Mackay Regional Council offers you excellent career development opportunities, fantastic benefits and a commitment to work/life balance.
Mackay Regional Council is currently recruiting for a Local Laws Officers to join our Health & Regulatory team on a temporary basis, until May 2021.
The ideal candidate required to provide for the protection of public amenity and health and safety of the Mackay Regional community by administering and enforcing Council’s Local Laws and Policies.
In this role, you will carry out all inspections, patrols and required remedial actions to ensure control of all animals highlighted within Council’s Local Laws. You will also be responsible for issuing infringement notices, parking infringement tickets, investigating abandoned vehicles and caring for impounded animals.
To be successful in this role, you will have experience in a regulatory compliance role along with a current QLD ‘C’ Class drivers licence. Sound interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to resolve conflict and deal with difficult people is essential, in addition to time management and basic literacy and keyboard skills. Exposure to animal behaviour and control would be highly regarded.
Applicants must be willing to partake in an on-call roster.
Mackay Regional Council provides competitive remuneration packages including attractive salary, hours, employee benefits and training and development opportunities.
In return for your valued contribution you will be rewarded with;
- Hourly rate from $32.00 - $35.00 + applicable allowances
- Up to 18% superannuation (conditions apply)
- 9 day fortnight roster
- Choice of 4 or 5 weeks’ annual leave
- 17.5% leave loading
- May be eligible for salary sacrificing options
- Membership to lifestyle benefits program including corporate discounts
- Study and assistance programs for career development
- Learning and development opportunities
- Employee Assistance Program
- Employee health and wellbeing initiatives
Interested?
For a Position Description and information on how to apply please visit https://vacancies.mackay.qld.gov.au/ER21_3_19_8_9825/VacancyList.aspx
To apply, you will need to submit a resume, cover letter and a full statement addressing the selection criteria. The selection criteria can be found on the Position Description, available to be downloaded from the vacancy on Council’s website.
Applications close: 13th August 2020
We are an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer, where all applicants are treated with fairness and respect and have equal access to all opportunities available. At Mackay Regional Council, diversity is about creating a respectful and inclusive workplace that recognises the unique contributions and perspectives of our employees, working together to deliver extraordinary results.