Stonnington City Centre, 311 Glenferrie Road, Malvern
Compliance
City of Stonnington is a child safe and equal opportunity employer committed to an equitable, diverse and socially inclusive work environment and a positive, barrier-free recruitment process. We actively encourage applicants from an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage, people living with disability, LGBTIQ+ and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to explore the opportunity of a career at the City of Stonnington.
Here at the City of Stonnington we aspire to be a leading local government authority and to do this we need the very best people who share our belief in community and who want to make a difference. We value everyone's contributions, lived experience and expertise. We provide an inclusive and respectful workplace culture where everyone is supported to thrive and be authentic. There is a variety of benefits available for our people have a look at “Why Stonnington”.
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The role of the Local Laws Building Compliance Unit is to minimising the adverse impact of private building activities on the community and Council’s assets. The Building Compliance Officers are responsible for regulating and enforcing compliance with building activity under Councils Local Laws and with Local Laws occupation permits, while also undertaking inspection duties associated with Council’s Road Asset Protection Program (RAPP).
As Compliance Officer you will provide an efficient and accurate administration and enforcement of Council’s Local Law with relation to its regulation of building compliance, Local Law, Footpath Trading and associated activities. You are required to monitor building related activities in the street environment with a focus on improved building control, safety and general amenity in order to achieve a level, which suits the expectations of the customer and the broader community.
You will also ensure compliance with the Council’s Local Law and other State Legislation applicable to the maintenance of amenity for the Stonnington community.
You will also:
• Manage issues of general amenity disturbance and assist other Compliance Officers in matters relating to notification, education, investigation, enforcement, and prosecution.
• Provide a courteous, high quality service to customers, and internal and external stakeholder at all levels.
This is a permanent full time position with an annual salary range of $79,222 - $90,806 per annum + 11.5 % superannuation and an accrued day off each month.
This is a hybrid role where you will work from home and within the office. When on site you are based within our bright, modern and sustainable 311 Glenferrie Road office on the corner of High Street and Glenferrie Road in Malvern where boutique stores, cafes and health clubs are in abundance.
From the office you can easily walk to Malvern Gardens, High Street Armadale or Glenferrie Road. Malvern and Armadale Train Station are a short walk away and tram stops are out the front of the building.
Desired Skills and Experience
To thrive within this role you will have:
• Previous experience in enforcement roles
• Excellent customer service and communication skills
• Flexibility - Team Orientated
• Adaptable to assist and work on all facets of the Building Compliance Units responsibilities as required
• Able to work well autonomously
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work constructively with management and staff at all levels.
• A strong customer focus with demonstrated ability to communicate to a wide range of culturally diverse customers.
• Experience in a statutory administrative background with working knowledge of building practices and administrative procedures in Local Government and the building industry is preferred
• Experience in interpreting relevant legislations, reviewing applications, issuing Local Law and RMA permits, and preparing concise permit conditions.
It is essential that you have a genuine passion for social issues and making a positive contribution to the outcomes for the wider community and have skills which turn this passion into effective outcomes.
Join Stonnington today. Work that matters. People who make a difference.
Enquiries
For enquiries relating to the role, please contact Pam Djurdjic Coordinator Building Compliance on pdjurdji@stonnington.vic.gov.au
For enquiries relating to the system and the application process, please contact a member of the Talent Acquisition team on 8290 1333.
Submitting your application
We are no longer using Position Descriptions or Key Selection Criteria. Please use your cover letter to demonstrate to us that you can ‘deliver’ the aspects of the role and that you have what is needed to ‘thrive’. These are the top two sections in the Success Profile. You do not need to have a heading of each point or address each point individually. Recommended no more than 2 pages for your cover letter.
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To be eligible to apply for this position you must have an appropriate Australian or New Zealand work visa.
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