Division : Planning and Place
Business unit : Environmental Compliance
Position Title: Aboriginal Trainee Environmental Health Officer
Full Time: 35 hours per week for up to 6 years
Salary: From $57,007.62 per annum plus 11% superannuation
In this up to 6 year traineeship you will:
- study a bachelor degree in environmental health at Western Sydney University by distance part-time
- have paid study leave and tutoring
- have university fees paid for all subjects you pass
- have structured on-the-job training
You will work in the office and out in the community:
- inspecting swimming pools, food premises, skin penetration and other businesses
- responding to enquiries and investigating complaints
- sampling water and soil
- educating people to protect health and the environment
Employment is with Northern Beaches Council as a Trainee Environmental Health Officer in the NSW Health Aboriginal Environmental Health Officer Training Program.
The successful candidate will have access to a Council pool vehicle to undertake their work related functions.
Who we are:
Stretching from Palm Beach to Manly, the Northern Beaches boasts more than half of all the beaches in Sydney and a population of more than 270,000. Northern Beaches Council strives to deliver the highest quality services to our community.
Join us and you’ll be part of an organisation committed to promoting sustainable growth, leading the community, protecting our environment and creating a great future for the Northern Beaches.
The Environmental Compliance Business Unit delivers regulation, enforcement, and education services that protect the public, the environment and groups such as residents, tenants, workers and businesses.
This Business Unit is involved with the investigation and enforcement of legislation, council policy, and customer requests in relation to parking and companion animals, public health and pollution matters, building/development, land use and fire safety, as well as providing private certification services.
