Reuse Shop Officer

Join a passionate team making a real impact in waste reduction and
sustainability at Council's Gregadoo Waste Management Centre (GWMC). As a Reuse Shop Officer, you'll play a hands-on role in customer
service, retail sales, and resource recovery.

Your day will include helping customers, processing payments, maintaining
a clean and organised shopfront, and ensuring reusable materials are presented
for sale - diverting waste from landfill and back into the community.

If you enjoy working with people, care about the environment, and thrive
in a fast-paced, hands-on role, this could be the perfect fit

• Two (2) permanent, part-time positions
  available.

• Twenty-nine (29) hours per fortnight over a two (2) week
  rotating roster, as follows:

• Week
  1:
  Thursday and Friday, 7.45am to 3.30pm daily (30-minute unpaid meal break)

• Week
  2:
  Saturday and Sunday, 7.45am to 3.30pm daily (30-minute unpaid meal break)

• Access to five (5) weeks annual leave based on a two
  (2) week rotating roster (pro-rata based on part time hours
  of work).

• Remuneration package of $920.68 gross per
  fortnight with the opportunity to progress to $1,104.82 gross per fortnight +
  superannuation (12%) based on part-time hours of work.
• Penalty rates applicable for hours worked on
  weekends.

*Please note: Rates
of pay for all Council employees aged between 15-18 years of age are paid in
accordance with the Local Government (State) Award 2023, Clause 32. Junior and
TraineeEmployment. For
further information, please see Council's Junior Rates of Pay Fact Sheet.

Key Responsibilities:

As a Reuse Shop
Officer, you will be responsible to:

• Deliver tasks with
  Council's Reuse Shop i.e., greeting customers, answering questions, processing
  payments, and maintaining a professional attitude reflecting Council's
  commitment to customers.
• Effectively manage
  the collection, presentation and sale of re-saleable materials ensuring maximum
  recyclable diversion.
• Maintain the reuse
  shop to a high level of housekeeping and follow the pricing mechanisms as
  developed by management.
• Undertake recycling
  and direct sales duties including operation of the reuse shop; load
  inspections; direct public and contractors to correct waste disposal areas and
  alternate diversion areas; provide waste disposal advice; process payments and
  charges.
• Effectively manage
  the presentation and sale of re-saleable materials, ensuring maximum recyclable
  diversion and compliance with regulations and procedure.
• Promote and plan
  opportunities to increase diversion and sales revenue in conjunction with
  Coordinator.
• Communicate with
  other team members to maximise diversion and sales.
• Utilise and
  maintain all items of plant, equipment, tools and personal protective equipment
  and clothing (PPE/C) in accordance
  with Council standards.
• Complete
  documentation relevant to the role e.g. standard forms, payroll, cash and
  EFTPOS reconciliations, site safety documentation including incident reports
  etc.
• Perform other duties in support of the GWMC team as directed,
  relevant to skills, competence and training.

Essential Requirements of the Position:

As the successful applicant, you will bring a
strong mix of qualifications, skills and professional experience, including:

• Current Class C
  Driver's Licence (MR Licence Desirable).
• General
  Construction Induction Training Card.
• National
  Certificates of Competency - Forklift (LF) (Desirable and willingness to
  obtain).
• Demonstrated
  experience relevant to the role including cash handling.
• Demonstrated
  ability to work effectively in a team and independently.
• Demonstrated time
  management, planning and basic computer skills.

In accordance with Work Health and Safety legislation, the successful
applicant is required to be vaccinated for Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B and Tetanus
and will be asked to provide evidence of this.

What
is next?

Applications close Thursday,
4 September 2025 at 11.59pm AEDST with interviews to be held in the week
commencing Monday, 15 September 2025.

If you are interested in
this role and would like more information, please contact Andrea Baldwin, Resource
Recovery Facilities Manager on

As part of the
recruitment process, pre-employment checks will be conducted in line with
requirements of the position.

All
preferred candidates for this position will be asked to consent to a police
check. Please note that people with a criminal record are not discouraged from
applying for the position. Each application will be considered on its merit.

For more information and
to apply, please visit:

Council
is an inclusive employer. We strive to reflect the community in which we work,
as a result we welcome and encourage applications from skilled people from all
walks of life. This includes women, men, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
people, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with a disability,
veterans, sexually and gender diverse people, people with lived experience and
people of all ages.