About the Town

The Town of Bassendean is a small local government that sits along the Derbarl Yerrigan on the traditional lands of the Whadjuk Noongar people. We employ around 150 staff in diverse teams of dedicated people who are committed to delivering a wide range of services to our community. The Town maintains solid connections to our residents and drives positive change. We strive to build a strong, liveable community for now and for the future. Although we are small in size, we are big in heart, connectedness and collaboration.

About the Team

The Town's Ranger Service is responsible for contributing to community safety, protecting public amenity, and administering a range of regulatory functions, including parking control, animal management and fire risk management. Through an education-first approach to compliance, the Service seeks to achieve positive outcomes for the community while ensuring legislative obligations are met.

About the role

The purpose of this role is to lead an efficient and effective Ranger service, that promotes well-being, safety and respect in the community and achieves high standards of compliance with statutory obligations. It also plays a key role in leading operational service delivery and supporting continuous improvement within the Ranger Service.

About you

The successful candidate will have:

- At least 5 years Local Government experience and/or previous experience as a Senior Ranger (desirable)

- Completed the Regulatory Officer Compliance Skills 1 and 2, or equivalent (essential)

- Well-developed verbal and written communication skills (essential)

- Current WA "C" class driver's licence (essential)

- Current National Police Clearance (essential)

- Possession of a Certificate IV in Local Government (Regulatory Services) (desirable)





- Completed First Aid training (desirable)

All Town of Bassendean staff demonstrate our corporate values of community, respect, connection, adaptability and accountability.

Salary and Benefits

This Permanent full-time position attracts a salary of between $103,000 and $108,668 per annum plus superannuation.

The Town also offers up to 4% additional superannuation (conditions apply), free parking, ongoing training and professional development, and up to two additional leave days per calendar year.

Working Hours

The position is permanent full-time, 76 hours per fortnight and is based on a ranger roster system with weekends as required.

The Town of Bassendean supports employees having access to versatile working arrangements to help them manage work and life responsibilities. As flexibility means different things to different people, the Town has a range of flexibility options that may be negotiated.

Would you like to know more?

Further information is available in the Employment Information Pack and the Position Description. For position related queries please contact Alex Snadden, Manager Planning and Regulation at ********@bassendean.wa.gov.au ph: 08 9377 8024

Application close date: Thursday 15 October 2026at 5.00 PM

Cameron Woods

Chief Executive Officer

The Town of Bassendean is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing a safe and inclusive workplace that is reflective of our diverse society. We are one team – collectively our differences strengthen our organisation and deliver great local government to our community. Applications are encouraged from suitably qualified candidates from all backgrounds and people living with disability.

PLEASE NOTE: APPLICATIONS CAN ONLY BE ACCEPTED FROM CANDIDATES WHO HAVE THE RELEVANT WORKING RIGHTS TO FILL THIS POSITION.

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