Community Safety Administration Officer

**Full Time Permanent Position**

**Band 4 - Salary Range $72,119 to $76,460 per annum + 11.5% Super + ADO**

**Salary offered will depend on level of skills and experience.**

**About Melton City Council**

The City of Melton is a community where everyone belongs. Ours is a vibrant and diverse municipality — one of the fastest developing in Australia. Our organisation strives to provide our community with state-of-the-art amenity and facilities, engaging health and wellbeing options, and support to become active members of our Lifelong Learning City.

We invest in innovation, offering professional and personal development, and generous leave and flexibility to staff, while also fostering a collaborative and inclusive culture. You’ll be able to work close to home in a dynamic setting featuring cafes and retail options set amongst heritage buildings and open green spaces.

**The Opportunity**

The Animal Management Unit is a critical ‘essential service’ of Council where you will have the opportunity to become an integral team member of a high functioning, driven team who prides itself on delivering excellent customer service and providing a safer community in which to live and work. This role reports directly to the Coordinator Animal Management.
- Our stakeholders are predominantly the general public along with internal teams such as Customer service, Amenity Protection and external organisations such as RSPCA, Police, Lost Dogs Home and a number of Veterinary Services and Rescues/Shelters.
- This role is a critical function of the Animal Management Unit requiring attention to detail in recording animal and owner information on Council’s data base and generating many different letters relating to seeking compliance.
- This is a rewarding role where you will be strongly supported by team members from Pound Services, Ranger Services and fellow administrative staff.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Provide general administrative function and support to Animal Management including word processing, data entry, telephone enquiries, filing and photocopying.
- Processing and recording of Council’s pet registrations.
- Record and register appropriate information in Council’s Electronic Content Management System.
- Take appropriate action in response to enquiries in a timely and efficient manner having regard to Council’s policies and procedures.
- Maintain a high level of confidentiality and discretion in the handling of a wide range of information and projects.

To view the **Position Description**, click **here**.

**About you**

**_ To be successful in this role you will have the following:_**
- Post-secondary qualification in administration (below diploma level) plus some experience in an administrative role.
- Prioritise and perform a variety of administration tasks to a high level with attention to detail.
- Demonstrated experience in the provision of written, oral and interpersonal communication skills.
- Current valid Victorian Driver’s Licence.

**Culture and Values**

Our vision for our community is to be: "A vibrant, safe and liveable city accessible to all" and that means there’s a place here for you too. Our organisational values represent us as an established growth Council and the values are reflected in everything we do; our decision-making, our actions and our service provision to the community. Council has a diverse and vibrant organisation and we’d love to have you join us to help shape a city for the future.

We are Vibrant MELTON. Our values are:

- Motivate
- Empower
- Lead
- Trust
- Open
- Nurture

**Benefits**

There are a number of great reasons why our people love working at Melton City Council:
Staff Benefits | Melton City Council
- 13 ADO's (Accrued Day Off) per year
- 5 weeks annual leave
- Flexible Working Hours
- Extensive Career Development & Leadership Programs
- 16 weeks Paid Parental Leave **(Super is paid during parental leave)**:

- 3 weeks Paid Secondary Carer Leave
- Family Room available including Breastfeeding Facilities (Melton City Council | Australian Breastfeeding Association)
- Wellbeing initiatives
- Subsidised Uniforms

**How To Apply**

If you require further information about the position, please contact **Jamie Love**, Coordinator Animal Management on **9747 5319**.

Applications must include a Resume and address the Key Selection Criteria outlining your suitability to the role. To address the Key Selection Criteria, you will need to write short statements explaining how you meet the criteria, or how you demonstrate the capability. We encourage you to keep your responses concise.

**To be eligible for employment at Melton City Council you must be legally entitled to work in Australia.**

All successful applicants will need to undertake pre-employment requirements including but not limited to a satisfactory criminal history record check. Successful applicants must be able to comply with any COVID-19 Public Health Orders applicable to Local Government employees.

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