Job Description

Location: Brimbank Community & Civic Centre

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Department: Climate Emergency and Environment

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Compensation: Band 6A 36 Hour Week AUD $99,873.81 - $108,307.45

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Employment type: Permanent Full Time

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Work Arrangement: Hybrid

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Band 6:$99,873.81 - $108,307.45 per annum +Superannuation

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Permanent Full Time Opportunity

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Exciting opportunity to join one of Melbourne's largestmunicipalities.

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Located in the centre of Melbourne's growing west, Brimbank CityCouncil is a local government that is welcoming, diverse, and proud - just likethe community we serve.

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Being community-first underpins everything we do. We work andadvocate for our community, being innovative, future-focused, and responsive;applying these same principles to the way we work with each other everyday.

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Brimbank is situated on the traditional lands ofthe Wurundjeri and Bunurong people. We pay our respects to theirElders past, present and emerging.

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Every person working for Brimbank City Council shares our aspirationto make our City the best it can be!

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We are currently seeking a full time permanent staff member to joinour Climate Emergency team based at our offices inSunshine.

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The role

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Reporting to the Climate Emergency Coordinator, we are seeking a Waste Education Officer who can bring their skills and experience to:

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- Work across different Council departments to develop and deliver waste education projects and programs.
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- Provide a specialist customer service resource to respond to enquiries around the kerside reform program.
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- Provide input and help to develop policy, strategy, and advocacy documents (e.g. comment on consultation papers) and presentations.
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- Manage a budget, and related procurement processes. This includes engaging, supervising and managing consultants, seeking competitive quotes and reporting on the budget.
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To be considered you will have

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- Ability to work in accordance with our values and behaviours.
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- Possess a relevant degree qualification in waste management, sustainability, environmental management, education or related field with relevant experience or a lesser formal qualification with substantial experience.
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- Extensive knowledge and capacity to provide specialist advice on waste management and the transition to the circular economy.
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- Relevant skills and experience in the end-to-end development, delivery and evaluation of waste education and behaviour change programs and projects.
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- Possess high-level interpersonal and communication skills. This includes the demonstrated ability to foster internal networks and maintain positive intra-organisational relationships.
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- Demonstrated ability to manage own time, set priorities, and plan and organise work to deliver relevant actions from Council strategies on time and within budget.
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- Local government experience is desirable
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Benefits of working at Brimbank include:

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- Fortnightly rostered day off
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- 16 days of personal leave per year (FTE)
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- 20 weeks paid parental leave (FTE)
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- 8 weeks partner leave
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- Make a positive impact to your local community
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Brimbank City Council actively encourages applicants from Aboriginaland Torres Strait Islander heritage, people living with disability, andLGBTQIA+ and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to explore theopportunity of a career at Brimbank.

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If you have any support or access requirements, or would like tospeak to someone about employment process please contact People Culture andWellbeing on 92494000.

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Brimbank City Council is a ChildSafe organisation and endeavouring to promote child safe,child friendly practices.

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To be eligible for employment at Brimbank City Council you must bean Australian citizen, permanent resident of Australia or be legally entitledto work in Australia.

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Direct any queries regarding the role to: David Collins, Climate Emergency Coordinator - [email protected]

📌 Waste Education Officer (Kerbside Reform) (Victoria)
🏢 Brimbank City Council
📍 Victoria