Environmental Health Officer

**Environmental Health Officer**:
**Job no**: 498059

**Work type**: Permanent Full Time

**Classification**: Band 6 ($90,263 - $97,365 pa)

**Categories**: Environment & Sustainability, Local Laws, Compliance & Regulation

**Create our future together at the City of Greater Geelong**
At City of Greater Geelong, we are committed to working together for a thriving community. We do this by delivering over 130 services to our rapidly growing population and working hard to protect and improve what it is that makes Greater Geelong on Wadawurrung country such a great place to live, work and study.

We’re going through an exciting period of change that will help us serve our community better. From digital modernisation to the contemporary, sustainable office we've built in Central Geelong, now more than ever is a great time to join our team at the City of Greater Geelong.

Our Community is made up of diverse people from all walks of life, and it’s important to us that our workforce represents and celebrates this strength.

We encourage great people from all backgrounds to join us. We encourage authenticity, because inclusion makes us stronger.

If you’re excited about working together to create a Clever and Creative Greater Geelong, and joining a workplace where all people can thrive, then hit **apply** - we’d love to meet you

**About the role**
In this hands on role you will be working within the City’s Environmental Health team. You will be responsible for providing specialist advice to the community and administering a regulatory Environmental Health Service, ensuring compliance with legislation, policy and best practice to help protect public health.

With the growth of the Geelong region, there are a number of permanent Full Time positions available.

Key responsibilities include:

- Conducting inspections, assessments and other surveillance activities including sampling to ensure compliance with relevant legislation and regulations.
- Maintaining accurate and factual file notes, records and other documentation for all inspections and investigations conducted.
- Undertaking appropriate enforcement action when non compliances are identified.
- Establish positive communications with the general public to educate, promote and assist with the need for compliance with the various statutes, legislation and local laws.
- Investigating and following-up infectious disease notifications including outbreaks and provide advice and information on infections disease control to the public as required.

**About you**
To be successful in this role, you will be an experienced Environmental Health professional, with current knowledge of Environmental Health legislation and the ability to interpret this legislation. You will need to be able to engage with and build relationships with a diverse range of people and be confident in your ability to have difficult conversations.
- Theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of environmental health in order to identify, analyse and deliver options for policy development and problem solving.
- Some experience in legal proceedings, with the ability to prepare competent prosecution reports.
- Ability to work autonomously (making appropriate decisions within legislative powers of an authorised officer while achieving department goals).
- Qualification as an Environmental Health Officer and eligibility for membership to Environmental Health Australia (EHA) or Environmental Health Professional’s Association (EHPA). Recent graduates are encouraged to apply.

**A career with us**
With flexible working options, our people have choice in how and where they work. Our employees connect with us from across the Greater Geelong region and beyond.

Central Geelong-based City employees are now based in our new Civic Precinct, Wurriki Nyal. Meaning ‘speak and talk together’ in local Wadawurrung language. Wurriki Nyal sets the benchmark for what a sustainable, inclusive and culturally safe workplace can be, including industry leading sustainability standards, a flexible and people-focused design, safe and inclusive spaces and public realm.

We’re committed to supporting better accessibility for our customers and our people. We encourage you to talk to us about any adjustments or additional support you may require during the recruitment process, as well as how this role can be flexible for you.

We offer:

- flexible work arrangements including RDO options in specified work areas
- salary sacrificing and novated lease options
- cultural and ceremonial leave
- study leave
- paid parental leave (16 weeks primary and six weeks secondary) and superannuation payments on all 52 weeks primary parental leave
- IVF, surrogate and miscarriage bereavement leave
- training and career development opportunities
- a healthy and safe environment
- our employee wellbeing program
- corporate membership rates at Swim Sport and Leisure facilities
- unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning

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