Environmental Health Officer Cadet

Careers at Council; Blacktown; On-site; AUD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Term contract up to 12 months

Trainee rates

Flexitime access

12% superannuation and leave entitl.

Ongoing training and development

Fitness Passport and wellbeing program

Job summary

Blacktown City Council is seeking an Environmental Health Officer Cadet to help protect public and environmental health across Blacktown. You will work with Council officers and stakeholders to address health issues and support programs covering food premises, cooling towers, pools, and on-site sewage management.

You will gain practical experience, learn from experienced professionals, and build skills for a future in local government and environmental health, while benefiting from a term

Qualifications

• Must be currently enrolled in a relevant environmental health qualification.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to learn new systems quickly.

Responsibilities

• Respond to environmental health enquiries.
• Assist with public health inspections.
• Support environmental surveillance activities and sustainability initiatives.
• Prepare reports and correspondence; maintain records.

Skills

Clear communication

Microsoft Office

Education

Enrolled in Environmental Health qualification

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Professional expertise. Personal purpose.

As an Environmental Health Officer Cadet, you help protect public and environmental health across Blacktown City. You support projects, policies and programs that keep local places clean, healthy and sustainable. Working alongside Council officers, community members and other stakeholders, you help address environmental and public health issues and contribute to positive outcomes for the community.

Your day-to-day work includes responding to environmental health enquiries, assisting with public health inspections, supporting environmental surveillance activities and contributing to sustainability initiatives. You participate in programs covering food premises, cooling towers, commercial swimming pools, on-site sewage management facilities and environmental incidents. You prepare reports and correspondence, maintain records, assist with environmental health assessments and support programs that help Council meet its environmental responsibilities.

This role suits someone who is currently enrolled in a relevant environmental health qualification, and enjoys solving problems. You communicate clearly, use Microsoft Office applications confidently and can quickly learn new systems. You take a practical approach to your work and are interested in environmental and public health.

You gain practical experience and the opportunity to learn from experienced professionals while building skills that support your future career in local government and environmental health.

At Blacktown City Council, good people make great teams, and great teams build great cities. Here, you will find the stability and support to keep growing, along with:

• a term contract, full-time role for up to 12 months with one of Australia's largest councils


• trainee rates apply


• access to Council's flextime arrangement


• 12% superannuation and competitive leave entitlements


• ongoing training and development support


• access to Fitness Passport, social clubs and wellbeing programs.

Our commitment to safety

Blacktown City Council is committed to safety. We have introduced alcohol and other drug testing at the pre-employment phase, and via a series of random and cause testing.

We are a child safe organisation that supports and promotes the safety, wellbeing and empowerment of children.

Contact officer: Wamia Khanam on 9839 5911