City of Rockingham

Environmental Health Technician

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.

If you love the great outdoors and have an interest in environmental health, this is the role for you. The primary focus for this position is to undertake field-related tasks in mosquito management and environmental sampling, as well as office based work. If successful, you will be undertaking water and food sampling, inspecting local premises, assisting with mosquito control and analysing scientific data.

You are a strong communicator; possess the ability to work autonomously or in a team and have a passion for learning and developing your skills. With well-developed time management skills and attention to detail, you are able to get on with analytically complex tasks and produce written documents to support your recommendations.

Experience or knowledge relating to the industries of environmental health or environmental science is essential as you need to have a good understanding of related legislation to be able to perform this role well. A current and valid ‘C’ class driver’s licence is essential. Willingness to undertake a degree in Environmental Health is highly regarded for the role, and can be supported by the City through study leave and fees.

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

1. Willingness to complete a Degree or Diploma in Environmental Health or a related field (desirable)
2. Current unrestricted ‘C’ class drivers licence
3. Ability to undertake field based mosquito operations
4. Sound negotiation, decision making and analytical skills
5. Sound time management and organisational skills
6. Ability to interpret Environmental Health related legislation and policies
7. Sound written, verbal and communication skills

We are offering a salary of $83,781 per annum plus superannuation

We value our employees and offer:

• 11.5% superannuation with the opportunity to co-contribute a further 5% superannuation
• A variety of health and wellbeing programmes including a physical health reimbursement subsidy payment of up to $150 per annum, free flu vaccinations, free skin cancer checks, mental health programs and Employee Assistance Provider (EAP) services
• Flexible working arrangements, including rostered days off and two additional paid days of absence per year
• Training and development opportunities including paid study leave and study fees
• Salary packaging opportunities for motor vehicles

An information package is available on our website.  

Applications will be accepted until 4pm, Monday 19 May 2025.

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 jobs@rockingham.wa.gov.au 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.