Northern Beaches Council

Student Planner

Division: Planning & Place

Business Unit: Development Assessment

Title: Student Planner, Temporary - Full-time Role, 35 hours per week

Salary Range: $72148.35 to $83848.38 per annum + super (subject to skills and experience)

Who we are:

The Northern Beaches is truly unique. Our area stretches from Palm Beach in the north to Manly in the south and boasts 24 ocean beaches, over 80kms of coastline, 4 coastal lagoons, clean waterways, and beautiful wildlife. We recognise the traditional owners of our area and their continuing connection to waters and land, and we thank them for their protection of our coastline and its ecosystems. 

We are home to nearly 270,000 residents and their vision for the Northern Beaches Council is a safe, diverse, inclusive, and connected community that lives in balance with our environment. We are committed to working with the community and other stakeholders in making this a reality.

As one of the largest employers on the Northern Beaches we are focused on building an engaged and productive workforce that partners with our community to protect, improve and create our future. The breadth of our service delivery is significant.

We are a modern, multi-award-winning council that strives for excellence in all we do including the provision of the highest levels of customer service

Working with us:

Northern Beaches Council provides a comprehensive range of benefits focused on our employees’ lifestyle, health and wellbeing, recognition and career development.  In this role you’ll enjoy -
 

• Rostered days off scheme 
• Health and wellbeing leave 

• A culture of supporting continuous professional development 
• Professional development and training opportunities 
• Work from home opportunities
• Mentorship opportunities available for aspiring leaders 
• Genuine work-life balance and flexible working arrangements 
• Employee wellness program and a range of lifestyle benefits 
• Values based culture and a teams oriented working environment 

Our opportunity:
The key focus areas of this role include: 
1) Assess and report on development applications and other applications (including S.4.55 applications, S.8.2 reviews) made to Council under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979.
2) Carry out the lodgement of development and related applications to ensure applications are complete and meet a high standard that satisfies Council’s lodgement requirements.
3) Attending to planning enquires, providing planning advice and providing high level customer service to the residents of the Northern Beaches.

About you:
We’re looking for a motivated and intuitive student who has commenced studies to join our development assessment team. You’ll bring an enthusiasm to learn and customer centric focus to a team passionate about making a difference to our community.
 

Additional Information:

• Position Description
• To be eligible to apply, applicants must be enrolled in and studying a relevant course
• Applications close on: 12 November 2024
• Expected Interview Date: Week beginning 18th November 2024
• Questions? Please call the Hiring Manager: Daniel Milliken – 8495 6491

Northern Beaches Council is a diverse and inclusive employer and encourages applications from differently abled candidates. Reasonable adjustments to the workplace may be made where these are required.

If you would like to contact us to discuss your specific circumstances, please contact the hiring manager for this role. If you do not feel comfortable to do so, please contact HR Services on (02) 8495 5070.