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Trainee Environmental Health Officer

Trainee Environmental Health Officer

Careers at CouncilBlacktown City Council, New South Wales, Australia
17 days ago
Job description

Overview

Blacktown City is a growing and thriving city, located midway between Sydney City and the Blue Mountains. With 450,000 residents, we are the largest and most diverse city in NSW, spread across 54 suburbs. Blacktown City is vibrant, dynamic and multicultural, home to a large First Nations community and people from more than 180 different birthplaces and languages.

With a $24.8 billion regional economy, Blacktown City is also home to 35,000 businesses. Working at Blacktown City Council provides exciting professional opportunities. Our Council is leading the transformation of Blacktown City and Western Sydney, delivering a vision for a modern city full of opportunity for residents and businesses. Our Council is led by skilled professionals, with teams across diverse business units, delivering high quality, customer-focused services, experiences, and facilities, and leading a program of strategic planning, activity and investment. Blacktown City Council strives to be an inclusive workplace for all people and welcomes applications from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, the LGBTIQ+ community, veterans and people with disabilities.

About The Opportunity

We have an exciting term contract, full-time opportunity for a Trainee Environmental Health Officer to join our team and gain industry experience for up to 12 months. Working within our Environment section, you will be responsible for ensuring that all regulatory requirements are met.

The Successful Applicants Will

  • Provide local places and spaces that are clean and healthy and turn awareness and commitment into action to halt and reverse the effects, pressures and threats on the built and natural environment by working in collaboration with our community and other stakeholders.
  • Develop and participate in the implementation of projects, strategies, policies, guidelines and procedures that align with this commitment, specifically environmental health.

Essential

Qualifications and experience

  • Enrolled in a relevant tertiary qualification in an environmental health field for the duration of the traineeship
  • Current class C driver's licence

    • Desirable

  • Sound knowledge of, and experience in, current environmental health issues
  • Demonstrated high level of oral and written communication skills, including the ability to deliver presentations, write correspondence, complex reports, grant applications and award submissions
  • Computer literacy in basic Microsoft Office applications and the ability to quickly learn corporate applications
  • Demonstrated analytical and problem solving skills

    • Remuneration And Benefits

    The salary and conditions of employment are in accordance with Blacktown City Council’s Enterprise Agreement.

  • Trainee rates apply
  • 35-hour working week
  • Opportunity to participate in Council's flextime arrangement
  • Employee benefits such as leave entitlements (where applicable), 12% employer contribution payable to your nominated superannuation fund, Fitness Passport, gym membership discounts, and social clubs.

    • Our commitment to safety

    Blacktown City Council is committed to safety. We have introduced alcohol and other drug testing at the pre-employment phase, and via a series of random and cause testing. We are a child safe organisation that supports and promotes the safety, wellbeing and empowerment of children.

    Position Description

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    Apply now using our fast and easy-to-use online application process :

  • Have your resume and any other relevant documentation ready to attach.
  • Have a personal email address ready to use and complete your application without logging out of the system.
  • Review the questions and decide on your responses before commencing your application. Best of luck.

    • Closing date : Friday 7 November 2025, 11.59 pm

    Contact officer : Luke Cook on 9839 6391

    Internal ref : BCC1097

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  • Seniority level : Internship
  • Employment type : Full-time
  • Job function : Other
  • Industries : Government Administration

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