Band 5 - Salary Range $78,646 to $90,563 per annum + 11.5% Super + ADOSalary offered will depend on level of skills and experience.About Melton City CouncilThe City of Melton is a community where everyone belongs. Ours is a vibrant and diverse municipality — one of the fastest developing in Australia. Our organisation strives to provide our community with state-of-the-art amenity and facilities, engaging health and wellbeing options, and support to become active members of our Lifelong Learning City.We invest in innovation, offering professional and personal development, and generous leave and flexibility to staff, while also fostering a collaborative and inclusive culture.The OpportunityMelton City Council is seeking a permanent full-time Litter Prevention Officer. We are looking for a friendly and energetic individual to join our team and deliver an investigative and enforcement service to ensure it meets the safety and amenity standards of the community.The role will report to the Team Leader Litter Prevention and will liaise with the Metropolitan Waste Resource Recovery Group, Sustainability Victoria, Environment Protection Authority, and the Litter Enforcement Officer Network to ensure a coordinated statewide approach of best practice litter prevention.Key ResponsibilitiesProvide guidance, advice and assistance to residents, ratepayers, developers, builders and visitors in relation to compliance matters.Conduct prompt response and timely investigation into complaints received including appropriate customer feedback.Plan time effectively and actively patrol the municipal district as rostered or required to ensure compliance with the legislation, issuing notices and infringement notices where necessary in accordance with standard operating procedures.Conduct inspections and audits of developments and building sites and other tasks relating to the Act and Council's Building Site Amenity Program.Participate as a team member of the after-hours program service that includes an on-call availability and overtime service.About youTo be successful in this role you will have the following:Certificate IV in Statutory Compliance (Government) or similar qualification in Government or Civil Investigations with relevant experience working in a law enforcement environment and environmental protection.High level of oral and written communication skills when communicating with internal staff, customers and representing in a Court setting.Must hold or be able to obtain an Employee Working with Children Check.Culture and ValuesOur vision for our community is to be: "A vibrant, safe and liveable city accessible to all" and that means there's a place here for you too. Our organisational values represent us as an established growth Council and the values are reflected in everything we do; our decision-making, our actions and our service provision to the community.We are Vibrant MELTON. Our values are:MotivateEmpowerLeadTrustOpenNurtureStaff Benefits13 ADO's (Accrued Day Off) per year5 weeks annual leaveFlexible Working Hours16 weeks Paid Parental Leave (Super is paid during parental leave)3 weeks Paid Secondary Carer LeaveFamily Room available including Breastfeeding FacilitiesSubsidised UniformsHow To ApplyIf you require further information about the position, please contact Matthew Wong, Acting Team Leader Litter Prevention on 0448 219 ***.Applications must include a Resume and address the Key Selection Criteria outlining your suitability to the role. To address the Key Selection Criteria, you will need to write short statements explaining how you meet the criteria, or how you demonstrate the capability. We encourage you to keep your responses concise.To be eligible for employment at Melton City Council you must be legally entitled to work in Australia.All successful applicants will need to undertake pre-employment requirements including but not limited to a satisfactory criminal history record check. Successful applicants must be able to comply with any COVID-19 Public Health Orders applicable to Local Government employees.We strongly encourage job applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, LGBTIQA+ and people from culturally diverse backgrounds. If selected for an interview and you require any additional support or adjustments regarding interview arrangements, please advise the contact listed above in advance.Melton City Council is committed to being a child safe organisation and has Zero tolerance for child abuse. Melton City Council is committed to creating and maintaining a child safe organisation where protecting children and preventing and responding to child abuse is at the centre of our everyday thinking and service delivery.Applications close 11:59pm Wednesday 20 November 2024.#J-18808-Ljbffr