Business Administration Support Officer (EOI up to April 2026)

Job No: IWC7728

Location: St Peters

Employment Status: Temporary Full Time

No. of Vacancies: 1

Closing Date: 19 Jan 2025 AEDT

Inner West Council is an Inclusive Employer.

Inner West Council (IWC) is committed to Equal Employment, we welcome and encourage candidates from all backgrounds and experiences to apply.

Council is dedicated to reconciliation and strongly encourages Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people of diverse sexualities and genders, Veterans, young people, and mature aged workers to apply.

IWC intent on respecting the rights and improving opportunities for people with disability. Should you require adjustments or support for your application and throughout the recruitment process and beyond, please contact:

Julia Phillips, Disability Inclusion Programs Officer - phone: 02 9392 5819, email: julia.phillips@innerwest.nsw.gov.au
IWC's P&C Workforce and Diversity team, email: diversity@innerwest.nsw.gov.au

About the role

This position has an emphasis on excelling in customer service and is responsible for providing business administration support to the Public Trees Group, with the management of administration, operational activities, supporting business excellence, effective business support, record keeping, corporate reporting and managing customer requests.

The position is required to be community focused and work collaboratively with the entire Group to ensure the success of the unit.

Please read the Position Description to familiarise yourself with all the requirements and conditions of the role.

Remuneration

$65,538.20 to $77,990.64 + 11.5% Superannuation

Some of the required skills, experience and qualifications

Experience providing business administration support in government community services or similar
Demonstrable knowledge and skills in contemporary office management practices.
Strong interpersonal communication skills.
High level commitment to effective, consistent, and high quality internal and external customer service.

Enquiries

Lindsay Field Public Trees Manager on 9392 5354

Closing Date

Sunday 19 January 2025, 11:30PM

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How to Apply

We recommend you read the Position Description for the role to make sure your application addresses the requirements of the position. Council is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all applicants. Please advise us within the application if you need support, reasonable adjustments to participate successfully in the recruitment process.

All new workers must be and remain fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to beginning their work or hold a valid medical contraindication.

Eligibility for employment/Pre employment Checks

Successful applicants must be eligible to work in Australia and agree to provide information for pre-employment checks as required for the position. This may include police records checks, certified copies of relevant qualifications, Driver’s Licence and proof of work rights in Australia (please refer to the Position Description for the specific qualifications/requirements for the role). Copies of any sighted documents will be kept by IWC for its records as proof of verification.

For more information about work rights in Australia please visit the Department of Home Affairs website.

Inner West Council is a Diversity employer. We encourage applications from all candidates.

Council is committed to reconciliation and strongly encourages Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and mature aged workers to apply.

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I agree and understand if I am the successful candidate, I will need to provide information for pre-employment checks if and as required for the position. This may include police records checks, certified copy of relevant qualifications, Driver’s Licence as well as proof of work rights in Australia. Copies of any sighted documents will be kept by IWC for its record as proof of verification.*
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As part of our recruitment strategy, Inner West Council strives to appoint skilled, experienced and the most meritorious candidates who are aligned with Council’s values and standards of behaviour. In this connection, we will be asking the preferred candidate for this role some questions to determine whether they have been involved in any misconduct in the last 10 years. Declarations of any prior misconduct investigation or finding will not lead to an immediate disqualification of an application. Information obtained will be used to undertake a risk assessment to review whether the preferred candidate is suitable for the role. Do you agree to respond honestly to questions asking about previous misconduct further down the track in this recruitment process?*
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Trees can be a highly emotive subject, particularly when customers feel negatively affected. The role involves engaging with customers by phone. Outline your experience in managing customers and de-escalation techniques*

The public tree team and Manager requires a range of admin support functions on a daily basis. At times these are required at short notice. Are you willing to adjust your work to prioritise the business needs as determined by the manager?*

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Business Administration Support Officer (EOI up to April 2026)

Job No: IWC7728 Location: St Peters Employment Status: Temporary Full Time No. of Vacancies: 1 Closing Date: 19 Jan 2025 AEDT

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Job No: IWC7728

Location: St Peters

Employment Status: Temporary Full Time

No. of Vacancies: 1

Closing Date: 19 Jan 2025 AEDT