INTERNAL ONLY - ENVIRON CENTRE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT OFF

Personnel Area: City Planning and Sustainability

Branch: Natural Environment, Waters and Sustainability 

Salary Range: (Band 4) $82,995 - $89,095 plus superannuation, leave loading and benefits

Work Type: Temporary, Full Time

Duration: to end of January 2026, with possibility of extension

Location: Boondall Wetlands, Karawatha Forest and Downfall Creek (travel between all 3 expected)

Our Business

Brisbane City Council is one of the largest local governments in the Asia-Pacific region and one of the biggest employers in Queensland. We have more than 300 job types across a broad range of service areas, with roles that serve our community. We employ an inclusive and diverse workforce, with great benefits and flexible work options. A job with us offers skill development, career mobility and access to benefits that matter. 

Our Team – City Planning and Sustainability

Our people are in a unique position to shape Brisbane to be an amazing city that is liveable, vibrant, prosperous, connected, green and sustainable. Working in close collaboration, the four branches of the City Planning and Sustainability division work on strategic and operational plans to deliver on Brisbane Vision 2032.

Being part of our inclusive team gives you meaningful opportunities to contribute to this Vision. Our culture is shaped by:

• fostering connections across our business to collaborate and build positive relationships
• collaborating with the community to work together to support the city, broader economic, social, and environmental outcomes
• offering career mobility and development opportunities across our whole business.

The Role

The Environment Centres Community Engagement Officer is primarily responsible for the development and delivery of environment centre community engagement programs that build connection to the environment and drives behaviour change. Your role will include monitoring key aspects of the day-to-day operations of our environment centres. You will be accountable for three centres, located in Boondall Wetlands, Karawatha Forest and Downfall Creek. Travel between the centres is a requirement of this role.

You will research, develop, and deliver community engagement activities, displays and materials, and develop and maintain key stakeholder and contractor relationships to support the delivery of these programs. Through your exceptional communication skills, you will showcase important behaviour change messages through provision of high-level environmental advice and information to the wider community.

With an authentic interest in the local environment, you will have an eagerness to obtain a high level of scientific knowledge of local flora, fauna, ecology, and culture as well as relevant environmental issues, and use this knowledge to best educate customers whilst also creating and delivering contemporary learning solutions for Council.

To be successful you will have:

• Experience in developing, delivering, and evaluating environmental based community engagement programs and projects, with a focus on behaviour change outcomes
• experience in operational management of a visitor/environment centre or similar
• confidence in presenting interactive workshops to large audiences
• well-developed communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to negotiate in support of program outcomes
• demonstrated experience in the provision of excellent customer service at a community level
• the ability to make a positive contribution in a team environment
• a valid working with children check, or eligibility to apply
• a current C or CA class driver’s licence.

Please consider the full position description and tailor your cover letter and resume to outline your suitability.

Benefits of working for Council: CLICK HERE

How to apply: Click on the 'Apply' button to complete your online application. Please upload your current resume and covering letter (of no more than one page) that demonstrates how you meet the requirements of this role.

Working in Council means delivering excellent customer service to the people of Brisbane. 

This role will require a Working Safely with Children Check and Criminal History Check 

For more information:  Please call Dim Amarandos on 07 3178 5894.

Closing Date: Sunday 15^th June 2025 at 11:55pm AEST

Brisbane City Council is a multi-award winning accessible and inclusive workplace where our people represent the diverse communities we serve, are supported, and can feel safe. Council has been awarded Employer of the Year at the National Disability Awards and since 2018 has been recognised with ‘Gold Employer’ status from the Australian Workplace Equality Index for LGBTI inclusion.

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