Circularity Engagement Officer

Circularity Engagement Officer - Casual Pool $40.31 per hour casual rate (inclusive of casual loading) This is a Band 2 position on the City of Kwinana’s structured remuneration. What’s On Offer The City of Kwinana is seeking passionate and driven Circularity Engagement Officers, to join the Environment and Waste Team on a casual basis to fulfill an exciting opportunity to directly contribute to community and sustainability outcomes. You will need to have knowledge of, or passion for, waste management, community behaviour change and good inter-personal skills as you will interact with members of the public. Reporting to the Circularity Lead, the Circularity Engagement Officer’s responsibilities include conducting manual audits of waste streams gathering quantitative and qualitative data and elevating community awareness about recycling and resource recovery, as well as being involved with events and programs that align to the City’s Waste Education Plan and overarching Strategic Community Plan. Please note: Your hours of work may vary and will be based on operational requirements. You may also be required to work on weekends for Events. What You’ll Need To be successful in this role, you will need the following: Essential: Officers are required to work shifts a minimum of two hours on weekdays and when required for weekend events. Over 18 years of age with the ability to work in Australia (passport or appropriate work visa) A reasonable level of fitness and able to walk/stand for three hours. Mobile phone. Current Motor Vehicle Driver’s Licence and access to a car (mileage will be paid for the use of your private vehicle). Current Police Clearance. Desirable: Previous experience in waste, sustainability, or environmental management. Experience or interest in textile, sewing, mending, upcycling or clothing repair, particularly within a community or sustainability context. Ability to explain activity to members of the public. Current knowledge of recycling rules. Data entry experience. Community engagement experience. A passion for waste and sustainability. Multilingual candidates, especially those proficient in Tagalog, Punjabi, Filipino, Mandarin and Hindi, are highly valued. Public speaking. Want To Know More? For more information relating to the position (not application packs) call Emily Tomsett, Circularity Lead on . How to apply: Applicants interested in this exciting employment opportunity should view the position description and application pack before applying online. No need to complete a statement to the selection criteria, but you will need to provide a copy of your resume and a covering letter outlining and highlighting relevant experience and expertise that relates to this role. The City of Kwinana reserves the right to close the recruitment process as needed. The City of Kwinana promotes and values diversity to create a unique workforce. Applicants from diverse backgrounds, such as Aboriginal people, people living with disability or people from different cultural backgrounds are encouraged to apply. The City also strives to be a customer centric organisation, with the customer at the centre of everything we do. As such, all employees play an important role in helping us to achieve this by ensuring they provide best-practice customer service. The City has the goal of zero harm for its employees, this includes providing a smoke-free environment and minimising exposure to the elements. Conditions of employment are in accordance with the City’s current Enterprise Agreement. For further information, please contact our Recruitment team on or . Please note: As part of the City’s recruitment process, the selected applicant may be required to undergo a pre-employment medical which includes a Drug and Alcohol screen test. #J-18808-Ljbffr