Administrative Officer - Parks and Active Communities

The Administrative Officer position within our Parks and Active Communities Unit will provide administrative and project support requireing a high level of customer service. You'll be part of a fast-paced, hardworking team and will need to balance competing priorities.

We seek an individual with well-developed written and oral communication and analytical skills, along with an ability to operate with a high degree of autonomy.

The position requires attention to detail, flexibility, and excellent communication skills in order to build strong relationships and to collaborate with stakeholders.  Your capacity to thrive in a busy work environment and provide team members with assistance in times of high demand will make you a great fit for our team.

About the role: 

• provides high level administrative support to the Parks and Active Communities Unit
• provides project support to the Unit enabling the implementation of its activities, programs, projects, and events
• prepares general correspondence, letters, minutes, and reports and manages data
• provides quality customer service and answering and directing incoming calls from our customers
• works with stakeholders including members of project and advisory committees, the general public, volunteers and contractors in an administrative capacity.

What's on offer:

• a base salary ranging from $60,315 per annum with competency-based increments up to $69,105 per annum, plus 11.5% super
• 35 hour week, 9 day fortnight
• Flexibility in hours available
  • Full time - 70 hour, 9 day fortnight; or
  • Part time/ Job share (for the right candidates)
• training and development opportunities
• flexible work options for a healthy work/life balance
• generous employment conditions (we have too many to list - click here for more).

We are seeking: 

• previous administration experience and a high level of competence in general administrative and clerical tasks
• a self-motivated individual with excellent time management skills, reliability and attention to detail who can work autonomously
• an individual who values team work and has the ability to share knowledge and support others
• good interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills and quality customer service
• extensive experience with Microsoft Office Suite and corporate information systems.

About us:

• Located on the picturesque far North Coast of NSW, bordering the Gold Coast.
• The Tweed is a vibrant, diverse location offering a lifestyle near the water, in a rainforest or on a farm.  
• Tweed Shire Council is committed to employment equity and diversity and encourages applications from people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds in both traditional and non-traditional roles.
• Join an employer of choice. Professionals Australia (Local Government Engineers’ Association) has named Council the 2021 Employer of Choice for our great employment practices within NSW local government. 

Where it's located:

This position is based in Murwillumbah and can be directed to work from any Council work site.

Position closes: 

Friday 15 November 2024 at 12 noon sharp (NSW time).  Late applications will not be permitted.

Recruitment Timeframes: 

Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed the week commencing 25 November 2024.

Click here to view the Position Description 

Click here for more information on the Recruitment Process

Click here to view our Values

Pre-Employment Screening:

Tweed Shire Council conducts pre-employment assessments as part of its recruitment process. 

Job offers are not made until screening has been completed. Tweed Shire Council uses third-party providers to undertake:

• Pre-employment medical – some roles require a functional (physical) assessment, and all positions are subject to drug and alcohol screening (a positive test result means the recruitment process ends and your application will not be considered).
• Background screening - verifies that the information you have provided throughout the recruitment process is true and correct.  Click here for more information.

Reference Checks are undertaken by the panel. Your 2 referees should ideally be your current and most recent supervisors.  Your referees are not contacted unless you’ve been interviewed and are a preferred candidate.  

How To Apply:

You must use your own email address, and not one used previously by another person that has applied for a position with council.

Once you start your online application, you cannot save and return to it later. 

You may wish to prepare your responses in a Word document. You can then COPY and PASTE your answers from Word into the below fields:

1. Have your Resume document ready to go.
2. Fill out all questions below. Click 'Next'.  For tips on how to address the selection criteria, click here
3. You'll then be prompted to attach your resume and other documents (if applicable). Click 'Next'.
4. Review your application to confirm everything is correct. Click 'Confirm' to submit your application.

If you'd like to COPY and PASTE selection criteria fields into a separate Word document to work on over time, please find them listed below:  

• Please detail your qualifications, minimum Cert III in Business Admin or experience in an administrative role.
• Please describe your experience working in a generalist administration role, using electronic record management and prepare meeting documents and reports.
• Describe your organisational and time management skills with the ability to establish priorities, manage workloads and identify when to reschedule and reorganise work to reflect changes in priority.
• Please detail your high-level competence with Microsoft Office, including Teams applications and your capacity to learn corporate applications. We use Technology One.
• Describe your ability to use initiative, research and apply sound judgement to contribute to decision-making and continuous improvements in a team environment.

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