Team Leader Resource Management

Glenelg Shire Council; Portland; On-site; AUD 71,000 - 87,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging options

Active social club

Employee Assistance Program 24/7

Well-being initiatives

Gym membership salary sacrifice

Job summary

Glenelg Shire Council is seeking a Team Leader – Resource Management to lead and support our frontline team across multiple waste and resource management facilities. The role involves coordinating rosters, training, and day-to-day priorities while ensuring safe, efficient delivery of services.

You will manage staff performance and development, work with contractors and customers, and foster a positive team environment across sites. Experience in waste management is highly regarded.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a supervisory or team leadership capacity.
• Strong communication, interpersonal and organisational skills.
• The ability to manage competing priorities and coordinate work across multiple sites.
• A practical and flexible approach to problem solving.
• The ability to work effectively with staff, contractors, customers and other stakeholders.
• Experience in waste management, administration, community service delivery or a similar operational environment would be highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Lead frontline team across multiple waste and resource management facilities.
• Coordinate rosters, leave, training, timesheets, and team meetings.
• Direct day-to-day priorities and respond to operational issues as they arise.
• Support staff performance and development and liaise with contractors and customers.
• Communicate clearly and build a positive team environment across sites.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Team leadership

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Organisational skills

Prioritisation

Problem solving

Stakeholder management

Job description

Full Time

$79,323.40 Gross per annum + Superannuation

Our Values| Respect | Integrity | Teamwork | Service Excellence | Innovation

About the Opportunity

Glenelg Shire Council is looking for a Team Leader – Resource Management to lead and support our frontline team across multiple waste and resource management facilities.

This is a practical, people-focused role where you will coordinate day-to-day operations across multiple work sites, supervise Transfer Station Operators and ensure waste, recycling, transfer station and landfill services are delivered safely, efficiently and to a high standard.

You will be responsible for coordinating rosters, leave, training, timesheets, team meetings and day-to-day priorities, while supporting staff performance and development. You will also work closely with contractors, Council staff, customers and community to maintain reliable service delivery and respond to operational issues as they arise.

This is a varied leadership role suited to someone who enjoys supporting people, organising multiple priorities and working across different locations.

We are looking for a supportive, organised and approachable leader who can communicate clearly, solve problems and build a positive team environment.

To succeed in this role, you will bring:

• Previous experience in a supervisory or team leadership capacity.
• Strong communication, interpersonal and organisational skills.
• The ability to manage competing priorities and coordinate work across multiple sites.
• A practical and flexible approach to problem solving.
• The ability to work effectively with staff, contractors, customers and other stakeholders.

Experience in waste management, administration, community service delivery or a similar operational environment would be highly regarded.

We value different backgrounds, experiences and ways of thinking and encourage applications who may bring their skills and strengths to the role in different ways.

Why work for us?

A career with Glenelg Shire Council starts with a desire to go further. Here you will care about empowering our community and see the impact of the work you do.

We have a values-based culture and offer a range of training and personal development opportunities, along with a wide range of benefits for staff including salary packaging options, active social club, 24/7 Employee Assistance Program support, well-being initiatives and salary sacrifice options available for gym memberships.

Glenelg Shire Council is an equal opportunity employer and values workforce diversity and inclusion. We are committed to providing a safe working environment which embraces the diverse backgrounds and experiences of all people while providing positive employment opportunities.

We take pride in being a child safe organisation and are committed to the wellbeing of children and young people, as well as our employees. This commitment is reflected in our recruitment processes.

Our Shire is renowned for its landscapes which include the Budj Bim, National Heritage Landscape, expansive beaches, scenic and rugged coast and national parks.

We respectfully acknowledge the traditional lands and waters of the Gunditjmara people, Boandik people, Jardwadjali people and their respective cultural heritages. Council embraces diversity and is committed to fostering an inclusive community.

Pre-employment Requirements

All positions with Council are subject to a satisfactory ongoing National Police Check, valid Working with Children Check (Employee), medical assessment and Alcohol and Other Drug Screening.

Applications Close: Sunday 27 September 2026 at 11:59pm