Blacktown City Council

Senior Administrator

Blacktown City is a growing and thriving city, located halfway between Sydney City and the Blue Mountains. With 435,000 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 more than 180 different birthplaces and languages.

With $22.6 billion regional economy, Blacktown City is also home to 30,000 businesses. Working at Blacktown City Council provides widespread, exciting professional opportunities. Our Council is leading the transformation of Blacktown City and Western Sydney. We are implementing a vision for a modern city, full of opportunity for our residents and businesses.

Our Council is led by highly skilled and experienced professionals, working with talented and passionate teams across a diverse range of business units. We are 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. We welcome 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

Our Green Space Services business unit is large and complex with over 250 staff.

This is an exciting opportunity for a Senior Administrator with extensive relevant work experience who is interested in working with a busy team to help achieve deadlines, provide exceptional customer experience. This role works closely with Council's Manager Greenspace Services to assist in ensuring the business unit meets deadlines.

The successful candidate will provide a high level of customer service and will be responsible for implementing and maintaining a follow-up system for the Manager including the coordination of the Management diary. 

The incumbent will need an excellent level of communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to process and prioritise so that the business unit can run smoothly and efficiently.

Some of the duties include:

• Coordinate the department’s VIPs
• Correspondence
• Liaising with the Manager and senior supervisors in the department
• Coordinate communication and marketing for Open Space Maintenance
• Supervise a small team of administrative assistants.

This is a great opportunity to work in one of the biggest business units of Council.

Greenspace Services is a dynamic and widely varied section of Council undergoing exciting changes! 

Qualifications and experience

Essential:

• The preferred qualification for this job is a tertiary qualification in Business Administration
• A minimum of 5 years related-work experience in an administrative function or similar role
• Demonstrated experience using computer software programs including Microsoft Office
• Demonstrated commitment to customer service
• Ability to work within a team environment
• Availability to work flexible working hours
• Current class C driver’s licence. 

Desirable:

• Experience in Supervisory Roles
• Experience with document management systems
• Experience with media communication and marketing. 

Remuneration and benefits

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

• Entry level for this position starts at $1,510.58 per week
• 35-hour working week 
• Opportunity to participate in Council's flextime arrangement
• Employee benefits such as leave entitlements (where applicable), 11.5% 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 

Click here to view or download the position description.

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

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

   Best of luck.

Closing date:           Friday 14 February 2025, 11.59 pm    

Contact officer:       Tania Horman on 9839 6877

Internal ref:              BCC1816