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Environmental Health Officer

2 weeks ago


Geelong, Australia City of Greater Geelong Full time

**Environmental Health Officer**:
**Job no**: 497714

**Work type**: Temporary Full Time

**Classification**: Band 6 ($88,493 - $95,456 pa)

**Categories**: 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 role, provide a regulatory Environmental Health Service that ensures compliance with legislative controls and other relevant circumstances which have an impact upon protecting public health within both the organisation and the community.

Key responsibilities include:

- Conduct inspections, assessments and other surveillance activities including sampling to ensure compliance with regulations and standards pursuant to the Food and Public Health and Wellbeing Acts’ requirements, Tobacco Act, Environment Protection Act, Liquor Control Act, Local Government Act, Residential Tenancies Act, standard of habitation and overcrowding, Nuisances (with respect to drainage, odours, noise, vermin and pollution), standards for public pools and spas, septic tanks, sewer failures and sewage disposal, etc.
- Maintain accurate and factual file notes, records and other documentation for all inspections and investigations conducted are kept in accordance with administrative procedure
- Undertake appropriate enforcement action when non compliances are identified including issuing orders, directions, seizure, infringements, preparing briefs of evidence, instigating legal proceedings in court, attending court and giving evidence in accordance with Council’s policies and procedures.
- Investigate and follow-up infectious disease notifications including outbreaks referred by the Department of Health and Services (DHHS) and provide advice and information on infections disease control to the public as required.

**About you**

To be successful in this role, you will have:

- Qualification as an Environmental Health Officer.
- Eligibility for membership of the Australian Institute of Environmental Health (AIEH) or Environmental Health Professional’s Association (EHPA)
- Current employee Working with Children check.
- Recent Victorian experience as a practising Environmental Health Officer preferred, though recent graduates may also apply.
- Experience in legal proceedings is preferred with the ability to prepare competent prosecution reports.

**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 for health insurance
- corporate membership rates at Swim Sport and Leisure facilities

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