Team Leader Litter Prevention

**Full Time Permanent Position**

**Band 6 - Salary Range $95,073 to $103,531per 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**

Melton City Council seeks a permanent full time Team Leader to manage the Litter Prevention team. We are looking for a friendly and energetic individual to join our team in developing and delivering a specialised and responsive litter prevention program. The team leader will be responsible for supervising and developing the Litter Prevention Officers within the team.

The role will report to the Coordinator Amenity Protection and will liaise with the Metropolitan Waste Resource Recovery Group, Sustainability Victoria and Environment Protection Authority to ensure a coordinated statewide approach of best practice litter prevention.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Provide day-to-day supervision, development and support to Litter Prevention staff, including the monitoring and reporting of performance.
- Provide input into developing and implementing a Litter Prevention program relating to illegal dumping and environmental protection issues.
- Monitor the budget and identify any discrepancies and in conjunction with the Coordinator, assist with budget development.
- Oversee and undertake investigations in line with the relevant legislation and preparing or authorising briefs of evidence as required.

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

**About you**

**_ To be successful in this role you will have the following:_**
- Certificate IV in Government (Statutory Compliance) or Business, or similar qualification with relevant experience and substantial experience in law enforcement or environmental protection.
- Experience in dealing with complaints or disputes in a professional and diligent manner.
- Supervisory experience and/or a demonstrated ability to lead, develop and motivate staff.
- Demonstrated experience in Court attendance and prosecution procedures.
- Current valid Victorian Driver’s Licence.
- Must hold or be able to obtain an Employee Working with Children Check.

**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 - Australian Breastfeeding Association
- Wellbeing initiatives
- Subsidised Uniforms

**How To Apply**

If you require further information about the position, please contact **Natasha King,** Coordinator Amenity Protection on **9747 7391**.

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.

**Melton City Council is committed to being a child safe organisation and has Zero tolerance for child abuse. Melton City Council is committed to creating and maintaining a child safe organisation wher