Employment Status: Permanent, full time
Days & Hours of Work: Monday to Friday, totalling 38 hours per week
Competitive Salary: Band 8 - $133,367 p.a. + 12% superannuation
Location: Corporate Centre in Sandringham, with the flexibility to work from home

About Us:

We are a passionate organisation, connected in our shared goal to be ‘sector leading’ in all that we do for the community and each other. Home to over 100,000 residents, Bayside City Council's enduring purpose is building extraordinary places, thriving communities, and better futures.

Bayside Council is an equal-opportunity employer committed to providing an accessible and safe working environment that embraces and values child safety, diversity, and inclusion. Our organisational strategy is made up of three priorities and we consider these in everything we do: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Customer Experience and Results Matter.

We want everyone to be as proud of what we are achieving – and excited about our future – as we are, and we are committed to working together to achieve this.

About the Role:

The Open Space Operations Coordinator will lead a small team to oversee the delivery of open space and tree related functions of the contract and monitor contractor performance and service outcomes. This position plays a key role in Councils ability to create a liveable environment across Bayside through leading Council’s open space asset planning and renewal, managing appointed contractors through effective planning and audit functions, and leading engaged officers to support effective contract management and continuous improvement.

You will be responsible for:

• Ensuring Council's Open Space and Tree contracts are effectively managed. 
• Providing high quality customer experience and stakeholder management and leading the team to do same.
• Ensuring Councils open space assets are strategically and soundly managed. 
• Lead a high performing team to deliver strong contract administration and customer service functions.

Key Selection Criteria:

To be successful in this role, you will bring the following skills and competencies:

• Demonstrated skills in team development and leadership.
• Demonstrated staff supervision skills, with the ability to provide motivation and guidance, goal setting and performance management.
• Significant experience in management of contracts, including performance monitoring, resolving issues and reporting mechanisms.
• Skill in managing ones’ own time, setting priorities, planning, and organising work despite conflicting priorities.
• Well-developed decision making skills, including demonstrated skills in analysis and problem solving.
• Understanding of and ability to implement personnel practices including employee performance planning, counselling and occupational health and safety.
• Monitor staff work programs and priorities ensuring that they understand legislative constraints, Council’s planning objectives and Departmental commitments and priorities.
• Understanding of and ability to implement personnel practices including employee performance review and planning, counselling and recruitment.
• Experience in managing contracts, including performance monitoring and reporting mechanisms.
• Demonstration of political acumen and experience in delivering outcomes in a political environment.
• Ability to identify, develop and implement new systems, processes and practices aimed at continuously improving service delivery.
• Knowledge and commitment to implement Occupational Health and Safety practices and Equal Employment Opportunity principles.

Mandatory pre-employment requirements:

• Be willing to undergo and complete a satisfactory criminal history check.
• Provide or obtain an employment-based Working with Children check. 

What we can offer you in return: 

• A work life/balance through flexible and hybrid working arrangements.
• Generous leave provisions, including accrued time off, parental leave, three days of wellbeing leave per year, cultural and ceremonial leave, gender affirmation leave, plus the ability to purchase up to four weeks additional leave per year.
• Dedicated Staff Wellbeing programs, events and gym membership discounts.
• Learning and development opportunities so our people can grow and thrive.
• A Parkland surrounded office that is only short 500m stroll to the beach.
• Free onsite staff parking plus hybrid vehicles that employees can book for work related travel.
• A Green Money program, that rewards our staff for taking simple everyday steps to a more substantiable and climate aware living.

If you are ready to be part of our incredible organisation, and you think this role is the right fit for you, then we look forward to finding out more about you and what you would bring to this role.

How to apply:

1. To discover more about the role and responsibilities review the Position Description.
2. Provide a cover letter outlining your experience and what has motivated you to apply for this role.
3. Click Apply to submit your application.
4. If you require reasonable adjustment at any point throughout the recruitment process, then please do let us know by contacting the listed Hiring Manager.

Applications close: Wednesday 1 October, 11:55pm

Please note - Shortlisting will commence prior to the closing date so we encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.

If you would like to learn more about this opportunity or have any question, please contact Tom Vercoe, Manager Open Space & Recreation on 03 9599 4631 or via email tvercoe@bayside.vic.gov.au

Bayside City Council prides itself on its values of Respect Each Other, Own It, Work Together and Find Better Ways.

Bayside City Council proudly acknowledges the Bunurong People of the Kulin Nation as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of this land, and we pay our respects to their Elders, past, present and emerging as well as all Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander community members with us today.

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to an equitable, diverse and socially inclusive work environment. We actively encourage applicants with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage, people living with disability, LGBTIQA+ people and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply for this opportunity.