Senior Pool Compliance Officer

Play a vital role in safeguarding our community Permanent Full-time opportunity 35-hour working week with flexible working arrangements Here, your ideas and efforts directly shape the places where you and your community live, work, and play. City of Newcastle is looking for an experienced and professional Senior Pool Compliance Officer who is passionate about public safety and making a meaningful impact on our community to join our Planning and Development Service Unit. As a key member of the Development Compliance team, you’ll lead the delivery of the City of Newcastle’s Swimming Pool Inspection Program, ensuring compliance with the Swimming Pools Act 1992 and related legislation. As the Senior Pool Compliance Officer, you will be responsible for assessing and determining Swimming Pool Certificates of Compliance, investigating complaints, and taking enforcement action where necessary. You’ll also contribute to policy development, stakeholder engagement, and community education initiatives that promote safe, lawful, and well-maintained swimming pools and spas across the Newcastle LGA. If you're passionate about public safety, regulatory compliance, and making a meaningful impact, we’d love to hear from you. Find out more about your new career by viewing the position description here. Life at City of Newcastle (CN) You’ll get to experience your work up close alongside the brilliant minds of your colleagues who care for one another and the region. You’ll chip away at ambitious plans with a talented, passionate crew alongside you, shaping the very fabric of our community. Showing up for neighbours not shareholders. Every single day offers the chance to think big and act local. Planning and prioritising to achieve the most important outcomes with the community. You’ll add value in the moments that matter. From librarians to lifeguards, in a range of iconic places, we achieve a better Newcastle together. Whether we’re planning to host major events, providing essential services or supporting creative artists, it’s what we do when the cameras aren't rolling that matters most. And we’ll be there for you in important times in your life. We embrace flexible work arrangements to find a balance that allows us to enjoy the city we shape. Our focus on inclusion and respecting culture, will help you feel a deeper connection with others. You'll connect with internal communities that will help you to feel a sense of belonging and reflect the diversity of the growing region. You’ll do meaningful work and do it sustainably as you take ideas from plan to play, in your own backyard. With hundreds of different roles, each person adds their uniqueness to our culture and plays their part as we head towards our 2040 vision. With natural assets and a focus on the environment, co-create a sustainable region with us. At CN, we value our employees, and their wellbeing takes priority. We encourage employees to make time for what's important and provide the benefits to enable a work life balance that allow us to enjoy the city we shape. To read more, visit here 35-hour working week with flexible/hybrid work arrangements/model as well as an optional 9-day fortnight 4 weeks of annual leave, 3 weeks of personal leave plus 2 additional paid public holidays 17.5% annual leave loading yearly payment Paid parental leave for primary carers Industry leading employment conditions Corporate Fitness program from as little as $12.90 per fortnight Access to a range of exclusive CN employee benefits programs including Novated Lease options as well as access to reward and recognition vouchers Annual performance development plans and ongoing training and development opportunities Leading the CN Way leadership program Inclusion, Diversity & Equity (IDE) employee networks and initiatives Access to Health & Wellbeing programs including an Onsite Physiotherapist and Psychology, Yoga and Mental Health Ambassador Groups We champion inclusion so that everyone is valued, and we encourage innovation and creativity. We are committed to creating a safe and inclusive workplace where different styles, backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, encouraged, and respected. People with diverse lived experiences (including but not limited to, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, people with diverse gender identities and sexualities, people from different cultural, racial, ethnic, religious and linguistic backgrounds, people with disability, carers, and veterans) are encouraged to apply. Don’t just work for the city, co-create it. Join and expand your career at the City of Newcastle. Application Closing Date: Friday 21st November 2025 Remuneration: $107,672.94 + 17.5% annual leave loading yearly payment + 12% Superannuation per annum for a 35-hour week Contact: Stephen Wallace – Certification and Development Compliance Manager – 5*** If you need any adjustments to be made to the recruitment process or if you would like to discuss any accessibility requirements, please contact *******@ncc.nsw.gov.au for a confidential discussion. You must have the right to live and work in Australia to apply for this job. CN do not accept unsolicited resumes, and we respectfully ask that recruitment agencies do not contact us at this stage. Be careful - Don’t provide your bank or credit card details when applying for jobs. Don't transfer any money or complete suspicious online surveys. If you see something suspicious, report this job ad. #J-18808-Ljbffr