Local Laws Officer

**Hours per week**: 38

**Remuneration**_:_**_ _Band 5 salary from $83,536.96 per annum plus superannuation and a fortnightly RDO

**Location**: Werribee based

**About the role**

Our Local Laws Officers sit within our City Amenity Unit and aim to proactively improve the amenity and safety of the municipality by achieving compliance with relevant legislation through customer engagement, education and enforcement activities.

This role will suit you if you if you are looking for a real challenge and you love engaging with the local community to make Wyndham an even better place to live. Bring your community compliance experience and ‘can do’ attitude to join the local laws team in ‘keeping Wyndham clean, safe and presentable’.

**What your day will look like**
- Proactive work regarding local laws, litter, and building site compliance
- Responding to customer requests
- Coordinating your day-to-day work
- Conducting site visits and inspections
- Engaging with the local community and key stakeholders to achieve compliance

**What you will bring**
- Regulatory service and compliance experience in a community setting is desirable
- Strong communication skills and the ability to deal with the public across a range of complex situations
- The ability to solve problems
- Confidence working autonomously
- Good computer skills (including the Microsoft Office suite)
- Empathy and resilience in difficult and confronting situations

If you progress past the interview stage, you may be required to complete pre-employment screening, which may include police checks, a medical, qualification verification, and an Australian work rights check.

**Why join Wyndham**

We are one of Australia’s fastest growing and most diverse cities.

By 2040, we will have more than 500,000 residents and our people are hard at work designing the precincts, building the infrastructure, developing the policies and delivering the programs that will ensure the City is prepared.

Look at our job opportunities and you may be surprised at what you discover: a future-focused culture, a sense of purpose and possibility, and real opportunities to strengthen our diverse community. It all adds up to make Wyndham City a great place to belong.

Our people are our most valued asset. We are focused on building a culture that empowers every person to do their best work. Flexibility is built right into our DNA and we are committed to cultivating an inclusive workplace that celebrates a diverse workforce.

**How to apply**

**Applications close at 11:59PM on Tuesday 11 March 2025.**

If you have further role-specific questions, please contact **Giulio Marino, Acting Team Leader Local Laws**on **9394 6810.**

**Child Safe Organisation**

Wyndham City Council has zero tolerance to any form of child abuse and is committed to the safety, wellbeing and empowerment of children. We create and maintain a child safe organisation which is embedded in the everyday thinking and practice of all employees, volunteers and contractors. Additionally, we are committed to fostering a culture of safety within the Council, which includes the inclusion and empowerment of Aboriginal children, their families, and communities. Our recruitment practices reflect this.

**Diversity and Inclusion**

At Wyndham City Council we value workforce diversity and inclusion and embrace individual uniqueness. We value diverse life experiences and the perspectives of our people, while providing high-quality services to all members of our community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, cultural background, disability, or sexuality.