Support Officer

Lead with purpose. Shape progress for a growing city.

As a Support Officer in the Community Development team, you provide the administration and coordination that helps community programs, projects and services run effectively. You support staff who work directly with residents, community groups and organisations, while assisting the Coordinator Community Development with day-to-day operations.

Your work is varied and practical. You respond to telephone enquiries and connect people with the right team member, prepare correspondence, maintain records and administration systems, coordinate orders and payments, manage office supplies, and maintain inventories of community engagement resources and equipment. You also publish approved content to Council webpages and support the management of files, registers and team records.

You help deliver meetings, events and community activities by preparing agendas, taking minutes, managing RSVPs, arranging catering, booking equipment and coordinating printing. You provide administrative support to Community Development and Advisory Committee meetings, helping the team stay organised and focused on community outcomes.

Our work is collaborative and community-led. Together, we help ensure community voices are heard, respected and acted upon. If you enjoy providing administrative support, coordinating competing tasks and helping a community-focused team deliver meaningful work, we would love to hear from you.

At Blacktown City Council, good people make great teams, and great teams build great cities. Here, you will find the stability and support to keep growing, along with:

• a secure, permanent, full-time role with one of Australia's largest councils
• an entry level salary commencing at $1,420.05 per week
• a 35-hour working week
• access to Council's flextime arrangement
• 12% superannuation and competitive leave entitlements
• ongoing training and development support
• access to Fitness Passport, social clubs and wellbeing programs.

Our commitment to safety

Blacktown City Council is committed to safety. We have introduced alcohol and other drug testing at the pre-employment phase, and via a series of random and cause testing.

We are a child safe organisation that supports and promotes the safety, wellbeing and empowerment of children.

Position description

For more detail on this opportunity, click here to view or download the position description.

Closing date: Sunday 11 October 2026, 11.59 pm

Contact officer: Claire Simmonds on [0456 245 489](tel:0456 245 489)

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