Hume City Council

• Fixed Term Contract - 14 months
• $77,133.68 per annum plus Superannuation
• Join the Family, Youth & Children

Hume City Council is one of Australia’s fastest growing and culturally diverse councils. We put the customer and our community at the centre of all that we do, ensuring our services are efficient and accessible.

As a Business & Program Support Officer you will provide efficient, high level business program and administrative support to the Coordinator Youth Engagement & Pathway and broader Youth Engagement & Pathway Unit.

What you’ll be doing:

• Provide efficient, high level business, program and administrative support to the Coordinator Youth Engagement & Pathway and broader Youth Engagement & Pathway Unit.
• Provide administration support to Team Leaders and Project officers of the unit as required.
• Act as point of contact for unit general inquiries, liaise with external and internal stakeholders, respond to customer requests and administer the unit’s customer services processes in a professional, friendly, and effective manner.
• Assist with school holiday program planning across the team.
• To operate and oversee the booking systems for the Youth Centres including Youth Central, Sunbury Young Centre, Roxburgh Park Youth Centre and Craigieburn Youth Centre; and run regular booking reports.
• Update social media and communication channels for the Unit.

The skills and experience you’ll bring to the role:

• Demonstrated ability in using MS Office computer products (particularly - Word and Excel), and the ability to access and interpret databases
• Office organisation skills, including the capacity to develop and maintain purchasing processes, and other procedures and systems.
• Ability to manage time and organise work activities to achieve Youth Engagement and Pathways objectives, under advice from the Coordinator Youth Engagement & Pathways
• Ability to apply standard processes and procedures and transfer knowledge to others.
• Ability to recognise priority tasks and completion within given time constraints is required.
• Ability to identify customer needs and expectations, decide the appropriate action and respond accordingly.

Why Hume City Council?

A leader in local government, we’re committed to creating an inclusive and collaborative work environment that is guided by our values:

We’re better, every day: We give things a go and value progress over perfection. We have permission to go for it and are expected to reflect and learn.

We’re in it together: At Hume, everyone matters. We Welcome and include all. Respect and safety are expected.

We show up: We empower and trust others and own our work. We rise to the challenges and are expected to do what we say we will.

All for Hume: We strive to achieve our best for the Hume Community. We are proud and passionate about working towards better outcomes and expect they are at the centre of everything we do.

We offer a competitive salary package, professional development opportunities, and a supportive work environment.

A child safe organisation and an equal opportunity employer. Council encourages people of all ages, people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTIQA+ people and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply.

All candidates will be required to undertake background and probity checks including Reference Checks, Working with Children Check, and a Criminal Record Check.

For any queries, please contact us at [email protected].