Planning Assistant - Statutory Planning

The City of Canada Bay is a thriving, colourful community, surrounded by the beautiful bays of Sydney Harbour. The area is also known for its parklands, cycle paths and walkways.

City of Canada Bay Council’s values underpin how we operate.

We act with integrity; We empower our people; We are respectful; We work together; We innovate.

Planning Assistant - Statutory Planning

Job No. CB18182

$69,814 - $80,286 per annum + super

Full Time Permanent

35 hours per week

Participation in Council's 9 day fortnight scheme

Are you a currently enrolled in a town planning degree course or a degree course in a similar discipline and able to take on full-time work in conjunction with your studies? Or do you have a keen interest in development and planning related issues and would like to pursue a career in planning?  Are you looking for the challenge of working with a group of energetic and enthusiastic statutory planners? If the answer is yes, then keep on reading as we have the job for you!

Working as part of our statutory planning team, your responsibilities are varied in this strong customer focused role. Using your excellent attention to detail, you will check and review all planning applications as they are lodged via the NSW Planning Portal for completeness and accuracy, and provide administrative assistance to the Statutory Planning Team in relation to the monitoring and processing of development and other applications. You will also assist the Manager and the Coordinators in developing efficiencies and improvements to the team’s procedures with the aim of reducing processing times whilst maintaining quality assessment outcomes.

Your role also includes monitoring and updating development assessment related information on Council’s web page and using Council’s computer systems for the tracking of planning applications and to achieve process improvements.

To be successful in this role you will have:

• A commitment to town planning as a career path
• Strong organisational and customer services skills
• Experience in working in a diverse team in an administrative/organisational capacity
• Confidence in dealing with the public and a tactful approach.

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For further information on this position you can contact Shannon Anderson, Manager Statutory Planning on 9911 6441.

 Closing Date: Sunday, 04 August 2024 at 11:30pm 

The City of Canada Bay also offers excellent employee benefits which include: [delete those that are not applicable to the role].

• Rostered Days Off (participation in a 9-day fortnight scheme)
• A range of flexible work arrangements including hybrid work from home arrangements
• 18 weeks paid parental leave
• A supportive, energetic, and passionate team
• Significant leave benefits (9-day fortnight, 15 days sick/personal leave, 2 days health and wellbeing leave per year, access to Long Service leave after 5 years)
• Continuous training, support, and leadership development
• Health and Wellbeing programs (Yoga classes, Fitness Passport, Flu vaccinations, Skin Cancer Checks)
• And much, much more!

If you have any accessibility requirements, please feel free to contact April McCarthy on 02 9121 0076 or email  april.mccarthy@canadabay.nsw.gov.au to discuss.

The City of Canada Bay Council is a Child Safe Organisation that recognises and advocates for the rights of Children and Young People and are committed to a Safe Workplace. 

The City of Canada Bay Council is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer committed to maintaining, growing and supporting a diverse, respectful, collaborative & inclusive workplace. We welcome and encourage applications from diverse community groups and ages including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, LGBTIQA+, people with disabilities, women, and other diversity groups.

The successful applicant for this role will be required to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 or provide evidence of an approved medical contraindication form. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure they are able to meet all requirements in line with Councils COVID Safe Workplace Policy & Procedure (once adopted), WHS requirements and prevailing NSW Public Health Orders.

“Formal offers of employment are subject to standard Council pre-employment checks including medical and other background checks”