About the role

Environmental Health plays a vital role in protecting the health, environment and safety of our growing City. Our team of dedicated professionals are responsible for environmental protection and public health programs. To respond to the needs of our growing community an opportunity exists in Council’s Environmental Health section for a motivated, suitably qualified and experienced person to join our Team on a permanent full-time basis.

The successful applicant will become an integral member of the Environmental Health section and will be responsible for a broad range of environmental health duties. The primary duties include, but are not limited to: food premises surveillance and the delivery of information at Council run food safety education seminars, regulated premises monitoring (cooling towers and skin penetration inspections), investigation and resolution of environmental health complaints, pollution investigations and enforcement procedures, environmental health assessment of development applications, OSSM assessment and inspections and the development of environmental health policies and procedures.

The successful Officer may be asked to work within both the Environment and Health Teams dependent on operational needs.

Essential Criteria:

• A tertiary qualification degree in Environmental Health or a related field;
• Experience in the investigation and resolution of a range of environmental and public health matters in a local government setting;
• A demonstrated working knowledge of the relevant public health and environmental legislation in NSW including, the Local Government Act, 1993, the Protection of the Environment Operations Act, 1997, Food Act 2003, Food Safety Standards and the Public Health Act 2010;
• Demonstrated conflict resolution, negotiation and problem solving skills;
• A current Class C Driver Licence

Desirable Criteria:

• Preparation of correspondence including Notices, Orders and Penalty Notices, letters, memos and reports on issues relevant to an environmental health
• Available to work outside normal business hours including evenings and weekends on occasion for inspection and investigation of public health and environmental matters.

Salary: The salary for this position ranges from $$90,063 to $104,251 per annum, plus 11.5% Superannuation, and will be negotiated commensurate with the skills, qualifications and experience of the preferred applicant.

Access to a Leaseback Vehicle is available with this position; however, it is not a condition of employment.

How to Apply

You will be required to undertake employment checks, which may include a Criminal History Check, Qualification Check, Working with Children Check, Medical Declaration and/or a Functional Test, as relevant to the position for which you have applied. Where a Criminal History Check is required and has returned a result that indicates disclosable court outcomes, you will be required to provide a copy of the report to Penrith City Council, for review, in order to progress through the recruitment process.

Visit careers.penrith.city to view the position description and to find out more information about employment with Penrith City Council. To submit your application, please apply online using the link below.

In addition to a cover letter and resume, applicants are required to submit comprehensive responses to the selection criteria (listed above) as a part of their initial application. Applicants who do not meet the essential criteria will not be considered.

Completed applications must be received by 11.55pm on the closing date. Please allow 4 weeks from the closing date for the processing of your application.

For further information about the position, please contact Michael Middleton, Environmental Health Coordinator on 4732 7531.

About us

At Penrith City Council, we’re passionate about people; in our community and in our workplace. We want you to be able to be your best self and we get that work is just one part of your life, so we’re here to support you in the moments that matter. As the winner of the 2020 Local Government Excellence in People and Culture Award and an Excellence Award winner in the 2020 Australian HR Awards, you can be confident in joining a workplace that offers truly outstanding benefits, including:

• A range of flexible work arrangements
• 18 weeks paid maternity leave
• Health and wellbeing leave
• 15 days personal leave
• Significant financial and leave support for undertaking further education
• Diverse salary packaging
• Free access to all Ripples venues
• And much, much more!

Council is a Child Safe Organisation, for more information about this please see our website.

Applicants must have the right to live and work in Australia to apply for this position.