Central Coast Council

Conservation Management Support Officer

Are you passionate about the natural assets here on the Central Coast? Rewrite the Future as Conservation Management Support Officer.

• Use your love of the environment and conservation management to make a difference in your local community
• Work/Life Balance with flexible/hybrid working arrangements available 
• Temporary Part-Time - 17.5 hours per week - 24-month contract (hours and days are flexible)

About the role

In contributing to the overarching vision and purpose, the role is to provide operational support for the long-term sustainable management of the Central Coast’s natural assets, mainly bushland and wetland reserves. This will include supporting the implementation of strategies, conservation agreements and site management plans with actions which protect and enhance intrinsic biodiversity values.

The purpose of the role is to assist in implementing Council policies, strategies, and management plans relevant to current and future natural assets to protect and enhance environmental values, natural processes, character, scenic value, biological diversity, and ecosystem integrity, and to improve their resilience to threats, including response to climate change.

The position is required to provide quality customer service and create value for the community.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Degree qualification in Environmental Management, Environmental Science, Ecology or related field, OR demonstrated solid contemporary experience in a similar role, combined with ongoing professional development.
• Current Class C drivers license
• Ability to coordinate and prioritise multiple tasks, demonstrating superior organisational and time management skills
• Demonstrated experience in preparing a variety of written communication to a professional standard
• Proven skills and experience in undertaking ecological surveys and flora and fauna monitoring
• Ability to demonstrate knowledge and interpret the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016
• Demonstrated experience in a specialised Administrative or Project Support Officer role

Our position description provides more information for you to learn more about this role.

Other important information

• The commencing salary for this position is up to $77.7k. Central Coast Council also provides progression opportunities for employees to progress up to the maximum salary of $86.5k on completion of assessment of skills and performance 11.5% superannuation 
• We have a temporary part-time role available with hours and days flexible (17.5 hours per week)
• We are able to offer hybrid and flexible working conditions for this role 
• This role is located at the Wyong Administration Building 

Council may create an eligibility list from this recruitment process and may utilise this eligibility list to fill other permanent or temporary vacancies.

Extra benefits 

At Central Coast Council we provide team members with a range of extras that help them balance their life when they need it. Fitness Passports give access to a range of gyms. Wellbeing leave can be accessed twice a year to tick off something that means something to you - volunteering, health check-ups. And an Employee Assistance Program that offers a range of wellbeing initiatives to help you and your immediate family.

Other extras include:

• Long service leave after 5 years of continuous service
• Free flu vaccination program
• Time provided for you to do annual skin cancer screening, Breast screen and blood donations
• Access to professional development with career development and learning programs through various platforms
• We reward and recognise our staff with our Cheers program
• Novated leasing partnerships. 

Central Coast Council is committed to the goals of equal opportunity employment. We aim to provide a work environment for our employees that fosters equity, diversity and respect.

Council is committed to providing safe environments that protect the physical, emotional, cultural and social wellbeing of children on the Central Coast.

Central Coast Council is ideally located on the northern fringe of Sydney and just an hour's drive from Newcastle, the Central Coast offers one of the best places in Australia to live and work. The Central Coast is one of the fastest growing regions in NSW, the third largest Local Government Area (LGA) in NSW and the 6th Largest LGA in Australia. 

How to apply

We have put together some additional resources to help you apply for a role at Central Coast Council.

To lodge your application, please follow these steps:

1. Answer the on-line questions shown below.
2. Attach your resume 
3. Attach your qualifications and licences.

Once your application is successfully lodged you will receive an automated response sent to your e-mail address. If a response is not received this means that your application has not been successfully submitted and you will need to lodge another application.

If you require assistance to lodge your application please contact our Talent Acquisition team by emailing recruit@centralcoast.nsw.gov.au to discuss what reasonable adjustments you may need. If you are deaf, hearing or speech impaired, you can contact us through the National Relay Service TTY call 133 677 or Speak & Listen 1300 555 727.

Applicants who are selected for interview will be contacted by phone or e-mail. For further instructions please click here. 

You will have the ability to save your application as you go using the 'Save Application' button. You can start an application and return to it later via the automatic follow-up email once you have the time and required information at hand to finalise your application.  

If you don't have access to a computer or electronic device, you can lodge your application at any of Council's Library locations. Pre-book a free 1-hour computer timeslot by contacting your nearest library https://www.centralcoast.nsw.gov.au/libraries/our-branches or ask at the enquiry counter.

We will not accept unsolicited resumes or applications being presented by recruitment agencies.