Administration Support Officer

**Full time**

**Like any organisations, it’s the people that make the difference.**

The City of Cockburn is dynamic and rapidly growing. It provides its employees with generous employment conditions and highly desirable lifestyle benefits including:

- Generous superannuation
- Professional development opportunities
- Additional 2 days of leave per year
- Cockburn ARC membership
- Wellness programs

**The City**

Cockburn is one of the major coastal cities found in the state of Western Australia. With a current population of over 120,000, the City is dynamic, rapidly growing and an exciting place to be.

Situated just 22km south of the Perth CBD, Cockburn boasts an amazing coastline, beautiful beaches, and parks, and is supported by a rich mix of community facilities and diverse employment opportunities.

The City of Cockburn recently embarked on an organisational transformation journey, with the purpose to elevate the City’s current good standing in delivering outstanding service to the Cockburn community in a more progressive and contemporary delivery model, to achieve our vision of "_Cockburn, the best place to be"._ We’re a place of opportunity for professionals and we’re focused on delivering for our community.

The City of Cockburn is a nationally recognised leading local government. With a growing and vibrant community of 120,000 residents, $1.6 billion in assets and 530 FTE staff, it is a major organisation within the Perth metropolitan region, with a long history and an exciting future.

**About the Position**

Sitting within the Operations and Maintenance Business Unit, the role provides efficient and confidential support to ensure effective operation of the Environment, Parks & Landscape Service Unit and Civil Infrastructure Service Unit.

Our high achieving team prides itself on providing exceptional levels of customer service and a positive and collaborative approach in all their work, so we require a professional and experienced customer support officer to complement this standard.

This position will play a vital role in the administration, customer liaison, project updates, publications and generation of reports. The position will work closely with other support officers at the Administration Centre and you may be required to relieve in a similar position at the Operations Centre, should the need arise.

This role is a fantastic opportunity for a suitably qualified individual to make a contribution to our dynamic City.

**About You**

We are excited to meet our new administration support officer who has:

- Previous administrative and customer service focussed experience within an technical environment.
- Technical research and report writing skills.
- Advanced computer literacy skills ie Microsoft Office.
- Well-developed interpersonal skills and conflict resolution skills including the ability to effectively communicate with a broad cross section of people and groups.
- Experience in prioritising tasks to meet deadlines and achieve required outcomes.
- Ability to take initiative, make decisions and contribute to a positive team atmosphere.
- Commitment to a delivering an outstanding service and customer experience.

**Salary**: $82,049- $87,516 depending on qualifications and experience.

**For further information contact**: Lou Vieira, Head of Operations and Maintenance, 9411 3444

**Closing Date**: Sunday 19 January 2025 at 5:00pm
- The City of Cockburn reserves the right to commence recruitment prior to this date._
- Applicants are required to demonstrate a commitment to the City of Cockburn values_.

**Attachments**:

- Position Description - Administration Support Officer (5300003).pdf