Environmental Health Officer

Environmental Health Officer

Are you looking for a rewarding career where you can grow and develop while having the benefit of living in an idyllic North Coast location? Here at Clarence Valley Council, we strive to be a progressive employer that offers a rewarding and flexible work environment. Our vision is to create a community full of opportunity and our workforce is where we start to achieve our community aspirations.

Located in the Northern Rivers of NSW, we cover 10,441 square kilometres with the three major community hubs of Grafton, Yamba and Maclean. We are one of the biggest employers in the Valley and can offer you a rewarding career and a new lifestyle. Our goal is to be the employer of choice in the Valley, creating opportunities for those who live here already and for those who want to move here.

We are in an exciting period of transformation with a focus on employee engagement, satisfaction and delivering exceptional services and facilities for the community.

So come and join the team while enjoying all that Clarence Valley has to offer you and your family. 

Learn more about living in the Clarence Valley here.

What you need to know...

• permanent full time -70 hours per fortnight
• the package: $81,659 - $97,379 plus superannuation, per annum
• location - Grafton or Maclean (to be negotiated)
• assistance with relocation expenses 
• flexible working arrangements 
• enjoy the benefits of flex time 
• access to fitness passport 

About the role

Council would love you to apply for this key environmental and public health role in our Environmental Services team if variety in your working life motivates you.

The successful candidate will be active in and out of the office environment monitoring and ensuring public health in food shops, public swimming pools, skin penetration premises, administering approvals for caravan parks and manufactured home estates, investigating environmental pollution incidents and continually improving our procedures to improve efficiency and increase the enjoyment of our time at work.

You will be joining Council at an exciting time with the strategic direction for the Environmental Services team being refreshed through a number of environmental strategies that are being prepared this financial year. Our community wants Council to be more active in environmental management and we are utilising this public support to identify opportunities and motivate proactive change across our environmental functions.

If you would like to know more or have any questions then please get in touch with us. We'd love to hear from you!

Download the position description here.

Contact

Leanne Grocott, Coordinator Environmental Services on (02) 6643 0286

Closing date

Tuesday 9 April 2024 at 11.30 pm (NSW time).

Other important information

This position is located at Council's Grafton or Maclean Office, however, this may change should business needs identify other work locations to be more appropriate to deliver our services in the future.

A probation period applies to this position.