City of Rockingham

Business Support Officer – Parks Services

Permanent

Full-time (average of 38 hours per week)

The City of Rockingham is an award winning local government located 40km south of the Perth CBD and is known as the place where the coast comes to life.  One of the fastest growing local governments in the south metropolitan area, we are responsible for the provision and delivery of high quality services, facilities and events that meet or exceed community expectations.  Providing a safe and healthy workplace for our employees is important to us and we are committed to employing team members who share the City’s Values of Recognition, Ethics, Service, Professional Development, Empowerment, Communication and Teamwork – RESPECT. These Values are incorporated into all aspects of employment at the City.

As part of the team that keeps the City’s reserves, gardens, foreshores and public open spaces fit-for-purpose, safe and functional, your primary focus is providing effective and efficient administrative support.  Your computer and administrative skills will be highly valued in a fast paced environment where no two days are ever quite the same.

If you’re an admin superstar, we want to meet you! 

To be considered for this role, you must address the following selection criteria as part of your online application:

• Demonstrated skills in office administration and business support
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment and autonomously
• Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities, meet deadlines, and work effectively in a busy environment
• Highly developed customer service and interpersonal skills with the ability to build effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Demonstrated intermediate level computer literacy and application skills (Word, Excel)
• Well-developed written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to self-initiate meaningful works in periods of downtime where there are no outstanding directed works

We are offering a gross salary of $77,854 per annum and:

• 12% superannuation with the option to co-contribute up to a further 5%
• A variety of health and wellbeing programs including a physical health reimbursement subsidy payment of up to $200 per annum, free flu vaccinations, free skin cancer checks, mental health programs and Employee Assistance Provider (EAP) services
• Flexible working arrangements, including work from home, rostered days off (9 day fortnight, or 19 day month) and two additional paid days of absence per annum
• A culture of learning with training/development opportunities including paid study leave and study fees
• Salary packaging opportunities for motor vehicles, etc.

An information package, including the position description, is available on our website.

Applications will close without notice when the City considers it has a suitable pool of potential candidates or at 4pm Friday 29 May 2026 – whichever occurs first.  If you are interested and have the right skills for the position, we highly recommend you apply as soon as possible.  Now is good!

This process may be used to fill future similar permanent or fixed-term positions that may become available in the City during the next 12 months.

If you identify as a person with disability and require adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process please contact the Recruitment Team via email at [email protected] or phone 08 9528 0333. We’re happy to discuss options to assist you e.g. we can provide alternate formats for application forms, or alternate methods of applying. 

The City of Rockingham encourages applicants from a diverse range of backgrounds, including First Nations people, people living with disability and people who speak a first language other than English.