Brief Description

Organisational Development Support Officer

2-year contract - Temporary

At Penrith City Council, it’s not about having to choose.

Life with us is the best of both worlds.

What We Offer You

- 2-year temporary contract
- Salary: $86,675 - $100,330 Annually + 12% Superannuation
- Flexibility balanced by on-site presence (with some early starts and late finishes)
- A chance to create a ripple effect – every learner you support helps strengthen our organisation and community.
- Opportunities to learn, develop and thrive
- A team where good people, great ideas and coffee-powered problem solving come together.

Here’s What You’ll Be Up To… Are you passionate about supporting learning, development and employee success? This 2-year temporary opportunity offers exposure to a broad range of projects, including leadership development, workforce capability, compliance training, employee experience and other organisational development initiatives. While flexible work options are available, this role requires a visible presence at Council sites regularly to support learning activities, collaborate with stakeholders and connect with the broader workforce across our local government area – at times you will be required to start early and finish late, examples of this may include 6am starts and 8pm finishes.

As an Organisational Development Support Officer, you'll be part of a tight-knit team and you’ll play an important role in creating a positive learning experience for employees across Council. You’ll coordinate learning and development activities that help our employees to succeed, manage training records and systems, support organisational development programs, build eLearning modules and provide exceptional customer service to all employees and stakeholders. Working closely with the Organisational Development team, People and Culture colleagues, leaders, employees and external training providers, you'll help ensure our learning and capability initiatives run seamlessly.

Success in this role comes from being organised, responsive and customer-focused, with a keen eye for detail, a can-do attitude and a passion for continuous improvement. Every day, you'll help create a culture where learning is valued and employees are supported to perform at their best.

Who Are We

This role reflects Council's "Best of Both Worlds" Employee Value Proposition. You’ll enjoy the challenge of coordinating a variety of programs,



engaging with stakeholders across the organisation and contributing to meaningful protects that strengthen workforce capability, leadership and organisational culture. You’ll be part of a passionate, supportive and collaborative team that values continuous improvement, wellbeing, work-life balance and working together to achieve great outcomes.

Most importantly, you’ll make a meaningful impact by helping build a capable, engaged and high-performing workforce that delivers positive outcomes for our Council.

Check out our Position Description to learn more about this role.

What are we looking for?

Our Team Is Looking For Someone Who Is…

- A proactive and organised team player who enjoys coordinating multiple tasks, solving problems and delivering high-quality support.
- A robust communicator and relationship builder who is customer-focused and enjoys working with a diverse range of stakeholders.
- Passionate about helping others, with strong experience in administration, support, learning and development or a related field.
- Curious and has a positive mindset with a commitment to continuous improvement, looking for an opportunity to grow or take on new challenge.
- Able to support our Organisational Development programs at different sites, at times starting early (around 6am) or finishing late (around 8pm).

The must-know bits You will be required to undertake employment checks, which may include a Criminal History Check, Qualification Check, Working with Children Check, Medical Declaration and/or a Functional Test, as relevant to the position for which you have applied. Where a Criminal History Check is required and has returned a result that indicates disclosable court outcomes, you will be required to provide a copy of the report to Penrith City Council, for review, to progress through the recruitment process.

Ready to make work feel less like… work?

If you’re nodding along and already picturing your first day, submit your application by hitting ‘Apply Now’.

In addition to a cover letter and resume,



applicants are required to submit comprehensive responses to the selection criteria (outlined in the position description) as a part of their application. Applicants who do not meet the essential criteria will not be considered.

We’ve got an chance, you’ve got talent… Let’s talk.

For more information, contact Sarah Taylor – Organisational Development Business Partner on 02 4732 7813.

Applicants must have the right to live and work in Australia to apply for this position.

Council is a Child Safe Organisation. For more information about this, please see our website.

At Penrith City Council, we believe the best of both worlds means embracing the unique perspectives, backgrounds and experiences that make our City and our organisation vibrant. We are committed to building a workplace where everyone feels valued, respected and supported and welcome applicants from people of all backgrounds, abilities and identities.

Requirements

Essential

- Demonstrated experience in a similar people-centric support role
- Ability to demonstrate:
- Robust communication skills
- Strong planning and organising skills

- A passion for learning, development and growth of employees’ skills and engagement

Desirable

- Experience working in the L&D;/training space

Summary Are you passionate about supporting learning, development and employee success? As an Organisational Development Support Officer, you will play a key role in delivering a positive learning experience for employees across Council. Working within a collaborative Organisational Development team, you will coordinate learning and development activities, manage training systems and records, support capability-building programs, build eLearning modules and provide exceptional customer service to employees and stakeholders. You'll work closely with People and Culture colleagues, leaders, staff and external training providers to ensure learning initiatives are delivered seamlessly.

This 2-year temporary opportunity offers exposure to a broad range of organisational development projects. While flexible work arrangements are available, regular on-site presence is required to support learning activities and engage with stakeholders across the local government area. Success in this role comes from being organised, responsive and customer-focused, with a keen eye for detail, a can-do attitude and a passion for continuous improvement.

Every day, you'll help create a culture where learning is valued and employees are supported to perform at their best.

📌 Organisational Development Support Officer (Penrith)
🏢 Penrith City Council
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