Student Statutory Planning

Student Statutory Planning

Reference number: 14358

Closing date: 11:45pm, Thursday 24 November 2022

• Temporary Part-Time Position
• 12 Month Contract
• 19 Hours Per Week
• $32.81 per hour plus 10.5% superannuation

About Us

Moonee Valley City Council is a vibrant and diverse municipality. We are a local government within the north-west metropolitan area of Melbourne, providing a range of services to some 127,000 residents and over 10,000 businesses.

The Opportunity

This exciting opportunity will see you providing, under supervision, services, guidance and advice in particular facets of statutory planning, subdivision control and other services provided by the Statutory Planning unit of the Planning and Building Department. You will be assisting Council in order to meet its legislative and planning obligations for the benefit of residents, taxpayers and businesses in the City of Moonee Valley.

Reporting directly to the Senior Coordinator Statutory Planning, your responsibilities will include:

• Responding to public counter, written and telephone enquiries
• Assisting in the registration and preliminary assessment, in addition to the recording, notification and general processing of town planning and subdivision applications
• Undertake regular site inspections in relation to Planning applications
• Assisting in the preparation of written reports, conditions and making recommendations on statutory matters for consideration by the Manager Statutory Planning
• Liaising with the planners within Council’s Strategic Planning department on specified projects or issues

About You

To be suitable for this position, you will possess:

• Currently undertaking a recognised Planning degree
• Some experience in Statutory Planning or other related field is desirable
• Some knowledge of planning scheme, legislation, enforcement and other related areas is mandatory
• Knowledge of related liquor licensing, enforcement and other related areas is desirable
• Current Victorian Driver’s License would be beneficial.

Next Steps
If this sounds like an exciting career challenge that aligns with your personal goals and expertise, we want to hear from you!

Applications must be submitted through our online system https://mooneevalley.mercury.com.au/
and should be in line with the Moonee Valley City Council Application Guide found at the bottom of the advertisement. Applications that do not meet these requirements may not be considered.

For further information please view the Position Description or contact Vera Mitrovic-Misic on

(03) 9243 9167

Our Culture of Inclusion

If you are interested in the role but feel you may not meet the full range of selection criteria, we encourage you to contact us to discuss your experience and application for this position.

We don’t just accept difference - we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our services and our community. With a focus on inclusion, accessibility and flexibility, we'll support you at every stage of your career. We recognise the importance of balance and embrace work agility, understanding that this means different things to each and every one of our employees.

Moonee Valley City Council is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Child Safe employer and we value diversity and encourage people from different backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, people of any age or gender, people identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and gender diverse, intersex and/or queer (LGBTIQA+) and people with disability. If you have a reasonable adjustment, support or access requirement, we encourage you to let us know through your application or email hradmin@mvcc.vic.gov.au or call 9243 1122.