Transport Officer

About Us

Community Development Directorate

The City’s Community Development Directorate provides a broad range of facilities, services, projects, and events that directly impact the daily lives of our 243,000 residents and visitors.

The Directorate works to develop safe and vibrant places and deliver services and facilities to support a community that is healthy, welcoming and thriving.

About the Position

The Transport Officer works closely with employees, volunteers and clients to provide transport assistance to eligible residents of the City of Stirling. This assistance is vital to supporting seniors to remain independent at home and in the community and provides enriched and improved quality of life for all involved.

Key Responsibilities

The duties of the Transport Officer will include but are not limited to:

• Safely transport customers to and/ or from designated destinations
• Provide individual and group support to clients in undertaking shopping or social activities, assisting them to and from appointments when required.
• Promote Aged Care Services amongst clients, carers, families, service provides and the wider community.
• Deliver a consistent high standard of service in accordance with the organisation’s policies and procedures and the customer’s care plan.

About You

The following qualifications and experience are highly desired, but if you don’t tick all the boxes, you could still be a perfect fit for this role. Please apply, all applications will be considered.

• Full ‘LR’ Class Drivers Licence or willingness to obtain.
• Current First Aid Certificate
• Demonstrated experience in working with elderly and people with a disability and their families.
• Knowledge of Occupational Safety and Health requirements and understanding of the appropriate legislation impacting on community care employees.
• Demonstrated ability to understand and work within the wellness framework and adapt a person-centred approach.
• Excellent Customer Service and computer skills to be able to contribute to the administration of the service delivery.

For further information, please refer to the position description.

What We Offer

The City offers some great benefits including flexibility in when and where you work to ensure a work-life balance. You will also enjoy a range of other benefits including:

• Free parking and easy public transport access.
• Free onsite fitness facilities and end of journey facilities.
• Superannuation matching of up to 6%
• Professional development opportunities, including training, memberships, and study assistance.
• Excellent leave entitlements including annual leave loading and the ability to purchase up to an additional 4 weeks’ annual leave per year.
• 50% discount on gym memberships at our Stirling leisure centres – only applicable for perm/fixed-term employees.
• Amazing in-house employee canteen.
• Up to 10 weeks paid parental leave.
• Employee health and wellness program and initiatives.
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your family.
• Generous study assistance
• Active social club
• Employee recognition program
• Novated Leasing (where applicable)

This temporary part-time position is a Level 3 Inside Workforce Agreement positions which attract a salary from $66,201.68 gross pro rata per annum plus superannuation.

To be eligible to work for us, you need to provide, or have ability obtain a:

• A copy of Australian driving licence.
• National Police Clearance (valid within the last 3 months).
• Pre-Employment Medical and DAS clearance.
• The right to work in Australia.

More about the City

The City of Stirling is a diverse and thriving local government in Western Australia, with over 243,000 residents, spanning 30 suburbs, the City is a cosmopolitan, multicultural and economic hub.

With over 1,400 employees, the City embraces its diverse workforce by supporting work-life balance and offering opportunities for progression and development. Here at City of Stirling we celebrate and support inclusion and diversity.

We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the City of Stirling, the Wadjak People of the Nyoongar Nation, and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of Australia. We will act with compassion and respect towards all people and value people of all abilities, ages, religions, faiths, sexualities, gender identity and cultural backgrounds.