Trade Waste Officer

Liquid Trade Waste Officer

Help protect our waterways and sewerage network by supporting responsible trade waste practices across the Central Coast.
• Work in a dynamic and customer focused team
• Exciting opportunity to develop experience in trade waste industry
• Work/Life Balance - 9 day fortnight with flexible/hybrid working arrangements available
 

About the role
The Liquid Trade Waste Officer is responsible for maintaining awareness and management of impacts of non-compliance with legislation - Environmental Protection Act and licence conditions. This may include injuries to employees,
disruptions to sewerage treatment processes, environmental damage resulting from treatment process disruption, or physical damage to the sewerage system.

This position is required to provide quality customer service and create value for the community.

To be successful in this role, you will have:
• Certificate IV qualification in Water Operations (Sewer, Water or Trade Waste) OR demonstrated solid contemporary experience in a regulatory role, combined with ongoing professional development
• Current Liquid Trade Waste Regulation Certification or willing to obtain
• Current Class C Driver’s Licence.

Offer Details
The commencing salary for this position is up to $1,534.91. Central Coast
Council also provides progression opportunities for employees to progress up
to the maximum salary of $1,778.42 on completion of assessment of skills and
performance plus 12% superannuation
• We have a permanent available located at the Wyong Nexus Building
• This role will be able to access a 9 day fortnight
• We are able to offer hybrid and flexible working conditions for this role
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• Tool of Trade with Home overnight Garaging - Light Commercial Utility - 4WD
Want to know more?
The contact person for this role is Melissa Coote, Team Leader Trade Waste. You
can contact Melissa on 0409 324 319.
This position will close for applications at midnight on Sunday, 6 September 2026.
We will not accept unsolicited resumes or applications being presented by
recruitment agencies.
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Extra benefits
At Central Coast Council we provide
team members with a range of extras
that help them balance their life when
they need it. Fitness Passports give
access to a range of gyms. And an
Employee Assistance Program that offers
a range of wellbeing initiatives to help
you and your immediate family.
Other extras include:
• Long service leave after 5 years of
continuous service
• Free flu vaccination program
• Time provided for you to do
annual skin cancer screening,
Breast screen and blood
donations
• Access to professional
development with career
development and learning
programs through various
platforms
• We reward and recognise our
staff with our Cheers program
• Novated leasing partnerships.
Central Coast Council is ideally located
on the northern fringe of Sydney and
just an hour's drive from Newcastle, the
Central Coast offers one of the best
places in Australia to live and work. The
Central Coast is one of the fastest
growing regions in NSW, the third
largest Local Government Area (LGA) in
NSW and the 6th Largest LGA in
Australia.
Central Coast Council is committed to
the goals of equal opportunity
employment. We aim to provide a work
environment for our employees that
fosters equity, diversity and respect.
Council is committed to providing safe
environments that protect the physical,
emotional, cultural and social wellbeing
of children on the Central Coast.
Council may create an eligibility list from
this recruitment process and may utilise
this eligibility list to fill other permanent
or temporary vacancies.
How to apply
We have put together some additional
resources to help you apply for a role at
Central Coast Council.
By completing and submitting this
online application you confirm that any
information that you provide in this
application is true and correct and
acknowledge that any offer of
employment may be withdrawn should
the information that you have provided
in support of your application be shown
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You also consent to employment
screening checks being conducted
where appropriate. This may include
associated checks including reference
checks, Working with Children Check,
Entitlement to Work in Australia,
employment history and an Australian
Federal Police Check, as well as
substantiation of educational
qualifications, industry memberships,
previous Central Coast Council
employment history and association with
professional bodies.
You also acknowledge that you will be
required to provide proof of eligibility
(including photo identification) to work
in Australia if selected for an interview.
To lodge your application,
please follow these steps:
1. Click to apply
2. Answer the online questions
3. Attach your resume
4. Attach your qualifications and
licences.
Once your application is successfully
lodged you will receive an automated
response sent to your e-mail address. If
a response is not received this means
that your application has not been
successfully submitted and you will need
to lodge another application.
If you require assistance to lodge your
application please contact our Talent
Acquisition team by
emailing [email protected]
to discuss what reasonable adjustments
you may need. If you are deaf, hearing or
speech impaired, you can contact us
through the National Relay Service TTY
call 133 677 or Speak & Listen 1300 555
727.
Applicants who are selected for
interview will be contacted by phone
or e-mail.
You will have the ability to save your
application as you go using the 'Save
Application' button. You can start an
application and return to it later via the
automatic follow-up email once you
have the time and required information
at hand to finalise your application.
If you don't have access to a computer
or electronic device, you can lodge your
application at any of Council's Library
locations. Pre-book a free 1-hour
computer timeslot by contacting your
nearest
library https://www.centralcoast.nsw.gov.
au/libraries/our-branches or ask at the
enquiry counter.
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