Planning Administration Support Officer

Planning Administration Support Officer

We are seeking a highly motivated and diligent person to fill a temporary (18 month) part time (0.8 FTE/4 days per week) position within the Planning Services Unit to assist and support the statutory planning functions and services of Council.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Work as an effective team member and assist other staff

• Ensure a high level of customer service and output is maintained

• Provide administration duties including word processing

• Issuing statutory notices pertaining to planning legislation

• Provide research and background information on various matters

• Provide accurate, efficient data entry including preparation of relevant documents

• Handling phone and counter enquiries

To be successful in the role you will have:

• Certificate in office administration or similar, and/or previous experience in office administration and customer service

• Excellent communication skills including listening, verbal, written, spelling and grammar

• Highly developed time management and organisational skills

• Experience providing effective administration support to a team

This is a temporary part time (4 days per week) Band 4 position. For operational reasons the successful applicant will need to work on the following days: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.