Environmental Health Support Officer

Posted: 09/04/2025

Closing Date: 27/04/2025

Salary: $74,811.00 - $79,812.00

Job Type: Permanent - Part Time

Location: Head Office - Civic Building, Torquay

Job Category: Community Services & Development
- **Permanent Part-Time (0.4 FTE)**:

- **$74,811 - $79,812 p.a pro rata (plus 11.5% super and annual pay increases)**:

- **Flexible working arrangements available including flexitime and WFH**

**Who we are**
There are not many places in Australia quite like Surf Coast Shire, where you can surf at world-class locations like Bells Beach Djarrak, drive along the scenic coast on the Great Ocean Road, or explore the many waterfalls set in tranquil rainforests. The region is a major Victorian tourism destination, and not just because of the coast; it is also thanks to vibrant hinterland towns, a variety of world-class events, colourful community markets, ranges of family activities, and more.

Surf Coast Shire spans Traditional Lands of the Wadawurrung People and the Gulidjan and Gadubanud Peoples of the Eastern Maar Nation.

Our people play vital roles in creating an innovative, safe, respectful, and supportive workplace, living our values, and delivering exceptional services to our community.

**_We work together, we see opportunity, we do what we say, and we make a difference._**

**Your new career**

Council’s Environmental Health team is currently seeking an Environmental Health Support Officer to assist with administrative duties on a permanent part-time basis.

The Environmental Health team is responsible for delivering a broad range of services which are aimed at protecting the community and improving local public health standards. The majority of work completed is done so under state health legislation.

The team’s core services include:

- Food safety management;
- Infectious disease control (within beauty therapy, tattoo; accommodation, aquatic facility, skin penetration and colonic irrigation businesses);
- Childhood and adolescent immunisation;
- Onsite wastewater (septic tank system) management;
- Mosquito management;
- Public health nuisance management;
- Tobacco control; and
- State health referral investigation and response (such as gastrointestinal outbreaks and single incident infectious disease cases).

**What you will bring to the role**

We are currently looking for a positive person, who is passionate about providing exceptional customer service and assisting the team improve health standards within the community.

To be successful in this role you will have:

- Well-developed administrative skills
- Excellent customer service skills
- A flexible and adaptable approach

**Key selection criteria**
**Mandatory qualifications, experience and requirements**
- Certificate III in business administration or lesser form of qualification with skills and demonstrated experience in a similar role.
- Proficient in the use of the MS Office Suite and maintenance of software databases.
- Qualification Check.
- A current Working With Children Check.
- You have the permanent right to live and work in Australia.
- Police Check results that are suitable for this position (will be arranged by Surf Coast Shire Council). A complete international criminal history check is required if the person has worked or lived overseas for any period of time OR a complete national criminal history check is required if the person has only ever worked in Australia.

**Desirable qualifications and experience**:

- Local Government experience.
- Demonstrated experience in executive support, administration, secretarial and general office procedures.
- Well-developed organisational skills, including experience in the organisation of meetings and workshops.
- Knowledge and experience in environmental health issues or other regulatory services.

**What you’ll love working with us**

We recognise that our employees play a vital role in creating an innovative, safe, respectful and supportive workplace, living our values and delivering exceptional services to our thriving community. Our shire spans the Traditional Lands of the Wadawurrung People and the Gulidjan and Gadabanud Peoples of the Eastern Maar Nation. Council is committed to providing a workplace culture of equity, inclusion and diversity that eliminates all forms of discrimination, harassment and bullying.

**There are numerous social activities throughout the year available as well as the benefits of**:

- Flexible working arrangements including working from home and flexi time options, including being able to use extra time accrued in peak periods as time off when suitable
- Employee Assistance Program and award-winning staff wellbeing program
- Career development and learning opportunities, we help our people grow
- Purchase of additional annual leave
- Free onsite parking
- Leave loading

If you believe you have the knowledge, skills and experience to fulfil this role and would like further information, please contact **Stuart Symes, Coordinator Environmental Healt