Recreation and Open Space Officer

Whitehorse City Council; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 92,000 - 113,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Health and wellbeing programs

Career development

Gym membership discounts

Novated vehicle leases

Job summary

Whitehorse City Council is seeking a Recreation & Open Space Officer to help shape places and opportunities for more people to be active, healthy and connected. You will work across recreation planning, open space planning and community infrastructure projects, contributing to initiatives that support participation in sport, recreation, walking, cycling, play and community life.

Collaborate with clubs, organisations and internal teams to deliver outcomes that benefit the community for years to

Qualifications

• Qualifications in recreation, planning, landscape architecture, urban design, project management or a related field.
• Experience contributing to recreation, open space, community infrastructure or related projects.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication abilities.

Responsibilities

• Help shape places, spaces and opportunities that enable more people to be active, healthy and connected.
• Work across recreation planning, open space planning and community infrastructure projects.
• Contribute to initiatives that support participation in sport, recreation, walking, cycling, play and community life.
• Work closely with sporting clubs, community organisations, consultants and internal stakeholders to help shape and deliver projects that respond to the evolving needs of the Whitehorse community.
• This is a role where you can see the impact of your work across major recreation precincts, sporting facilities, parks, trails and community infrastructure.

Skills

Recreation planning

Open space planning

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Team collaboration

Education

Related field degree

Job description

• Salary from $102,755 per annum + 12% Superannuation
• Permanent Full Time
• Hybrid role based from Nunawading, Victoria
• Deliver projects that help more people be active, more often

Job Description

At Whitehorse City Council, community is at the heart of everything we do. To stay ahead of and best respond to the evolving changes and needs of the community, the organisation is undertaking an exciting journey that will transform ways of working and will empower employees to be innovative and constantly striving towards providing excellent customer experience at all times. The five pillars of our organisation focus on:

• Excellent Customer Experience and Service Delivery
• Great Organisational Culture
• Innovation and Continuous Improvement
• Good Governance and Integrity
• Long Term Financial Sustainability

About the Role

If you enjoy diverse project work, stakeholder engagement and turning great ideas into real outcomes, this could be the opportunity for you.

As a Recreation & Open Space Officer, you will help shape the places, spaces and opportunities that enable more people to be active, healthy and connected. Working across recreation planning, open space planning and community infrastructure projects, you will contribute to initiatives that support participation in sport, recreation, walking, cycling, play and community life.

As part of a high-performing, supportive and collaborative team, you will work alongside experienced recreation, sport and open space professionals on a diverse mix of strategic and infrastructure projects. From recreation strategies and masterplans through to feasibility studies and facility projects, you will help turn ideas into outcomes that benefit the community for years to come.

You will work closely with sporting clubs, community organisations, consultants and internal stakeholders to help shape and deliver projects that respond to the evolving needs of the Whitehorse community.

This is a role where you can see the impact of your work. From major recreation precincts and sporting facilities through to local parks, trails and community infrastructure, you'll contribute to projects that help people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds participate in recreation and physical activity in ways that work for them.

About you

You are a motivated and proactive professional who enjoys working with people, solving problems and delivering outcomes.

You thrive in a collaborative environment, communicate effectively with a diverse range of stakeholders and can balance competing priorities while maintaining attention to detail. You are passionate about creating positive community outcomes and are excited by the opportunity to see projects progress from ideas into reality.

Ideally, you will bring:

• Qualifications in recreation, planning, landscape architecture, urban design, project management or a related field.
• Experience contributing to recreation, open space, community infrastructure or related projects.
• Strong project coordination and organisational skills.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication abilities.
• A collaborative approach and commitment to delivering high-quality outcomes for the community.

Most importantly, you are motivated by the opportunity to create positive community outcomes and contribute to projects that help more people be active, healthy and connected.

In return, we will offer

• Working at Whitehorse City Council you contribute to making a real difference in the lives of the community and those that live, learn, work or visit Whitehorse.
• Great working conditions – a professional environment, friendly and supportive teams and a flexibility program that promotes employee work life balance.
• An extensive Health and Wellbeing offering – Employee assistance program, private health insurance benefits, health checks (skin, hearing and vaccinations), discounted gym membership and facilities (e.g. Theatre, Arts, Leisure) and an active health and wellness program (e.g. stretching, healthy eating demonstrations and health challenges.
• Career opportunities – engaging work and the opportunity to apply your skills and experience.
• Reward & Recognition - extensive reward and recognition program, corporate learning offerings, study assistance and comprehensive leadership development programs.

Further Information

Further information is available from Kyle Chandler, Coordinator Active Whitehorse Development on 0418 507 913.

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Recreation and Open Space Officer

City of Whitehorse is a culturally and linguistically diverse community. We are proud of the diversity of our workforce and recognise the strength this provides in meeting the needs of our community. We are committed to upholding a safe, inclusive and respectful workplace that values the contribution of all.

Whitehorse City Council is committed to being a child safe organisation. We recognise our responsibilities to keep children and young people safe from harm and have established policies, procedures and training to achieve these commitments.

About Us

The City of Whitehorse, located 15 kilometres east of the Melbourne CBD, is a culturally diverse community of almost 177,000 people. Whitehorse includes the suburbs of Box Hill, Burwood, Nunawading, Blackburn, Mitcham, Forest Hill and Vermont and is characterised by quiet tree-lined residential streets, an abundance of parks, gardens and natural bushland reserves, bustling shopping centres and a diverse range of arts, cultural, sports and leisure facilities.

Whitehorse City Council provides more than 100 services and facilities across a range of areas within our community services, city development, infrastructure, corporate services and transformation directorates. Whitehorse is one of Melbourne’s largest metropolitan councils with a workforce of approximately 1300 employees and aspires to foster an inclusive, vibrant, prosperous and sustainable community. Our employees help us achieve these goals!

At Whitehorse, employee health, wellbeing and development are paramount, and we aim for everyone to become the best they can be in the workplace. Benefits of working with us include:

• A welcoming and supportive working environment
• Great opportunities for training and to build a long-term career within Whitehorse or the local government sector.
• Extensive employee health and wellbeing programs including flexible working arrangements
• Salary sacrifice options for gym / swim memberships, childcare and superannuation; and access to novated vehicle leases.
• Competitive terms and conditions of employment
• Ample onsite parking at most facilities with ready access to public transport