

**About the Position**

The Recycling Centre Attendant is a multi-skilled role with a focus on working within the weighbridge using a sales system (including cash handling), directing customers to the correct disposal points, inspecting vehicles and trailers and maintaining a clean and safe environment for colleagues and customers alike.

The successful applicants are required to work a 9-day fortnight, including every other weekend on a rostered basis.

**Key Responsibilities**

The Recycling Centre at Balcatta operates seven (7) days a week, allowing City residents and commercial customers to safely dispose of a variety of materials at their convenience. As part of the Waste team, our Recycling Centre Attendants also provide relief for and assistance to other team members, including household hazardous waste.

If you think you’ve got what it takes to be a part of Team Stirling, you’ll share our commitment to enhancing choice, opportunity, and prosperity for our community by:

- Being an enthusiastic team member with strong interpersonal skills
- Demonstrating a result driven attitude
- Providing a high standard of customer service

**About You**
- Completed year 10 or equivalent.
- Basic skills using MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook).
- Ability to deal with difficult customers and to provide experience if successful
- Ability to use two-way radio, speak clearly, read and write legibly.
- LF (Forklift Truck) Licence.
- Understanding of safety in the workplace

For further information, please refer to the position description.

**What We Offer**

The City offers some great benefits including flexibility in when and where you work to ensure a work-life balance. You will also enjoy a range of other benefits including:

- Superannuation matching of up to 6%
- Professional development opportunities, including training, memberships, and study assistance
- Excellent leave entitlements including annual leave loading and the ability to purchase up to an additional 4 weeks’ annual leave per year
- 50% discount on gym memberships at our Stirling leisure centres
- Up to 10 weeks paid parental leave
- Employee health and wellness program and initiatives including yearly flu vaccinations
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your family
- Generous study assistance
- Active social club
- Employee recognition program

This permanent full-time position is a Level 5 Outside Workforce Agreement positions which attract a salary from $70,970 gross per annum plus superannuation.

**To be eligible to work for us, you need to provide, or have ability obtain a**:

- A copy of Australian driving licence
- National Police Clearance (valid within the last 3 months)
- Pre-Employment Medical and DAS clearance
- The right to work in Australia

**More about the City**

The City of Stirling is a diverse and thriving local government in Western Australia, with over 243,000 residents, spanning 30 suburbs, the City is a cosmopolitan, multicultural and economic hub.

With over 1,400 employees, the City embraces its diverse workforce by supporting work-life balance and offering opportunities for progression and development. Here at City of Stirling we celebrate and support inclusion and diversity.

We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the City of Stirling, the Wadjak People of the Nyoongar Nation, and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of Australia. We will act with compassion and respect towards all people and value people of all abilities, ages, religions, faiths, sexualities, gender identity and cultural backgrounds.