Environmental Health Officer (fixed-term)

About the Role

The Environmental Health Officer plays a key role in protecting and promoting public health and environmental outcomes within our community. Reporting to the Team Leader Environmental Health, you will deliver regulatory, advisory, and enforcement services across a broad range of environmental health areas, including food safety, public health, contaminated land, on-site sewage management, land use conflicts and development-related matters.

This role involves inspections, investigations, assessments, and stakeholder engagement to ensure compliance with relevant legislation and Council policies. The position is offered as a dual‑graded role, providing an excellent opportunity for early‑career professionals to develop, as well as experienced Environmental Health Officers seeking their next step within local government. This is a fixed term role, offered from 26 June 2026 to 27 April 2027.

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Tertiary qualifications in environmental health, environmental science, public health, or a related discipline, or near completion of such qualifications
• Knowledge and understanding of environmental health legislation, standards, and guidelines
• Experience, or the demonstrated capability to undertake, inspections, investigations, and assessments related to environmental health activities
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage and prioritise multiple tasks in a regulatory environment
• Well‑developed communication and interpersonal skills, with a focus on customer service and community outcomes
• The ability to work independently while contributing positively to a collaborative team environment
• A commitment to Work Health and Safety, equal employment opportunity, and continuous improvement

Key Responsibilities

• Conducting inspections and investigations across a range of environmental health functions, including food safety, public health, on‑site sewage management, noise, stormwater, and environmental management
• Assessing environmental health components of development and other applications and providing professional recommendations
• Providing timely, accurate advice to internal and external stakeholders on environmental health matters
• Investigating environmental health complaints and, where appropriate, recommending and undertaking enforcement action
• Preparing clear, accurate reports and documentation, including court‑related material when required
• Contributing to the development and implementation of policies, procedures, and management plans related to environmental health
• Promoting effective community engagement and education in relation to environmental health issues

Position Description here: Download the Environmental Health Officer Position Description

We offer:

• A fixed term, full-time position (35 hours per week), from 26 June 2026 to 27 April 2027
• Salary and Conditions will be in accordance with the NSW Local Government (State) Award with an appointment at a salary Grade 8: $70,450 to $81,626 per annum, or Grade 9: $84,310 to $97,686 per annum (dependent upon skills and experience)

• Other benefits include 12% superannuation, education and training support, flexible work hours, fitness passport and an attractive salary packaging scheme.

We believe in diversity, inclusion and equality and are committed to ensuring that our workplaces are a reflection of our community. We recognise the benefits that diversity and inclusion brings, and in turn encourage talented people from all backgrounds, abilities and identities to apply for our vacancies.

We are open to discussing flexible working arrangements and encourage our people to explore new ways of working – including part-time, job-share or working from different locations. Everyone can ask about it.

We strongly encourage applications from people with disability and will provide reasonable adjustments in our recruitment process and in the workplace. If you need an adjustment during the recruitment process, please call or email the contact person listed above, and also advise us of your preferred method of communication. 

Location: This position is based at Mullumbimby, however Council can require you to work from other work sites as required for operational reasons.

Contact:  Tim Connors - Team Leader Environmental Health - (02) 6626 7189

Closing date:10am (NSW time), Tuesday 12 May, 2026. Late applications will not be permitted.

Pre-Employment Screening Process:

• Reference Checks: Referees will preferably be your current or most recent supervisor and must be able to comment directly on your abilities in a work situation. If you have any objection to this action, your concerns should be raised in your application and be discussed with the Selection Panel.
• Functional Health Assessment: If applicable, the functional health assessment evaluates your physical and functional capacity against the physical demands necessary to safely perform the job for which you have applied. 
• Background Screening: Background checks verify the information you have provided in your application, and where applicable, also check for relevant criminal history. Checks may also include, for example, a confirmation of your employment history, qualifications/tickets and working with children clearance.

HOW TO APPLY:

As a candidate you can start an application and progressively update the application until you are ready to submit, using the 'Save Application' Feature.

You can start an application on the go, from anywhere and return to finish your application via the automatic follow up email when you have time and the required information at hand. 

You must use your own email address and not one used previously by another person that has applied for a position with Council.

Being mindful of diversity and inclusion we have provided 2 options to apply for the position.

Option 1 - Written Application

You may wish to prepare your responses in a Word document, and then COPY and PASTE into the fields below.  

Step 1: Fill out our online application form below. Once you have completed all the questions, click 'Next'

Step 2: Attach your resume/CV and a cover letter (optional). Once you have attached your document/s click 'Next'.

Step 3: Please review your application and confirm everything is correct. Click 'Confirm' to send your completed application.

 You will receive an email to confirm your application has been received. 

Option 2 - Audio File Application

Step 1: Scroll down and review the Questions that you are required to answer. 

Step 2: Record an audio file of your responses and save the file (the file must be in an MP3 format and less than 50MB). Please note that all questions with a drop box or a check box as well as the reference checks details can not be answered via audio file and must be completed below.

Step 3: Fill out the Personal Details section and the questions that can not be completed by audio file on the application form below. For all of the Questions where you are responding via audio file, type the response “audio file”.  Once you have completed all the questions, click 'Next'

Step 4: Attach your resume/CV, a cover letter (optional) and your audio file.  Once you have attached your documents click 'Next'.

Step 5: Please review your application and confirm everything is correct. Click 'Confirm' to send your completed application.

You will receive an email to confirm your application has been received.