The Port Augusta City Council

Our extremely popular Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) is now in its 19th year. Each year a cohort of 28 emerging leaders from across the sector are taken through a seven-month experiential learning journey to develop their leadership skills. The program combines leadership techniques taught by UniSA lecturers and the opportunity to apply these techniques in participant led local government modules to further develop leadership capability. We caught up with one of this year's Emerging Leaders Program participants, Leon Nguyen, Finance Manager, The Port Augusta City Council to find out how he is enjoying the program so far. 𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒔𝒊𝒈𝒏 𝒖𝒑 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑬𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑳𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒎? I signed up for the Emerging Leaders Program to develop essential leadership skills like communication, problem solving and decision making. It’s a great opportunity to meet other emerging leaders from other councils. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒎𝒐𝒅𝒖𝒍𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒄𝒖𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒏 ‘𝑨 𝑹𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝑷𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆’ – 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒂𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒎𝒐𝒅𝒖𝒍𝒆? This module challenged the traditional view of rural areas as agricultural or underdeveloped. With the appropriate development plan, we can achieve sustainable outcomes. I was inspired by the presentation from Chris Lawry and Shraddha Dhungel on Mount Barker District Council’s approach to creating green spaces through intelligent design. I was also very impressed with the presentation by Heather Barclay, CEO of the Rural City of Murray Bridge. Heather shared her experiences in a vast background of roles within various councils and recommended gaining diverse experience in roles and locations to accelerate your learning. 𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒎 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒔? As the Emerging Leaders Program progresses, I am most looking forward to networking and relationship building with my peers.    To find out more about this program please visit: https://lnkd.in/gBdaP6hZ #lgpsa #lgprofessionalssa #localgovernment

WE ARE HIRING - ENTRANCE ATTENDANTS Provide a professional welcome to all visitors at the Central Oval complex, whilst maintaining a computerised point-of-sale system and processing entrance fees. The successful applicant will have: Customer service-focused and ability to be friendly and approachable. Demonstrated skills in money handling and management. Ability to work effectively during busy periods. The Position description is available from Council’s website https://lnkd.in/g9GFAmdc with enquiries to Jordan Crabtree, Manager Sport, Recreation and Events on 8641 5400. Applicants must address the specified personal criteria in the position description. Applications are to be submitted to the Human Resource Officer, Port Augusta City Council, PO Box 1704, Port Augusta SA 5700 or emailed to admin@portaugusta.sa.gov.au Application closing date 5:00pm, Monday 25 March 2024.

WE ARE HIRING 1. Manager Information Services – Full Time – City Services 2. Finance Project Officer – Full Time Fixed Term - Finance 3. Caretaker – Casual – Corporate and Community Services The application closing date for all positions is 5:00pm, Thursday 7 March 2024. Further information and application processes can be viewed here: https://lnkd.in/g9GFAmdc

SENIOR BUSINESS PARTNER WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY City Services Permanent Full-Time Position THE ROLE Drive WHS performance and compliance through the organisation and provide assistance and coaching to Managers and Workers on the management of WHS best practice. Proactively manage, encourage and educate organisational leaders to proactively manage work health and safety and to lead by example. The successful applicant will have: Sound knowledge of WHS legislation, relevant Australian Standards and Codes of Practice. Experience in Emergency Management Planning (desirable). Experience in Local Government Risk Management and WHS internal auditing. Sound computer skills including word, power point and excel data-based skills. Well developed problem solving, decision making and written, oral communication skills. The Position Description is available from Council’s website https://lnkd.in/g9GFAmdc with enquiries to Melissa Kretschmer, Director City Services on 8641 9100. Applications must address the specified personal criteria in the position description. Applications are to be submitted to the Human Resource Officer, Port Augusta City Council, PO Box 1704, Port Augusta SA 5700 or emailed to admin@portaugusta.sa.gov.au Application closing date 5:00pm, Thursday 14 March 2024.

WE ARE HIRING!! Various vacancies are open at Wadlata Outback Centre and Australian Arid Lands Botanic Garden. For further information visit: https://lnkd.in/g9GFAmdc Application closing date is 5:00pm, Thursday 29 February 2024.