Job Description
Reference Number
SF/3886
Job Type
Full Time
Package
Permanent Position - Band 7
Position Description
Position-Description-Coordinator-Environmental-Health-December-2020.pdf(PDF, 126KB)
Council is seeking an experienced and highly motivated Environmental Health professional to deliver Council’s Environmental Health program.
You will be able to demonstrate excellent industry knowledge and experience working in Local Government, with a focus on quality outcomes and excellent customer service.
This is a hands on role in a fast paced small rural Council covering all aspects of environmental health. The successful applicant will be responsible for providing strong leadership to a small team while also performing the key functions of an EHO including:
- Undertaking food and health premises risk assessments;
- Investigating food safety and public health requests;
- Providing tobacco educational visits and compliance inspections;
- Assisting with waste water assessments and on-site inspections; and
- Investigating infectious disease notifications.
All applications should contain a covering letter and address the key selection criteria set out in the position description. Please note that applications which do not address the selection criteria may not be considered.
For more information or to discuss the role please phone Council's Manager Development Services, Natalie Stewart on 5772 0333.
You can submit your application and any accompanying attachments
online, via the online job application form (you will receive an email notification confirming your submission)
by email to msc@murrindindi.vic.gov.au
or post them to Murrindindi Shire Council, PO Box 138, Alexandra 3714
Applications close at 5.00 pm on Monday 1 February 2021.
Job Closing Date
The Shire of Murrindindi is a local government area in the Hume region of Victoria, Australia, located in the north-east part of the state. It covers an area of 3,880 square kilometres (1,500 sq mi) and, in June 2018, had a population of 14,478. It includes the towns of Alexandra, Buxton, Eildon, Flowerdale, Kinglake, Marysville, Molesworth, Strath Creek, Taggerty, Yarck and Yea. It was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the Shire of Alexandra, Shire of Yea, and parts of the Shire of Broadford, Shire of Eltham, Shire of Euroa, Shire of Healesville and City of Whittlesea.
The Shire is governed by the Murrindindi Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Alexandra, it also has service centres located in Kinglake and Yea. The Shire is named after the locality of Murrindindi, which is located near the geographical centre of the LGA.
Parts of Murrindindi were badly affected by the 2009 Victorian bushfires, notably the towns of Marysville and Kinglake. In total, 106 people lost their lives across the Shire including 38 in Kinglake and 34 in Marysville.