ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH OFFICER

Personnel Area: Lifestyle and Community Services 

Branch: Compliance and Regulatory Services

Salary Range: 

Band 4 AUD $82,995 - $89,095 per annum + 14% superannuation

Band 5 AUD $91,900 – $104,172 per annum + 14% superannuation

(Remuneration stated is for full-time positions)

Roles Available: Multiple permanent full-time positions available

Location: Based out of Green Square, Fortitude Valley. Field work locations vary.

Start Date: Start Dates in December 2024, January 2025 or February 2025

The Role:

This is your opportunity to be a part of a positive, enthusiastic and self-motivated professional team. As an Environmental Health Officer within Council, you will utilise your well-developed knowledge of public and environmental health to achieve outcomes for our city and residents. Acting on behalf of Council, you will perform your role as an Authorised Officer, exercising delegated powers to apply legislation and local laws.

A typical day at Council as an Environmental Health Officer may include food audits, personal appearance audits, events and festivals music monitoring, public health investigations including hoarding and squalor complaints, environmental noise and nuisance investigations, asbestos investigations and water contamination investigations . 

Graduate, early career and experienced Environmental Health Officers are all encouraged to apply.

Working with Council:

​​Council’s Employee Value Proposition allows you to Grow your career to deliver a better Brisbane. With strong career progression opportunities as well as benefits that matter, our focus on culture, people experience and wellbeing will make you proud to work for Brisbane City Council as we prepare for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games and beyond.

Benefits of the Role:

• working from home arrangements available
• diverse working environment with a balance of in-office, work from home and field-based locations
• 14% superannuation contribution
• 17.5% loading on annual leave
• 36.25 hour work week
• Council provided uniform
• access to Council’s car fleet to attend field-based locations
• career progression and professional development
• annual membership with Environmental Health Australia
• free gym and wellness centre
• access to 24/7 confidential EAP service.

About You:

We are seeking self-motivated and passionate team players, who have the courage and initiative to make a positive difference to the city of Brisbane and its residents. To be successful, you will have:

• a tertiary qualification in Environmental Health from an accredited course (please see the link) https://www.eh.org.au/workforce/accredited-courses
• open ‘C’ class driver’s licence
• time management and organisational skills
• communication skills
• research and problem-solving skills
• understanding of and ability to apply environmental health principles and legislation.

If you are a qualified Environmental Health Officer and would like to join Australia’s largest local Council to advance your career and support your work-life balance, we would love to hear from you.

Candidates applying for the Band 4 role should note that this is a developmental position (broad banded position across Bands 4-5). An employee appointed to a broad banded position who has reached the top incremental pay point in Band 4 and has achieved their goals as outlined in their performance leadership process may progress to a Band (5) position with the approval of the Delegate.

How to apply: Click on the 'I’m interested' button to complete your online application. Please upload your tailored resume and covering letter (of no more than one page) demonstrating your suitability to the position. Please indicate in your application which role/s you are interested in being considered for.

This role will require a Criminal History Check, and you will be required to undertake a pre-employment medical and functional assessment to assess your ability to perform the genuine occupational requirements of the role.

For more information: Please call Dim Amarandos, Talent Partner on 07 3178 5894 or contact via dimitrios.amarandos@brisbane.qld.gov.au.

People from diverse backgrounds, including those living with a disability and/or Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, who may have questions about the recruitment process or working at Council, are encouraged to reach out to the contact above, who can connect you with a member of Council’s Diversity and Inclusion team.

Application Closing Date: Sunday 17^th November 2024 at 11:55pm AEST.

Applications will be reviewed as they arrive. We will consider all applications up until and including closing date.

Brisbane City Council is a multi-award winning accessible and inclusive workplace where our people represent the diverse communities we serve, are supported, and can feel safe. Council has been awarded Employer of the Year at the National Disability Awards and has been recognised multiple times with ‘Gold Employer’ status from the Australian Workplace Equality Index for LGBTI inclusion.