Administrative Officer

Tweed Shire Council; Murwillumbah; Presencial; AUD 65.000 - 74.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Training and development opportunities

Flexible work options

70 hour, 9 day fortnight

Generous employment conditions

Descripción de la vacante

Tweed Shire Council invites applications for a permanent full-time administration role supporting Parks and Active Communities. You will handle day-to-day administration, project support, secretariat duties and stakeholder engagement, collaborating with council teams, volunteers and contractors to keep priorities on track.

The role offers a base salary from $64,608.98 to $74,025.86 per annum, plus 12% super, with a 70 hour, 9 day fortnight, and opportunities for training and development in a

Formación

• Highly organised and proactive administration professional.
• Strong communication and customer service skills.
• Attention to detail and confidence using Microsoft Office and corporate systems.

Responsabilidades

• Provide day-to-day administrative and project support across Parks and Active Communities activities, programs, projects and events.
• Coordinate information, prepare meeting agenda and minutes, support advisory groups and committees, maintain records.
• Assist with financial and operational activities and manage changing priorities in a busy environment.
• Engage with stakeholders and build positive relationships across a diverse range of teams.

Conocimientos

Strong communication

Customer service

Attention to detail

Time management

Team collaboration

Herramientas

Microsoft Office

Corporate systems

Descripción del empleo

Play a key role in supporting the projects, programs and events that help shape our parks and active communities. This varied role combines administration, project support, secretariat support and stakeholder engagement, with plenty of opportunity to work independently and make things happen.

About the role:

You’ll provide day-to-day administrative and project support across a diverse range of Parks and Active Communities activities, programs, projects and events. Working with Council teams, community members, volunteers, contractors and advisory groups, you’ll coordinate information, prepare meeting agenda and minutes, support advisory groups and committees, maintain records, assist with financial and operational activities, and use your initiative to keep priorities on track in a busy and varied environment.

What's on offer:

• a permanent full-time position
• a base salary ranging from $64,608.98 per annum with competency-based increments up to $74,025.86 per annum, plus 12% super
• 70 hour, 9 day fortnight
• training and development opportunities
• flexible work options for a healthy work/life balance
• generous employment conditions (we have too many to list -for more.)

We are seeking:

We’re looking for a highly organised and proactive administration professional who thrives in a busy, varied environment. You’ll bring strong communication and customer service skills, excellent attention to detail and confidence using Microsoft Office and corporate systems. You’ll be comfortable managing changing priorities, solving problems independently and building positive relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders, while also being a reliable and collaborative team member.

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, ina 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. We provide workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options.
• Join an . Professionals Australia (Local Government Engineers’ Association) has named Council the 2021 and 2025 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 20 November at 12 noon sharp (NSW time). Late applications will not be permitted.

Recruitment timeframe:

• Shortlisted candidates will be notified by week commencing 30 November 2026
• Interviews will be held week commencing 7 December 2026
• Successful candidate to commence January 2027

Pre-Employment Screening:

• 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.

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.

Thinking of relocating?

Eligible applicants can access theWelcome Experience, a free NSW Government service designed to support workers and their families as they move to regional NSW.