Employee Benefits

We believe in providing our staff with a work environment that is happy & harmonious. One that helps them become their best professionally so that they can achieve their professional goals. Here are just a few of the things that we do:

We provide ongoing training & development

Central Goldfields supports ongoing learning and professional development for all employees and teams.  Commencing with onboarding reading and e-learning compliance modules,  people have access to structured learning that includes general work skills, technical training, leadership & management, and specific local government custom seminars.  We also have a commitment to building organisational capability in the things we stand for Gender Equity (no to violence); Reconciliation and Child Safety.

As a small rural Council, there are oodles of on the job learning opportunities, and we also support employees to gain further qualifications by providing paid and unpaid study leave.

Salaries
  
Employee salaries recognise and reward individual performance, and are competitive with salaries paid for comparable jobs and performance in other local Councils.
 
Previous Local Government Employment - Transfer of Benefits
  
Superannuation, Long Service Leave entitlements and up to 20 days Sick Leave may be transferred between Council's in Victoria. Annual Leave is paid out on termination.
 
Central Goldfields Shire Enterprise Agreement
  
The Central Goldfields Shire Council Enterprise Agreement provides for wage and salary increases. The Agreement contains standard industry provisions and commitments to consultation on workplace change.
 
Family friendly and flexible workplace
  
We believe that happy staff are productive staff, and happiness starts in the home. Therefore as an organisation we do our best to accommodate the responsibilities that you have outside of the office. This includes having flexible work hours for personal time.
 
A great team of people to work with
 
We are intentional about the culture we want to foster at Central Goldfields.  Ensuring people feel welcomed and that they belong is important to us.  We are proud of our strong and supportive team environment and invite you to join us and experience this for yourself. 
 

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