Location

Launceston

Type

Permenant Full Time

Salary/Remuneration

Duties/ Responsibilities

• Investigating environmental protection and environmental nuisance matters
  and taking appropriate action in line with legislation, and regulatory
  frameworks.
• Undertaking inspections, compliance activities and enforcement action to
  protect the municipality’s natural and built environment.
• Providing accurate, timely and specialist advice on environmental management
  to internal stakeholders, external agencies and the community.
• Preparing reports, notices, briefs of evidence and other regulatory
  documentation, and providing expert evidence in court where required.
• Working proactively with the community, businesses and industry to educate,
  build understanding and support voluntary compliance.
• Monitoring and responding to environmental risks, complaints and emerging
  issues using evidence-based judgement and a customer-focused approach.
• Contributing to prevention and control programs, emergency management
  activities and continuous improvement across the team and organisation.

Qualifications / Selection criteria

We are looking for someone who demonstrates, through behaviour, an alignment and
an understanding of Our Values and has the following qualifications, skills and
experience:

• Tertiary qualifications in environmental science, environmental studies or a
  similar transferable discipline.
• At least three years’ experience in a regulatory or environmental role, with
  experience investigating environmental nuisances, environmental contamination and related compliance matters.
• Strong knowledge of environmental legislation, regulations, guidelines and
  codes of practice, and the ability to apply them in an operational setting.
• Well-developed communication, negotiation and conflict resolution skills, with
  the ability to build rapport and influence outcomes with a wide range of
  stakeholders.
• Strong investigative, problem-solving and decision-making skills, with the
  ability to work autonomously, manage competing priorities and produce high
  quality work.
• Strong computer skills, a current driver’s licence, and the ability to meet the
  role requirements including a Working with Vulnerable People check and
  White Card.

Position Description

How to apply

If you are interested, for further information and instructions on how to apply please visit the careers page of our website at Careers - City of Launceston and download the Employment Information Pack (position description above) for this position.

Your application should include a Cover Letter, your current Resume and a statement (maximum two pages) addressing the highlighted Selection Criteria outlined in the Position Description section of the Employment Information Pack. You must address the Selection Criteria to be eligible for interview.

Contact

For further information specific to this role, please contact Jess Emery, Team Leader Environmental Health on 03 6323 3379, or jess.emery@launceston.tas.gov.au

Location

Launceston

Type

Permenant Full Time

Salary/Remuneration

Duties/ Responsibilities

• Investigating public health, food safety and environmental health matters and
  taking appropriate action in line with legislation, regulations, and policies.
• Undertaking inspections, assessments, compliance activities and enforcement
  action as an authorised Council Officer.
• Providing timely specialist advice on public and environmental health matters
  to internal stakeholders, external agencies, businesses and the community.
• Preparing reports, notices, briefs of evidence and other regulatory
  documentation, and providing expert evidence in court where required.
• Working proactively with the community, businesses and industry to build
  understanding, support voluntary compliance and improve public health
  outcomes.
• Supporting emergency management and broader public health initiatives,
  including responses to incidents, outbreaks and emerging community risks.
• Contributing environmental health expertise to climate adaptation, resilience
  planning and continuous improvement across the team and organisation.

Qualifications / Selection criteria

We are looking for someone who demonstrates, through behaviour, an alignment and
an understanding of Our Values and has the following qualifications, skills and
experience:

• A Bachelor of Health Science in Environmental Health, or equivalent qualifications acceptable to the Director of Public Health, with the ability to accept authorisations and delegations as an Environmental Health Officer.
• At least three years’ experience working as an Environmental Health Officer across areas such as food businesses, environmental nuisances, onsite wastewater systems and related public and environmental health matters.
• Strong knowledge of current public and environmental health legislation, guidelines, Australian Standards, and codes of practice, and the ability to apply them in a compliance setting.
• Strong investigative, problem-solving and decision-making skills, with the ability to prepare legal reports, manage competing priorities and work autonomously in the field.
• Well-developed communication, negotiation and conflict resolution skills, with the ability to build positive relationships, influence outcomes and deliver customer-focused solutions.
• Strong computer skills, a current driver’s licence, and the ability to meet the role requirements including a Working with Vulnerable People card.

Position Description

How to apply

If you are interested, for further information and instructions on how to apply please visit the careers page of our website at Careers - City of Launceston and download the Employment Information Pack (position description above) for this position.

Your application should include a Cover Letter, your current Resume and a statement (maximum two pages) addressing the highlighted Selection Criteria outlined in the Position Description section of the Employment Information Pack. You must address the Selection Criteria to be eligible for interview.

Contact

For further information specific to this role, please contact Jess Emery, Team Leader Environmental Health on 03 6323 3379, or jess.emery@launceston.tas.gov.au

Location

Cairns Public Health Unit – Cairns

Type

Full Time

Salary/Remuneration

$5557.50 - $5798.90 per fortnight

Duties/ Responsibilities

• Demonstrate specialist environmental health clinical knowledge, skills and risk-based
  decision making to manage the day to day delivery of environmental health services,
  across multiple specialty areas and across multiple health services and/or multiple
  sites, to develop evidence-based options and implement appropriate interventions
  and enforcement strategies, with minimal supervision.
• Operationally manage a team of environmental health officers and/or a multi-
  disciplinary team, including resource allocation to deliver environmental health
  programs, projects and research across multiple-Health Services and/or multiple-
  sites.
• Use specialist environmental health clinical skills and expertise gained from
  significant professional development activities, post graduate education or formal
  qualifications and experience to manage the implementation of novel, complex or
  critical programs, interventions and / or investigations for breaches of relevant public
  health legislation
• Provide high level specialist clinical environmental health advice and prepare
  comprehensive reports and submissions to the Manager Environmental Health and
  key internal and external stakeholders on a daily basis. Represent environmental
  health on area and state-wide committees as delegated.

Qualifications / Selection criteria

Position Description

How to apply

Click here to apply

Contact

Andrew D'Addona - 07 4226 5555

Location

Medical Services – Cairns

Type

Full Time

Salary/Remuneration

$3030.00 - $4453.50 per fortnight

Duties/ Responsibilities

• Work extensively in remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities with limited
  direct supervision.
• Demonstrated ability to work autonomously in remote settings to deliver routine
  Environmental Health WaSH program services with a strong focus on drinking water.
• Collaborate with partners in addressing environmental health issues in culturally and
  linguistically diverse groups including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations to
  enhance population health outcomes utilising various communication methods.

Qualifications / Selection criteria

Position Description

How to apply

Click here to apply

Contact

Chris Blake – 07 4226 5555

Location

Cairns Public Health Unit – Cairns

Type

Salary/Remuneration

$79,051 - $116,189 per annum

Duties/ Responsibilities

Demonstrate expertise, skills and knowledge, commensurate with the level of
experience, to undertake routine environmental health services and incident
response, and implement projects and research, while under the supervision and
professional guidance of a more senior environmental health officer.

Qualifications / Selection criteria

• Provide routine advice on environmental health matters to internal and external

stakeholders, commensurate with the level of experience.

• Collaborate with partners in addressing environmental health issues in culturally and

linguistically diverse groups including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
populations to enhance population health outcomes utilising various communication
methods.

• Collaborate with partners in addressing environmental health issues in culturally and

linguistically diverse groups including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
populations to enhance population health outcomes utilising various communication
methods.

Position Description

How to apply

Applications are to be made through the below link.

Click here to apply

Contact

Amy Coco

07 4226 5555