Description:
Full Time Fixed Term Position - June 2026
Band 4 - Salary Range $72,119 to $76,460 per annum + 11.5% Super + ADO
Salary offered will depend on level of skills and experience.
About Melton City Council
The City of Melton is a community where everyone belongs. Ours is a vibrant and diverse municipality - one of the fastest developing in Australia. Our organisation strives to provide our community with state-of-the-art amenity and facilities, engaging health and wellbeing options, and support to become active members of our Lifelong Learning City.
We invest in innovation, offering professional and personal development, and generous leave and flexibility to staff, while also fostering a collaborative and inclusive culture. You’ll be able to work close to home in a dynamic setting featuring cafes and retail options set amongst heritage buildings and open green spaces.
The Opportunity
Melton City Council is seeking a Business Support Officer to work alongside and support our City Infrastructure Planning team, who are dedicated to planning delivering new community infrastructure. We strive to deliver exceptional services and deliver the infrastructure that supports our community.
City Infrastructure Planning is comprised of Strategic Transport Planning, Engineering and Landscape Development, Land Acquisition, Construction and Landscape Supervision and Long Term Infrastructure Pipeline Teams.
Reporting to and supporting the Manager of City Infrastructure Planning, the Business Support Officer provides critical administrative and operational support across a range of business units and actively liaises with Internal staff, external customers to ensure smooth operations and excellent service delivery.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide administrative support to the Manager and department.
- Manage office operations, including calls, meetings, and records systems.
- Handle procurement in line with Council policies.
- Assist with budget updates and financial reporting.
- Improve systems, update website content, and create marketing materials.
To view the Position Description , click here .
About you
To be successful in this role you will have the following:
- Post-secondary qualification in administration (below diploma level) plus some experience in an administrative role.
- Demonstrated experience in the operation of a variety of Windows based applications and databases.
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise your own work activities and respond to ongoing customer requests.
- Proven administrative skills, including the ability to coordinate correspondence, meetings, minutes, diaries and payments.
- Current valid Victorian Driver’s Licence.
Culture and Values
Our vision for our community is to be: "A vibrant, safe and liveable city accessible to all" and that means there’s a place here for you too. Our organisational values represent us as an established growth Council and the values are reflected in everything we do; our decision-making, our actions and our service provision to the community. Council has a diverse and vibrant organisation and we’d love to have you join us to help shape a city for the future.
We are Vibrant MELTON. Our values are:
- Motivate
- Empower
- Lead
- Trust
- Open
- Nurture
Benefits
There are a number of great reasons why our people love working at Melton City Council:
Staff Benefits | Melton City Council
- 13 ADO's (Accrued Day Off) per year
- 5 weeks annual leave
- Flexible Working Hours
- Extensive Career Development & Leadership Programs
- 16 weeks Paid Parental Leave (Super is paid during parental leave)
- 3 weeks Paid Secondary Carer Leave
- Family Room available including Breastfeeding Facilities - Australian Breastfeeding Association
- Wellbeing initiatives
- Subsidised Uniforms
How To Apply
If you require further information about the position, please contact Kerry Walton , Acting Manager City Infrastructure Planning on 9747 5251 .
Applications must include a Resume and address the Key Selection Criteria outlining your suitability to the role. To address the Key Selection Criteria, you will need to write short statements explaining how you meet the criteria, or how you demonstrate the capability. We encourage you to keep your responses concise.
To be eligible for employment at Melton City Council you must be legally entitled to work in Australia.
All successful applicants will need to undertake pre-employment requirements including but not limited to a satisfactory criminal history record check. Successful applicants must be able to comply with any COVID-19 Public Health Orders applicable to Local Government employees.
We strongly encourage job applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, LGBTIQA+ and people from culturally diverse backgrounds. If selected for an interview and you require any additional support or adjustments regarding interview arrangements, please advise the contact listed above in advance.
Melton City Council is committed to being a child safe organisation and has Zero tolerance for child abuse. Melton City Council is committed to creating and maintaining a child safe organisation where protecting children and preventing and responding to child abuse is at the centre of our everyday thinking and service delivery.
Applications close 11:59pm Wednesday 2 April 2025