The opportunity:

• Full time permanent role 1.0FTE
• Level 4/5 - salary range $63,097 - $81,833 per annum depending upon qualifications and experience*
• Located at our Eaton Administration Centre

Are you our next ADMINISTRATION SUPERSTAR? We’re looking for a highly skilled and enthusiastic professional to step into this newly created role. If you have administration expertise and a positive, can-do attitude, we’d love to hear from you! This role offers the opportunity to provide quality support to our regulatory and development services teams.

Key responsibilities include:

• Provide high -quality, accurate administrative support to the Shire’s Planning, Building, Environmental Health, Rangers, Compliance and Emergency Services departments.
• Lead Development Services administrative tasks and processes to implement and maintain professional standards across all meetings, correspondence, procedures and workflows.
• Administrate the Shire’s Development Assessment Unit [DAU] including coordination of meetings, preparation of agendas and minutes, dissemination of information and actions, and any required follow up to ensure compliance with DAU outcomes.

About you:

 You will need to demonstrate your ability to provide high-quality support and administrative services in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. Your tasks will be varied and time sensitive, so an adaptable, can-do attitude to work is a must! Local Government experience would be advantageous to the role, but we are open to hearing about what you can bring!

What’s on offer:

• Located in Eaton, a south west lifestyle beckons.
• Negotiated flexible and hybrid work arrangements.
• Superannuation co-contributions.
• Discounted gym membership – enjoy our 24-hour gym.
• Free office parking, and ideally situated adjacent to the vibrant Eaton Fair precinct.
• Corporate Wellness Program & Corporate Health Insurance discounts.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Professional Development and Study Assistance Program.

About the Shire:

The Shire of Dardanup blends the picturesque farming hinterland of Dardanup and Ferguson Valley with an expanding urban residential and commercial hub in Eaton, where our Administration Centre is located. Close to the Collie River and Leschenault Estuary plus only minutes from Bunbury, the Shire has been identified as a regional growth corridor with planning underway for the new city of Wanju with a projected population of 50,000 (www.wanju.dardanup.wa.gov.au).

Want more info?

Call our HR Team on 08 9724 0362 or visit our website: www.dardanup.wa.gov.au/employment  

To apply:

Applicants must address the selection criteria in the position description to be eligible for this position. Email your cover letter, selection criteria statement, and Resume to hr@dardanup.wa.gov.au 

The Selection Criteria can be found on the last page of the Position Description by clicking here

Applications close:  4:00pm Friday 7 March 2025 or once a suitable pool of candidates is received. This means the vacancy may close without notice.

The Shire of Dardanup reserves the right to commence the selection process prior to the close of applications. We are an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer, where all applicants are treated with fairness and respect and have equal access to all opportunities available.

*Age rates apply for applicants under 21 years of age*