Coordinator Community Safety

Shire of Strathbogie; Shire of Strathbogie; Hybrid; AUD 89,000 - 109,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work option

Family Care Leave

Christmas leave

Long service leave

Cultural/ceremonial leave

Family Violence Leave

Parental leave

Annual pay increases

Leave loading bonus

Job summary

Strathbogie Shire Council is seeking a proactive Coordinator Community Safety to lead the Community Safety team. The role includes directing officers, ensuring timely compliance actions, and providing guidance and development for staff.

You will manage inspections, support enforcement and prosecutions as needed, and help drive strategies for safe communities, including animal control and compliance with planning legislation. Hybrid work and extensive leave provisions are offered.

Qualifications

• Leadership and people management experience
• Strong decision-making and mentoring abilities
• Knowledge of local government compliance and planning frameworks

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise Community Compliance Officers and allocate workloads.
• Provide technical guidance and professional development to the team.
• Undertake inspections of development sites for compliance with planning permits and acts.
• Assist with enforcement issues and prosecutions where required.
• Develop and implement strategies for responsible animal ownership.
• Attend to impounded animals and ensure Code of Practice compliance.

Job description

Coordinator Community Safety

Full time – permanent opportunity – Band 7 – $98,954 per annum+ 12% superannuation

About Us:

The Strathbogie Shire is a vibrant and progressive rural municipality located about two hours from the Melbourne CBD along the Hume Highway. We have diverse and picturesque communities served by townships such as Euroa, Nagambie, Violet Town, Avenel, Longwood, Ruffy and Strathbogie.

About the Role:

We are seeking a motivated and capable leader to join the Community Safety team as the Coordinator Community Safety. In this role, you will provide day-to-day leadership, supervision and support to the Community Compliance Officers, ensuring workloads are effectively allocated and prioritised and compliance matters are managed consistently and within required timeframes. This role will also provide technical guidance, mentoring and professional development to build team capability, support sound decision-making and ensure a consistent approach to compliance activities. Through regular team meetings, one-on-one discussions and performance development reviews, you will foster a positive, accountable and collaborative team culture focused on community safety, education and proportionate enforcement.

Key Responsibilities:

• Undertake proactive and reactive inspections of Development Sites to ensure Compliance with the relevant planning permit and approved plans issued under the Planning and Environment Act and the Strathbogie Shire Planning Scheme and other relevant legislation.


• Assist the planning department where required with phone calls or counter enquiries regarding enforcement issues.


• Undertake interviews of alleged offenders and prepare briefs for prosecution.


• Assist Council appointed solicitors and represent Council with prosecutions in Court or at the Victorian Civil Administrative Tribunal where necessary.


• Assist with development and implementation of strategies to ensure responsible animal ownership.


• Attend to animals that have been impounded within Councils Pound facility ensuring that all aspects of the Code of Practice are adhered to.

Our ideal candidate will have:

• The ability to determine appropriate action in relation to service enquiries including selecting from a range of alternative courses of actions or referring to appropriate Council Officer or community agency.


• The ability to recognise sensitive and/or potential serious citizen service problems and deal with these in an appropriate manner.


• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the application of the Planning and Environment Act 1987, and other relevant legislation and Local Law provisions related to Local Government Compliance.

Why you will love working at Strathbogie Shire Council:

• Hybrid working arrangements – up to 40% working from home.


• Negotiated start and finish times.


• Negotiated work sites.

We have generous leave entitlements including:

• 3 additional days Family Care Leave per year to support caring requirements.


• 3 days paid leave during Christmas closure.


• Long service leave available pro rata after five years and transferable across local government organisations.


• Up to 10 days unpaid leave per year for Cultural and Ceremonial Leave.


• Up to 20 days of paid Family Violence Leave annually.


• Parental leave – 16 weeks of paid leave for primary carer and 2 weeks for secondary carer, with the option to be taken at half pay.

We value your health and wellbeing and offer:

• Access to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP).


• Income Protection Scheme for all employees.


• Weekly onsite visits for treatment of soft tissue injuries.


• Annual Flu Vaccinations.


• Access to Local Government Employee Health Plan.

We encourage professional development and learning opportunities including:

• Support to study with a repayment plan via payroll deductions.


• Access to study leave.


• On the job training.

And the bonuses:

• Annual pay increases in line with our Enterprise Agreement.


• 17.5% Leave Loading paid out annually as a lump sum “Christmas bonus”.


• Recognition awards for years of service.

Contact:

For further information about this position, please contact Shaun Langlands, Acting Manager – Community Safety on 0437 553 273.

Applications close 9am, Monday 26 October 2026.

Strathbogie Shire Council is an equal opportunity employer and a Child Safe organisation. We value diversity in our workplace and will consider flexible working arrangements.