Revenue Officer

Employment Status: Permanent
Days & Hours of Work: Monday to Friday totalling 38 hours per week
Competitive Salary: Band 4A - $72,796.59 p.a + 11.5% superannuation
Location: Corporate Centre in Sandringham, with the flexibility to work from home

About Us:

We are a passionate organisation, connected in our shared goal to be ‘sector leading’ in all that we do for the community and each other. Home to over 100,000 residents, Bayside City Council's enduring purpose is building extraordinary places, thriving communities, and better futures.

Bayside Council is an equal-opportunity employer committed to providing an accessible and safe working environment that embraces and values child safety, diversity, and inclusion. Our organisational strategy is made up of three priorities and we consider these in everything we do: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Customer Experience and Results Matter.

We want everyone to be as proud of what we are achieving – and excited about our future – as we are, and we are committed to working together to achieve this.

About the Role:

This role is an exciting opportunity in a fast-paced environment for a pro-active individual to join the Revenue team and assist with day-to-day operations and maintenance of rate records. The successful candidate will be required to provide accurate and timely information, that is compliant with legislative and operations requirements to support internal stakeholders and the Bayside community.

To be successful in the role:

• Provide effective and efficient administrative assistance in the operation of the Revenue Services team.
• Excellent customer service, verbal and written communication skills and have experience working with customer databases
• Experience handling high volume phone calls and administration tasks
• Ensure accurate and timely maintenance of rate records in relation to changes of ownership, occupancy, sales information and property identification.
• Accurate, timely and up to date processing of Land Information Certificates in accordance with Council timelines.
• Ability to achieve objectives within accepted timelines.

Mandatory pre-employment requirements:

• Be willing to undergo and complete a satisfactory criminal history check.
• Provide or obtain an employment-based Working with Children check.

What we can offer you in return:

• A work life/balance through flexible and hybrid working arrangements
• Generous leave provisions, including accrued time off, parental leave, three days of wellbeing leave per year, cultural and ceremonial leave, gender affirmation leave, plus the ability to purchase up to four weeks additional leave per year
• Dedicated Staff Wellbeing programs, events and gym membership discounts
• Learning and development opportunities so our people can grow and thrive
• A Parkland surrounded office that is only short 500m stroll to the beach
• Free onsite staff parking plus hybrid vehicles that employees can book for work related travel
• A Green Money program, that rewards our staff for taking simple everyday steps to a more substantiable and climate aware living

If you are ready to be part of our incredible organisation, and you think this role is the right fit for you, then we look forward to finding out more about you and what you would bring to this role.

How to apply:

Applications close: Tuesday 10 December, 11:55pm

If you would like to learn more about this opportunity or have any questions, please contact Penny Lyall, Revenue & Valuations Coordinator on 03 9599 4415 or via email plyall@bayside.vic.gov.au

Bayside City Council prides itself on its values of Respect Each Other, Own It, Work Together and Find Better Ways.

Bayside City Council proudly acknowledges the Bunurong People of the Kulin Nation as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of this land, and we pay our respects to their Elders, past, present and emerging as well as all Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander community members with us today.

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to an equitable, diverse and socially inclusive work environment. We actively encourage applicants with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage, people living with disability, LGBTIQA+ people and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply for this opportunity.