Unit Manager I Community Health And Safety

**Position Description Unit Manager Community Health and Safety**
July 2025**

**Position title**Unit Manager Community Health and Safety

**Position number**1563

**Classification (Level)**Level 8

**Department**City Development

**Division**Development and Regulatory Services

**Business unit**Community Health and Safety

**People Leader**Manager Development and Regulatory

**Direct reports**Team Leader Community Safety, Team Leader Health
Leadership Team, Senior Leadership Team, Executive
Leadership Team. other internal departments as necessary,

**Key stakeholders**other Councils, members of the public including residents,
ratepayers and applicants, Council Assessment Panel, State
Government departments and related organisations.

**Community Vision: A liveable, sustainable community.**
The strategic directions of Liveable, Sustainable, and Community reflect the aspirations of
the community for the City of Marion's future.
A fourth strategic direction, Our Organisation, sets the focus for Council and its staff toward
fulfilling the 2024-2034 Community Vision and Strategic Directions. These interconnected
directions emphasise a commitment to achieving holistic outcomes for the council area

**City of Marion Values**
Our Values inform what is important in how we deliver for our community.
They aspire towards a consistent standard that can be expected from all who engage with
the City of Marion. **Our Community Vision**

**Together we**
**Focus on the customer |** We are:

- Engaged with our diverse community
- Responsive and proactive
- Dedicated to delivering great customer

experiences
**Engage with respect |** We are:

- Committed to a safe and inclusive workplace
- Connected, caring and professional
- Honest, transparent and act with integrity

**Embrace excellence |**We are**:

- Adaptable, driven and continuously improve
- Accountable for our decisions and actions
- Proactive in sustainability and support the

A great place to _work_

**Position Description Unit Manager Community Health and Safety**
July 2025**

environment

**Purpose**

The Unit Manager Community Health and Safety is a role that encompasses leadership and
management of community health and safety matters within Council. The primary objective
of this position is to manage and enhance community health and safety related outcomes
across the city, covering regulatory services and environmental health.

While working in alignment with the Manager Development and Regulatory Services, the
individual will need a commitment to work towards a long-term community vision of
community health and safety services in response to local needs.

This role requires strong communication skills and the ability to build and maintain solid
relationships with internal and external stakeholders. As a leader within the organisation,
this role will have the customer, community and safety at the forefront of that is done to
provide the highest level of service both internally and externally.

**Key Deliverables**
- Foster and lead a team culture focused on delivering exceptional customer

experience in community health and safety matters.
- Utilise an operation management approach to manage workloads, allocate

appropriate resources to ensure that the Community Health and Safety Team
delivers services in accordance with corporate, team and individual KPI's and SLA's as
required.
- Be an innovative, dynamic and expert leader in community health and safety related

matters across Council, including identifying and implementing opportunities for
continuous improvement projects to enhance the services provided to the
community.
- Support the individual development of staff through the development and utilisation

of Professional Development Plans.
- Undertaken human resource activities associated with workforce planning,

recruitment, performance management and identifying learning and development
opportunities within the team.
- Prepare and coordinate reports, information for briefings and business cases to

Council for matters related to the Community Health and Safety Team.
- Ensure that Community Health and Safety operates within the approved budget

requirements to meet work area plans.
- Contribute to the management of operational risk and implement risk management

processes within the business unit.
- Comply with the requirements set out by the Return to Work Act 2014 and the Local

Government Association Workers Compensation Scheme, and undertake activities
associated with Return to Work practices.

A great place to _work_

**Position Description Unit Manager Community Health and Safety**
July 2025**
- All other accountabilities as required.

**Person Specification**

Essential criteria
- Relevant experience in community health and/or safety related fields.
- Experience in leading a multiple disciplinary team with the ability to demonstrate the

following leadership capabilities:
o Communicate with influence and authenticity
- Empower staff
- Resilience
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