Green Living Officer

Full Time Permanent Position

Band 6 - Salary Range $97,926 - $106,637 per annum + 12% Super + ADO

Salary offered will depend on level of skills and experience.

About Melton City Council

The City of Melton is a community where everyone belongs. Ours is a vibrant and diverse municipality — one of the fastest developing in Australia. Our organisation strives to provide our community with state-of-the-art amenity and facilities, engaging health and wellbeing options, and support to become active members of our Lifelong Learning City.

We invest in innovation, offering professional and personal development, and generous leave and flexibility to staff, while also fostering a collaborative and inclusive culture. You’ll be able to work close to home in a dynamic setting featuring cafes and retail options set amongst heritage buildings and open green spaces.

The Opportunity

We are seeking a Green Living Officer to deliver engaging sustainability education, community capacity-building and behaviour change programs across Melton.

Reporting to the Coordinator Sustainability and Climate Resilience, this role works closely with community groups, schools, Council teams and external partners to promote practical, accessible sustainable living practices.

The position is permanent full time and based at the Melton Civic Centre, with some work occurring in community settings across the municipality.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement and evaluate sustainability education, engagement and behaviour change programs for the community and schools
• Develop and deliver curriculum-aligned education programs for schools and early years settings
• Support community-led sustainability initiatives, champions and local groups
• Promote and attend community events, workshops and festivals to raise awareness of Council’s sustainability and climate action initiatives
• Develop digital content, publications and campaign materials to support behaviour change and engagement
• Maintain accurate records, participation data and program evaluations
• Undertake occasional work outside standard business hours, including evenings and weekends, to support events and community engagement activities

To view the Position Description, click here.

About you

To be successful in this role you will have the following:

• Tertiary qualifications in Sustainability, Environment, Community Engagement, Education, Communications or a related field, or significant equivalent experience
• Demonstrated experience delivering sustainability or climate-related community education and behaviour change programs
• Strong knowledge of sustainability, climate action, circular economy and integrated water management
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills, with the ability to engage diverse audiences including CALD communities and young people
• Strong organisational and project management skills
• A current Victorian Driver’s Licence and Working with Children Check

Culture and Values

Our vision for our community is to be: "A vibrant, safe and liveable city accessible to all" and that means there’s a place here for you too. Our organisational values represent us as an established growth Council and the values are reflected in everything we do; our decision-making, our actions and our service provision to the community. Council has a diverse and vibrant organisation and we’d love to have you join us to help shape a city for the future.

We are Vibrant MELTON. Our values are:

• Motivate
• Empower
• Lead
• Trust
• Open
• Nurture 

Benefits

There are a number of great reasons why our people love working at Melton City Council: 

Staff Benefits | Melton City Council

• 13 ADO's (Accrued Day Off) per year
• 5 weeks annual leave 
• Flexible Working Hours
• Extensive Career Development & Leadership Programs
• 16 weeks Paid Parental Leave (Super is paid during parental leave) 
• 3 weeks Paid Secondary Carer Leave
• Family Room available including Breastfeeding Facilities (Melton City Council | Australian Breastfeeding Association)
• Wellbeing initiatives
• Subsidised Uniforms

How To Apply

If you require further information about the position, please contact Rowena Cairns, Coordinator Sustainability and Climate Change on 9747 7274.

Applications must include a Resume and address the Key Selection Criteria outlining your suitability to the role. To address the Key Selection Criteria, you will need to write short statements explaining how you meet the criteria, or how you demonstrate the capability. We encourage you to keep your responses concise. 

To be eligible for employment at Melton City Council you must be legally entitled to work in Australia.

All successful applicants will need to undertake pre-employment requirements including but not limited to a satisfactory criminal history record check. Successful applicants must be able to comply with any COVID-19 Public Health Orders applicable to Local Government employees.

We strongly encourage job applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, LGBTIQA+ and people from culturally diverse backgrounds. If selected for an interview and you require any additional support or adjustments regarding interview arrangements, please advise the contact listed above in advance.

Melton City Council is committed to being a child safe organisation and has Zero tolerance for child abuse. Melton City Council is committed to creating and maintaining a child safe organisation where protecting children and preventing and responding to child abuse is at the centre of our everyday thinking and service delivery.

 Applications close 11:59pm Monday 02 February 2026