• Job Description

  Req#: req2017
  • Location: Raymond Terrace
  • Temporary, full-time 35 hours per week position up to January 2025
  • A guaranteed 3.75% salary increase effective from 1 July 2024!
  • Immediate start!

  About Port Stephens Council (PSC)
  Port Stephens is known for its incredible natural beauty and vibrant community, covering an area of close to 900 square kilometers and populated by over 75,000 people.
  
  Port Stephens is diverse – with coastal villages, riverside suburbs, rural lands and historic town centres, it’s the ideal tourism and retirement destination as well as a great place to live, work and play.
  
  We acknowledge the Worimi as the original Custodians and inhabitants of Port Stephens. May we walk the road to tomorrow with mutual respect and admiration as we care for the beautiful land and waterways together.

  The Perfect Opportunity
  We have an exciting temporary opportunity available for an event professional to play a critical role within our Vibrant Places team. You’ll be both challenged and rewarded, and will be part of a great team with a high performing and collaborative culture.

  Reporting to the Events & Place Activation Team Leader, you’ll assist the team to deliver our events and activation program across Port Stephens. No day is ever the same in this role; you’ll work closely with external event organisers, administer events licenses, lead the planning of community events like NAIDOC and Australia Day as well as help plan and deliver our place activation program.

  Your Team
  The Vibrant Places team includes a bunch of professionals that love to create vibrant and liveable places for our community that supports economic growth. You won’t be bored!

  We work hard to deliver for our community – we thrive in an active environment where change and innovation is the norm. We love to explore, experiment and have lots of fun along the way by challenging the status quo. Bring your high level business skills, commitment and enthusiasm to our dynamic team.

  Why our employees love PSC?
  When you join PSC, you’ll be joining an organisation who truly believes that one size doesn’t fit all. We offer an inclusive and supportive culture, a focus on personal and professional growth and a deep respect for our community.

  We embrace the level of difference that each of our employees bring with them and offer working arrangements that allow you to focus on the things you consider most important to you outside of your career throughout all stages of your life!
  
  PSC values Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) and strives to create an inclusive workplace. We provide fair opportunities for development, progression, and work conditions to all. We celebrate differences in age, ethnicity, gender, religion, language, physical appearance, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, education, and diversity of thought. We’re inclusive and commit to creating a respectful and supportive environment for all individuals and groups, making reasonable adjustments to provide a positive, barrier-free recruitment process and supportive workplace.

  Enough about us, we want to hear about you! So tell us about…

  • Why you think an events and activation program is important to Port Stephens?
  • Why are you interested in this temporary role?

  Please note: Only the criteria above needs to be addressed in the application, however you’ll be assessed against the full list of Essential Criteria located within the Position Description.

  We want you to love PSC as much as we do, so here’s a taste of some of the perks you can expect:

  • Base Salary Range: $64,350 - $75,551 pa based on a 35 hour week + 11% superannuation + $2,312 retention allowance
  • Confidential support (including mental health) through our employee assistance program
  • A wellbeing program, including meditation, gym discounts and fitness incentives
  • Mentoring in the workplace
  • Free parking on site and a convenient local shopping centre
  • Coffee and food to keep you sustained at our on-site café
  • And lots more…

  Ready to change your outlook and join the awesome team at PSC?

  • These opportunities don’t come up often… apply by midnight, 30 May 2024.
    
  • For further information on the role, please contact Chantelle Sives, Events and Place Activation Team Leader on 0417 703 401 for a confidential discussion.
    
  • We never discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, or marital, veteran, or disability status.
  • We’re a 2024 Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant.
  • We’ve partnered with the Veterans Employment Program to support veterans finding suitable, sustainable and meaningful employment.
  • Port Stephens Council adheres to the principles of a child safe organisation and supports children and young people having safe and welcoming experience in our community, accessing our facilities and in our care.

• About the company

  Welcome to the Port Stephens region an easy 2.5 hours drive from Sydney. Book your accommodation and tours with the official Port Stephens Tourism website. Stay and play in Nelson Bay, Shoal Bay, Fingal Bay, Anna Bay, Salamander Bay, Soldiers Point, C...

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