7h ago , from Our Mob - Job Board for First Nations Jobseekers
Permanent Part Time 22.8 hours (3 days/week)
Band 6 - Starting from $97,****** (pro rata)+ super
Why You'll Want to Join Us
Supportive and friendly team environment where we value growth and development
Hybrid/flexible working arrangements and an emphasis on work/life balance
Work in a dynamic and collaborative environment
Benefits Package
Hybrid Working Policy
For those working full time hours - 2 days worked in the office and 1 days WFH
Health and wellbeing
- free EAP counselling, discounted leisure membership 40% off for Staff and 25% off for Managers, salary sacrifice childcare options
Professional Development
- leadership courses and learning workshops, Education Assistance Program featuring study and exam leave and up to 50% course fee reimbursement
About the Role
The Senior Statutory Planner is responsible for assessing and determining planning applications pursuant to the Planning and Environment Act ****, especially those that are generally complex, large-scale or otherwise significant in nature.
The Senior Statutory Planner is also responsible for providing a high level of customer service to the public, as well as advice to other branches of Council, about planning policies, controls and procedures andfor representing Council at hearings before the Planning List of the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT).
If you are looking for a role in an exciting inner-city location with a variety of planning applications and are able to juggle multiple tasks, deal with the unexpected and contribute to a collaborative and friendly team environment, then we want to hear from you!
What We're Looking For
To be successful in this role you will be a agile and vibrant team player with a focus on processing planning applications and delivering high level customer service. You will be enthusiastic, innovative, self-motivated and able to work autonomously and within a team.




We are seeking candidates who have attention for detail, good written and organisational skills and who are committed to providing excellent customer service.
Yarra city council is a progressive organisation. We pride ourselves on inclusive culture. We aim to continually improve service to the community.
For further information, please refer to the Position Description or contact Lara Fiscalini at ******.
Applications close on: Wednesday 19 August ****, at 11:55pm.
Additional Information
This position is subject to satisfactory Police Checkprior to commencement. Pre-employment checks are not used by Yarra City Council to prevent any applicant from applying for this position. Each application will be considered on its merits.
At Yarra Every Job is a Climate Job!
Acting on the climate emergency requires that we change the way we think, make decisions, and prioritise action. We must embed proactive climate responses in the ways we govern, live our lives, and conduct our work. Every choice we make today and into the future will have an impact; this is true for Council and the community.
Acknowledging the scale of this crisis, at Yarra we are committed to ensuring that every job is a climate job meaning that each staff member will play a key role in shaping our climate response.
Yarra's Commitment to Diversity
Yarra City Council is committed to being achild safe organisationand supports flexible and accessible working arrangements for all. This includes people with a disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, culturally, religiously and linguistically diverse people, young people, older people, women, and people who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, intersex or queer.
We draw pride and strength from our diversity, remain open to new approaches and actively foster an inclusive workplace that celebrates the contribution made by all our people.
This job was originally advertised via Our Mob - The Job Board for First Nations Jobseekers.
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📌 Senior Statutory Planner (Melbourne)
🏢 Yarra City Council
📍 Melbourne