Location

Kwinana, WA

Type

Permanent | Full Time | 76hrs Per Fortnight

Salary/Remuneration

($113,539 - $122,076 per annum + superannuation

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Fortnight)

Duties/ Responsibilities

As our new Senior Environmental Health Officer you’ll:

• Investigate, assess, and problem-solve like a pro.

• Provide expert advice, support and mentor colleagues.

• Make a real impact in a rapidly evolving, connected and liveable.

Qualifications / Selection criteria

To make an impact as our new Senior Environmental Health Officer, the successful candidate will
have:

• Environmental Health qualifications and eligibility under Public Health Act
• Strong knowledge of environmental health legislation (Food Act, Public Health Act, etc.)
• Excellent communication, investigative & leadership skills

How to apply

To be considered for this position, applicants must submit a CV, a cover letter and a statement addressing the Selection Criteria outlined in the Position Description.

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Contact

For more information relating to the position please call Vicky Chui, Coordinator Environmental
Health, on 9439 0209.

Location

Redlands, QLD

Type

Permanent Full Time - 36.25 hours per week

Salary/Remuneration

$118,666.78 to $125,907.88 Annually + 13% super

($134,093.46 - $142,275.90 inclusive of super)

Duties/ Responsibilities

Your responsibilities will include:

• Lead and inspire - Build a high-performing team culture focused on motivation, accountability, wellbeing and exceptional service delivery.
• Drive environmental health outcomes - Oversee licensing, compliance, investigations and monitoring activities across a diverse portfolio.
• Provide expert guidance - Interpret and apply environmental health legislation, regulations and local laws to complex matters.
• Represent Council - Develop strong relationships with industry bodies, government agencies, educational institutions and regional networks.
• Manage complex compliance matters - Support balanced, practical decision-making that achieves both regulatory and community outcomes.
• Deliver business excellence - Manage budgets, resources and operational priorities to ensure efficient and cost-effective services.
• Lead continuous improvement - Review processes, procedures and service delivery models to drive innovation and best practice.
• Coach and develop your team - Provide mentoring, performance leadership and professional development opportunities to support team success.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

Qualifications / Selection criteria

Skills and experience:

• Proven success leading and developing multidisciplinary environmental health teams.
• Significant experience applying and interpreting environmental health legislation, regulations and standards.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to build engagement, motivation and a positive team culture.
• Demonstrated experience managing budgets, resources and operational performance.
• Exceptional stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to influence and collaborate across diverse groups.
• Highly developed organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and complex workloads.
• Strong written communication, analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Experience leading change, driving continuous improvement and implementing best-practice service delivery.

Eligibility:

• You'll hold a manual 'C' Class Drivers Licence
• You'll hold a Professional qualification/s in Environmental Health with the ability to be admitted as a full member of Environmental Health Australia.
• This position has been identified as working in an at risk work location or as an at risk worker for vaccine preventable diseases. In line with Council’s occupational immunisation standards, and aligned with Queensland Health recommendations, it is strongly recommended that the incumbent is protected through appropriate immunisation for this role. Vaccines relevant to this position include Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Tetanus, and Q Fever. Incumbents are responsible for taking reasonable steps to protect themselves from vaccine preventable diseases.
• Successful applicants will be asked to consent to a criminal history check. Please note that people with criminal records are not automatically barred from applying for this position. Each application will be considered on its merits.
• To be eligible for employment, applicants must have the legal right to work in Australia.

How to apply

Please include:

• A one-page cover letter outlining how you meet the role requirements
• Your current resume, detailing your skills, experience, and career history

Note:

• We do not accept email, hard copy or third-party applications.
• You may choose to use AI tools when preparing your application, but please ensure your application truthfully reflects your own experience, achievements and alignment to the role.

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Contact

For more information about this position (200523), please contact Danielle Fleming on (07) 3829 8121.

Location

Adelaide, SA

Type

Full time Permanent

Salary/Remuneration

$122,752 to $133,635 – PO4 – Full Time / Ongoing – Permanent

Duties/ Responsibilities

This position is responsible for the planning and delivery of health protection operations and provides expert professional consultancy and advice on environmental health regulation, enforcement and health protection matters in areas of South Australia where environmental health services are not delivered by local government, including out of council areas and rural and remote Aboriginal communities.

The position oversees the delivery of critical front line environmental health services in areas of South Australia where environmental health functions are not delivered by local government, including out of council areas and rural and remote Aboriginal communities, to ensure compliance with the requirements of the South Australian Public Health Act 2011, Food Act 2001, Safe Drinking Water Act 2011 and other subordinate legislation on behalf of the Minister for Health and Wellbeing.

The position is also responsible for undertaking complex strategic and logistical planning to ensure the effective prioritisation and targeting of activities and resources and safe service delivery. Establishing and maintaining partnerships with state and Commonwealth agencies, industry and non-government organisations, and Aboriginal stakeholders is an essential part of the role to protect and promote the health of South Australians, including strengthening Aboriginal environmental health outcomes.

The role will contribute to an inclusive, culturally responsive and equitable public health system for all South Australians.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

Qualifications / Selection criteria

Educational/Vocational Qualifications

• A recognised degree in Environmental or Public Health or a relevant field of science that could be accepted for appointment as an Authorised Officer under the South Australian Public Health Act 2011.

Personal Abilities/Aptitudes/Skills:

• Demonstrated ability to research, analyse and interpret complex issues, undertake complex health risk assessments, formulate and implement innovative solutions (including legal/enforcement responses) related to the delivery of environmental health services.
• Demonstrated ability to plan and evaluate complex operations involving human resources and equipment in difficult environments (including remote areas and/or emergency response).
• Demonstrated ability to exercise professional independence and judgement and operate autonomously when undertaking complex technical tasks.
• Demonstrated ability to adaptively allocate and deploy human, financial and physical resources to maximise performance outcomes.
• Demonstrated ability to resolve conflict with external stakeholders as well as between staff.
• Demonstrated high-level written and verbal communication skills, where documents may have a very high level of political, legal or media sensitivity or impact for key stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate respectfully and effectively across diverse cultural contexts, including with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
• An ability to manage to the spirit and principles of the Premier’s Safety Commitment and the legislative requirements of the Work Health and Safety Act 2012, utilising AS/NZS 4360 Risk Management, or to an equivalent set of standards Experience OFFICIAL Page 5 of 9
• Experience in effectively managing compliance with environmental health legislation.
• Experience in initiating, developing and enforcing government policy and regulation in the environmental health arena.
• Experience in the management of a multidisciplinary team undertaking a diverse range of activities.

Knowledge

• A thorough knowledge of environmental health science, legislation and enforcement principles.
• An understanding of and commitment to Aboriginal Community Control and self-determination.
• Knowledge of how the environmental determinants of health impact the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, and the strengths, resilience and leadership within these communities that support improved outcomes.

Criminal History Screening Requirement

A ‘National Police Certificate’ NPC (also known as a ‘Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check’ NCCHC) for employment involving no contact with vulnerable groups is required for this position (general employment).

Immunisation Risk for this position is Category B (indirect contact with blood or body substances).

SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

Special Condition

A recognised degree in Environmental or Public Health or a relevant field of science that could be accepted for appointment as an Authorised Officer under the South Australian Public Health Act 2011 is required for this position..

How to apply

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Contact

Business Support PHD
Phone: 7425 5890
E-mail: Health.PHDBusinessSupport@sa.gov.au