Team Leader - Wantirna South, Australia - Knox City Council

Knox City Council

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Wantirna South, Australia

2 weeks ago

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Olivia Brown

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Description

Job no: 495037

Work type:
Temporary Full-time

Location:
Knox Civic Centre

Categories:
Community Laws

Your new role:

We have an exciting 6-month opportunity for a Community Laws Team Leader. Come and lead a dynamic and fast-paced team of front line officers that face different challenges every day.

Our Community Laws team are an innovative group of professionals that strive to set new standards in animal management, community safety and amenity.

This rewarding role will require you to coordinate and provide positive leadership to the Community Laws team functions of the organisation in providing excellent service to residents, ratepayers and visitors to the City of Knox that preserves and enhances public health and safety.

We are seeking a leader with outstanding negotiation and communication skills, demonstrated experience in managing a team, skills in investigations, animal management, local law enforcement, and the capacity to manage a high workload.

This is a temporary full time Band 7 classified role based at the Knox Civic Centre. Remuneration will be $104,630 - $117,345 (depending on experience) plus superannuation in accordance with the Superannuation Guarantee.

The usual working hours for this role will be 8am to 5pm, Monday to Friday with an accrued day off every 4 weeks.

There may be a requirement for occasional overtime to meet operational needs and a tool of trade vehicle.

What you will need to thrive

The key selection criteria for this role are:

Excellent interpersonal skills both written and verbal.
Excellent leadership skills and the ability to manage a team.
Excellent customer service skills.
Demonstrated ability to implement continuous improvement into work practices.
Extensive experience in dealing with the community, customer service and resolving difficult situations.
Substantial experience in leading a teams and managing staff.
High level of computer literacy and the ability to learn new software packages relevant to local government.

How to apply

Please provide a resume, a brief cover letter, and address the 'what you need to thrive' section from the to outline how your experience and skills relate to the role.

Applicants interested in inter council secondments are also encouraged to apply.

To view a copy of the please visit our Knox City Council Careers Page.

Why Us
At Knox, making a difference to others and our community is at the heart of everything we do. We are inspired by empowering our community inside and out to thrive and prosper through living our values. We support hybrid and flexible working and embrace diverse and inclusive environments.

We succeed by recruiting for excellence through investing in our people, encouraging their unique talents and supporting them to bring their whole selves to work.

We believe in our people and provide a supportive, driven and inclusive culture we are proud of, that focuses on wellbeing.

Beyond that, we also offer:
- accrued days off for full time employees;
- growth and learning opportunities;
- career development;
- reward and recognition programs; and,
- a supportive Employee Assistance Program.

To view the inherent requirements for this position please see attachment below.

Knox City Council has zero tolerance for child abuse and all forms of harm to children. All children and young people who access our services, programs, events and facilities have the right to feel safe and be safe. This includes spaces owned or managed by Council. We take the wellbeing and safety of children and young people in our care seriously. We maintain a child safe organisation by embedding the protection of children into everyday thinking and practice. All Knox City Council employees, contractors and volunteers are responsible for ensuring children and young people are valued, heard and protected from abuse._

Knox City Council acknowledges our offices are located on the traditional lands of the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung and Bunurong people of the Kulin Nation.

Advertised: 06 Sep 2023 AUS Eastern Standard Time

Applications close: 19 Sep 2023 AUS Eastern Standard Time