In this role, you will be responsible for conducting pool fencing inspections to ensure they comply with relevant legislation. You will also be tasked with issuing Swimming Pool Compliance Certificates, Notices and Orders. This mobile role involves going to homeowners' premises for inspections, making effective communication essential. Additionally, you should prioritise safety, be comfortable working independently, and meet performance targets with minimal supervision.
About the role:
- Supports the implementation of our Swimming Pool Fencing Compliance Strategy
- Promotes, educates and assesses pools to ensure compliance, and educate the community on pool safety
- Interprets legislation and problem solves.
What's on offer:
- a base salary ranging from $65,853 per annum with competency-based increments up to $75,449 per annum, plus 12% super
- 70 hour, 9 day fortnight
- training and development opportunities
- flexible work options for a healthy work/life balance
- generous employment conditions (we have too many to list -
We are seeking:
- Demonstrated ability to complete the Swimming Pool Assessments, Compliance and Safety Awareness Course, or equivalent within 3 months of appointment dependent on course availability.
- Demonstrated ability to understand, and the capacity to apply, legislation, policy and procedures.
- Desirable: be registered as a Swimming Pool Inspector with the NSW Department of Fair Trading.
About us:
- Located on the picturesque far North Coast of NSW, bordering the Gold Coast.
- The Tweed is a vibrant, diverse location offering a lifestyle near the water, in a rainforest or on a farm.
- Tweed Shire Council is committed to employment equity and diversity and encourages applications from people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds in both traditional and non-traditional roles. We provide workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options.
- Join an employer of choice. Professionals Australia (Local Government Engineers’ Association) has named Council the 2021 Employer of Choice for our great employment practices within NSW local government.
Where it's located:
This position is based in Murwillumbah, and can be directed to work from any Council work site.
Position closes:
Friday 8 August 2025 at 12 noon sharp (NSW time). Late applications will not be permitted.
Pre-Employment Screening:
Tweed Shire Council conducts pre-employment assessments as part of its recruitment process.
Job offers are not made until screening has been completed. Tweed Shire Council uses third-party providers to undertake:
- Pre-employment medical – some roles require a functional (physical) assessment, and all positions are subject to drug and alcohol screening (a positive test result means the recruitment process ends and your application will not be considered).
- Background screening - verifies that the information you have provided throughout the recruitment process is true and correct.
Reference Checks are undertaken by the panel. Your 2 referees should ideally be your current and most recent supervisors. Your referees are not contacted unless you’ve been interviewed and are a preferred candidate.
This position meet the criteria for child-related work, therefore a valid current Working with Children Clearance is required as part of our background screening.
How To Apply:
You must use your own email address, and not one used previously by another person that has applied for a position with council.
Once you start your online application, you cannot save and return to it later.
- Have your Resume document ready to go.
If you'd like to COPY and PASTE question fields into a separate Word document to work on over time, please find them listed below:
- Why are you interested in working at Tweed Shire Council, and what excites you most about this particular opportunity?
- Have you completed E1-Swimming Pool Course approved by the Department of Fair Trading?
- Outline the experience you have in reading and interpreting building plans and specifications such as pool fencing, retaining walls, and site contours.
- Provide examples that demonstrate your ability to understand and apply relevant legislation, policies, and procedures in your previous roles. How have you ensured compliance in your work?
- Describe your experience conducting site inspections. Include details about the types of inspections, how you manage tasks when working unsupervised, and any conflict resolution you have worked through while in the field.
- Explain your experience working collaboratively in a team environment. How do you contribute to team success, and what strategies do you use to maintain effective communication and cooperation?
- Discuss your skills in customer service and time management. Include examples that show how you have handled competing workloads, met inspection targets, and computer systems used to support your work.
- Do you hold a current car driver’s licence?
- Do you hold a current Working with Children Clearance?
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