About us

The beautiful Eurobodalla Shire is located on Yuin Country on the far south coast of NSW and offers an enviable coastal lifestyle with easy access to Canberra and Sydney. From our beaches to our bushlands, rivers and mountains, the Eurobodalla is a place of inclusive communities embracing sustainable lifestyles.

With 143km of coastline, 83 beaches, 20 lakes and four major river systems, Eurobodalla is known as the land of many waters. Over three-quarters of our land area is open space, consisting of 10 national parks and 15 state forests.

Over 40,000 people call the Eurobodalla Shire home, and we attract over 1.2 million visitors every year.

About the role

We are seeking an enthusiastic educator who will be responsible for developing and implementing programs designed to promote and educate businesses and residents about our Climate Action Plan. The plan identifies actions we can take to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and how we and the community can prepare and adapt to the expected impacts of climate change.

This position is a part time role in the Environmental Services team based at the Moruya Administration Office. Flexible work arrangements would be considered along with part time and or job share opportunities for suitable candidates.

Your main duties will include:

• Develop and deliver educational programs which focus on how businesses and residents can change behaviours to assist in implementing our CAP.
• Successfully deliver sustainability projects and ensure projects are conducted within funding, statutory and Council requirements.
• Provide advice/guidance to Council and the public with relation to our CAP via educational programs, media releases and publications.
• Monitor, evaluate and report program effectiveness.
• Actively liaise with both internal and external stakeholders to aid in facilitating best practices to increase uptake and participation in educational programs.

If this position is up your alley, you may like to consider also applying for the role of Sustainability Education Officer (Schools) part-time. In conjunction with the Sustainability Education Officer (Business and Residents) position, full-time employment may be considered for suitable applicants.

What we offer

We promote equal access to opportunities and pride ourselves on creating a safe and engaging working environment that fosters wellbeing. We are dedicated to looking after our staff, knowing our people are our biggest asset, to ensure we are best placed to look after our community.

Culture and benefits

• Work/life balance through a range of flexible work options.
• 35 hours per week for administrative staff and 38 hours per week for operational staff.
• Health and wellbeing initiatives including access to free counselling through our Employee Assistance Program, Uprise Wellbeing App, Fitness Passport, Social Club, flu vaccinations and skin checks.
• Three days leave to cover Council closure at end of year period.
• 9 weeks Council provided paid maternity leave.
• Generous leave provisions including Long Service Leave after 5 years of continuous service, study leave and 3 weeks personal leave annually.
• Annual Award increases, performance reviews and a rewards and recognition program.
• Salary packaging program.

Total remuneration for the role is in the range of $38.55 to $47.19 gross per hour consisting of:

• $34.89 to $42.70 base salary
• $3.66 to $4.48 superannuation (at 10.5%)

About you

Do you have an understanding on current environmental issues and a passion in educating people about improved sustainability? Are you interested in working in a position that enables the development and implementation of sustainability education programs for businesses and residents in line with our Climate Action Plan? We would love to hear from you! Your application should further demonstrate the following:

• Must have tertiary qualifications or demonstrated experience in fields relevant to this position.
• Proven experience in designing, developing and delivering sustainability programs for businesses and residents.
• Excellent communications skills with sound computer literacy.