Development Services Support Officer

**Employment Status**: Fixed term**,**12 months (parental leave cover)
**Days & Hours of Work**:Monday - Friday totalling**38 hours per week
**Competitive Salary**:Band 4 - $74,980.49 + 12% superannuation
**Location**:Corporate Centre in Sandringham, with the flexibility to work from home

**About Us**:
We are a passionate organisation, connected in our shared goal to be ‘sector leading’ in all that we do for the community and each other. Home to over 100,000 residents, Bayside City Council's enduring purpose is building extraordinary places, thriving communities, and better futures.

Bayside Council is an equal-opportunity employer committed to providing an accessible and safe working environment that embraces and values child safety, diversity, and inclusion. Our organisational strategy is made up of three priorities and we consider these in everything we do**:Diversity, Equity & Inclusion**, **Customer Experience** and **Results Matter**.

We want everyone to be as proud of what we are achieving - and excited about our future - as we are, and we are committed to working together to achieve this.

**About the Role**:
An exciting opportunity has become available to join the Development Services Team as a Development Services Support Officer on a fixed term basis. As a valued member of our team, you will be responsible for providing high levels of Administrative Support to the Development Services Department.

To be successful in this role, you will bring the following skills and competencies:

- The ability to provide a very high standard of Customer Service, with at least 3 years’ experience. Local Government experience is desirable.
- Extensive experience in document management and software systems and be able to provide high quality written responses and have excellent attention to detail.
- An interest in playing a key role in maintaining and improving the liveability and environment of Bayside.
- Ability to work on a number of activities simultaneously and be organised.
- Demonstrated ability to use word processing, spreadsheets, as well as planning process administration and records management tools.
- Demonstrated ability to contribute effectively to a team environment
- Relevant practical work experience.

**Mandatory pre-employment requirements**:

- Be willing to undergo and complete a satisfactory criminal history check.
- Provide or obtain an employment-based Working with Children check.

**What we can offer you in return**:

- A work life/balance through flexible and hybrid working arrangements.
- Generous leave provisions, including accrued time off, parental leave, three days of wellbeing leave per year, cultural and ceremonial leave, gender affirmation leave, plus the ability to purchase up to four weeks additional leave per year.
- Dedicated Staff Wellbeing programs, events and gym membership discounts.
- Learning and development opportunities so our people can grow and thrive.
- A Parkland surrounded office that is only short 500m stroll to the beach.
- Free onsite staff parking plus hybrid vehicles that employees can book for work related travel.

If you are ready to be part of our incredible organisation, and you think this role is the right fit for you, then we look forward to finding out more about you and what you would bring to this role.

**How to apply**:

- To discover more about the role and responsibilities review the Position Description
- If you require reasonable adjustment at any point throughout the recruitment process, then please do let us know by contacting the listed Hiring Manager

**Applications close**: Sunday 9 November, 11:55pm
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- Bayside City Council proudly acknowledges the Bunurong People of the Kulin Nation as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of this land, and we pay our respects to their Elders, past, present and emerging as well as all Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander community members with us today._