Local Laws Officer

**Employment Status**: Permanent, full time
**Days & Hours of Work**: 38 hours per week, Monday - Friday with requirement for participation in regular rostered weekend patrols. Rostered day off every four weeks
**Band Level**: Band 5 starting at $83,038.80 p.a - plus 12% superannuation. Commuter use vehicle included
**Location**- Based at Corporate Centre in Sandringham

**About Us**:
We are a passionate organisation, connected in our shared goal to be ‘sector leading’ in all that we do for the community and each other. Home to over 100,000 residents, Bayside City Council's enduring purpose is building extraordinary places, thriving communities, and better futures.

Bayside Council is an equal-opportunity employer committed to providing an accessible and safe working environment that embraces and values child safety, diversity, and inclusion. Our organisational strategy is made up of three priorities and we consider these in everything we do**:Diversity, Equity & Inclusion**, **Customer Experience** and **Results Matter**.

We want everyone to be as proud of what we are achieving - and excited about our future - as we are, and we are committed to working together to achieve this.

**About the Role**:
As a Local Laws (School Crossing) Officer, you will be the first point of contact for School Crossing Supervisors and provide support to the Local Laws Team Leader with the coordination of the School Crossing portfolio. Supported by the Local Laws Team Leader you will coordinate induction and training of new and existing School Crossing Supervisors, organise medical assessments and arrange for rosters to be completed, ensuring all school crossings are covered.

**Key Selection Criteria**:
To be successful in this role, you will bring the following skills and competencies:

- Certificate IV Statutory Compliance or Diploma of Justice or similar qualification will be considered.
- Strong customer service focus, with well-developed verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a team environment.
- Demonstrated ability to manage conflicting priorities.
- Self-motivator with well-developed conflict resolution and problem-solving skills.
- Experience in enforcement or willing to learn related regulatory fields, to confidently educate and enforce Councils legislation responsibilities.

**Mandatory pre-employment requirements**:

- Be willing to undergo and complete a satisfactory criminal history check.
- Provide or obtain an employment-based Working with Children check.
- Current Victorian Drivers Licence.

**What we can offer you in return**:

- A work life/balance through flexible working arrangements.
- Generous leave provisions, including accrued time off, parental leave, three days of wellbeing leave per year, cultural and ceremonial leave, gender affirmation leave, plus the ability to purchase up to four weeks additional leave per year.
- Dedicated Staff Wellbeing programs, events and gym membership discounts.
- Learning and development opportunities so our people can grow and thrive.
- A Parkland surrounded office that is only short 500m stroll to the beach.
- Free onsite staff parking plus hybrid vehicles that employees can book for work related travel.
- A Green Money program, that rewards our staff for taking simple everyday steps to a more substantiable and climate aware living.

If you are ready to be part of our incredible organisation, and you think this role is the right fit for you, then we look forward to finding out more about you and what you would bring to this role.

**How to apply**:

- To discover more about the role and responsibilities review the Position Description.
- If you require reasonable adjustment at any point throughout the recruitment process, then please do let us know by contacting the listed Hiring Manager.

**Applications close**: Sunday 29 June, 11:55pm
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