Employment Status: Two (2) Full time positions
Days & Hours of Work: 38 hours per week over a Saturday and Sunday with 3 weekdays (total 5 working days)
Competitive Salary: 4A $74,980.49 (Up to $114,868 inclusive of penalty rates) per annum plus 12% superannuation
Location: Based at the Corporate Centre in Sandringham

About Us:

We are a passionate organisation, connected in our shared goal to be ‘sector leading’ in all that we do for the community and each other. Home to over 100,000 residents, Bayside City Council's enduring purpose is building extraordinary places, thriving communities, and better futures.

Bayside Council is an equal-opportunity employer committed to providing an accessible and safe working environment that embraces and values child safety, diversity, and inclusion. Our organisational strategy is made up of three priorities and we consider these in everything we do: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Customer Experience and Results Matter.

We want everyone to be as proud of what we are achieving – and excited about our future – as we are, and we are committed to working together to achieve this.

About the Role:

This unique role will contribute to the safety and amenity of the municipality, through conducting parking patrols over the weekends. The successful candidate will be trained to proficiently perform parking duties to meet community expectations. You'll engage with the community, address concerns, provide guidance, and ensure compliance with legislation through education, enforcement, and collaboration with internal and external departments and other agencies

Parking Officers encourage convenient, improved, and fair car parking availability for Bayside residents by encouraging parking turnover and improved utilisation of parking spots for all road users. The role provides diligent and excellent service to ensure Bayside residents enjoy a convenient and safe neighbourhood.

Additional responsibilities of the role include:

• Reporting damage to parking equipment, parking signs and other road infrastructure issues
• Supervising school crossings when required

Key Selection Criteria:

To be successful in this role, you will bring the following skills and competencies:

• Qualification in an enforcement/justice related discipline or relevant experience
• Have a sound knowledge of the Victorian Road Safety Road Rules 2017
• Significant experience in a high-pressure customer service environment
• Strong interpersonal and time management skills
• Resilience and diplomacy in challenging interactions
• Ability to make sound judgement, assess safety risk and to interpret parking regulations

Mandatory pre-employment requirements:

• Be willing to undergo and complete a satisfactory criminal history check
• Provide or obtain an employment-based Working with Children check
• Be willing to undertake a premedical assessment check
• Full Victorian Driving Licence

What we can offer you in return: 

• A work life/balance through flexible and hybrid working arrangements
• Generous leave provisions, including accrued time off, parental leave, three days of wellbeing leave per year, cultural and ceremonial leave, gender affirmation leave, plus the ability to purchase up to four weeks additional leave per year
• Dedicated Staff Wellbeing programs, events and gym membership discounts
• Learning and development opportunities so our people can grow and thrive
• A Parkland surrounded office that is only short 500m stroll to the beach
• Free onsite staff parking plus hybrid vehicles that employees can book for work related travel

If you are ready to be part of our incredible organisation, and you think this role is the right fit for you, then we look forward to finding out more about you and what you would bring to this role.

How to apply:

1. To discover more about the role and responsibilities review the Position Description.
2. Provide a cover letter responding to the Key Selection Criteria and what has motivated you to apply for this role.
3. Click Apply to submit your application.
4. If you require reasonable adjustment at any point throughout the recruitment process, then please do let us know by contacting the listed Hiring Manager.

Applications close: Wednesday 27 August, 11:55pm

If you would like to learn more about this opportunity or have any question, please contact Jarrod Slattery on 03 9599 4641 or via email jslattery@bayside.vic.gov.au

Bayside City Council prides itself on its values of Respect Each Other, Own It, Work Together and Find Better Ways.

Bayside City Council proudly acknowledges the Bunurong People of the Kulin Nation as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of this land, and we pay our respects to their Elders, past, present and emerging as well as all Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander community members with us today.

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to an equitable, diverse and socially inclusive work environment. We actively encourage applicants with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage, people living with disability, LGBTIQA+ people and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply for this opportunity.