Parking and Road Safety Officer

About Merri-bek City Council

Merri-bek City Council is a progressive council of 175,000 residents: one community, proudly diverse. Our council area sits within the banks of the Merri Creek and the Moonee Ponds Creek, and includes Brunswick, Coburg, Fawkner, Glenroy, Gowanbrae, Hadfield, Oak Park and Pascoe Vale. Our city is vibrant and energetic, known for its active community, cultural diversity, creative industries and the arts. Our long‑term vision has ambitious goals for environmental sustainability, social justice, community wellbeing, and creating great places.

Merri-bek Council strives to be a contemporary, innovative and collaborative organisation with a deep commitment to engaging and supporting the Merri-bek community. Our organisational vision is to be one team, brave and diverse, making a difference.

We pride ourselves on being an inclusive and welcoming workplace. We offer flexible and hybrid work options and genuinely care about providing our staff work/life balance. With the Civic Centre located in Coburg, 8 kilometres north of Melbourne’s CBD, there are excellent public transport options and great food, cafés, parks and a cinema right at the doorstep. Merri-bek is a great place to live, work and play.

About the role

The Parking team is within the Compliance Operations Unit and is part of the Amenity and Compliance branch. Other teams within the branch include Animal Management, Local Laws, Business Support, School Crossings and Prosecutions.

Parking Officers contribute to the safety and amenity of the municipality through the provision of information, assistance and advice to the community, and the enforcement of Acts, local laws and Regulations.

This is a high‑profile position in the community, as the team proactively patrols in vehicles and on foot, informing and educating the public and enforcing parking offences.

In this role you will work closely with supportive colleagues while investigating and enforcing allegations of breaches of Parking Legislation.

Working both individually and as part of a larger team you will need to be self‑motivated, organised, have high attention to detail and able to work with conflicting priorities.

Working closely with the public you’ll need the ability to communicate clearly and calmly and provide excellent customer experience.

Shift times vary from 6.45am to 11.00pm during the week and on weekends as part of a rotating roster.

Experience in the application of the law including evidence collection and note‑taking, and conflict resolution is highly desirable.

Skills and experience required to perform the role

• Confidence in negotiation and conflict resolution
• High level of personal integrity
• In‑depth knowledge of relevant legislation

What the role can offer

• Fortnightly RDO
• Extensive opportunities for training & career development
• Salary sacrifice options
• A real sense of work‑life balance & flexible work options
• Employer‑supported study assistance schemes
• Wellness programmes

For further information about this position please contact Gareth Tanner on .

Applications close: 11:30pm, Wednesday 25 February 2026. *In the case that we receive a high volume of applications, we reserve the right to close this advertisement before the current closing date.

Please note that when applying for this role, you may be required to attach your valid Driver's Licence and WWCC. Please have this ready when completing your application.

Our Commitment

Merri‑bek City Council is proudly diverse and an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community, people with disability, and people from every culture, sexuality and gender identity, age and ethnic background. Merri‑bek City Council is a Child Safe organisation.

Merri‑bek is focused on diverse representation of the community we serve. With this we value lived experience that could contribute to the shaping of this role and in turn will continue to provide representation and growth of safe and inclusive work culture.

We encourage everyone to apply and discuss opportunities to develop your knowledge and experience. Council is committed to removing barriers and access to employment where possible at any point in the recruitment, onboarding and during your time at Council. For further information regarding access or modifications you may require for a recruitment process please contact Danni Jovanovic, Recruitment Business Partner on