Be part of our team
Our employees are central to our success. That’s why we are continually working to create the right environment to support and encourage each other to be the best we can.
Flexible work options
- Hybrid working
- Full time, part time and casual employment arrangements
- Flexible start and finish times
- Flex leave and time in lieu
- Paid overtime
- Job share
- Phased retirement
Leave
- Annual leave - 4 weeks at full or half pay per year
- Personal leave (sick and carers) - 12 days per year
- Purchased leave - up to 8 weeks of annual additional leave per year
- Compassionate/bereavement leave - 5 days per occasion
- Long service leave
- Leave without pay
- Parental leave
- Paid pre-natal leave - 22.8 hours per pregnancy
- Paid parental leave - 20 weeks per pregnancy
- Paid partner/secondary caregiver parental leave - 4 weeks per pregnancy
- Unpaid parental leave - combined total of 52 weeks per pregnancy
- Right to request to return to work part time from parental leave
- Breast feeding alteration to work hours
- Adoption leave
- Family Violence leave - 20 days per year
- Volunteer leave - 1 day per year
- Cultural or Ceremonial leave
- Blood donor leave
- Recognition of prior service from Victoria councils and Victorian State Government
- Closedown over Christmas/New Years period
- Australian Defence Reserve Leave - 2 weeks per calendar year
- Affirmation and Transition of Gender leave - 5 days per year
Supporting your financial needs
- Above award pay rates
- Annual pay increases as per the Enterprise Agreement
- Annual incremental progression (until the top of the band is reached)
- Fortnightly payroll
- 17.5% Annual leave loading paid each December
- Salary packaging
- Extra contributions to your superannuation
- E-bike
- Motor vehicle
- Paid allowances
- Meal allowances
- Uniform allowance
- Maintenance allowance for vehicle and plant maintenance
- Travel allowance
- Industry allowance
- Tool allowance
- On call allowance
- Cashing in of long service leave
- Rates deductions (via your pay)
- Childcare reimbursement for afterhours work
- Superannuation
Superannuation guarantee 11.5%
Vision Super - Superannuation information sessions
Health and wellbeing
- Free employee assistance program
- Fitness Passport
- Social club
- Proactive safety management
- Charity and community events
- Baby care/breastfeeding room (based on work location)
- Consultative Committee
- OH&S Committee
- GMHBA and Medibank private health insurance plans
- Free flu vaccines
- Access to contact officers
- Extensive return to work support
- Sit/stand desks (based on work location)
Learning and development
- Paid study leave
- Financial study assistance
- Internal and external training and information sessions
- Internal and external secondments
- Paid higher duties opportunities
- Conferences, seminars and networks
- Professional membership payment
- Performance development and reviews
- Leadership development opportunities
- Traineeships and apprenticeships
Diversity and inclusion
- Equal opportunity employer
- Recognition of cultural diversity
- Cultural and ceremonial leave
- Celebration events such as Diversity Week, NAIDOC Week, Harmony Day, Reconciliation Week
- Involvement in cultural diversity programs such as Aboriginal reconciliation and international relationships
- Gender Equity Action Plan
- Reconciliation Action Plan
Sustainability and travel
- Secure bike storage
- Showers and change rooms
- Recycling and circular economy initiatives
- Workplace giving program
- Paid corporate volunteering
Reward and recognition
- Staff awards program
- Years of service recognition
- All staff Christmas celebration