Working at Council
Employee Code of Conduct
The Lockyer Valley Regional Council's Employee Code of Conduct sets out the acceptable standard of conduct and workplace behaviour required of employees.
All Council employees (regardless of their employment status, role or position), contractors and volunteers must be familiar with and follow the spirit and content of the Employee Code of Conduct.
Council's Vision, Mission and Values
| Vision | We will deliver sustainable services to enhance the liveability of our community while embracing our economic, cultural and natural diversity. |
| Mission | Lead, Engage and Empower |
| Values | Lockyer Valley Regional Council has a strong set of values that remind us of what is important as an organisation. We strive to enable opportunities within our region with a strong customer focus. Our values are: Leadership: We lead through excellence and partner with the community to achieve Council's vision and mission. Accountability: We accept ownership of our role and take responsibility for our actions. We are results focused, take pride in our successes and efforts and learn from our mistakes. Integrity: We strive to be valued and trusted by the Lockyer Valley community. We are respectful, open, transparent and honest in our dealings with the community. At all times we act in the best interests of the community. Communication: We embrace diversity and communicate openly and honestly. We listen actively, consider and value the views of others. Our communication is clear, concise and consistent. Customer Focus: We strive to engage and communicate with our internal and external customers to meet agreed outcomes. We identify and aim to meet the needs of all customers in a responsive and equitable manner. Teamwork & Collaboration:We value creative thinking and look for opportunities to collaborate and connect to deliver a better Lockyer Valley. We work together by recognising and sharing our talents, skills, experience and knowledge.As a local government authority, we are committed to providing quality services to residents and visitors in the pursuit of our vision for the region. |
Equal Employment Opportunity
As a Council, we pride ourselves on been an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. EEO reinforces merit-based selection process where applicants are selected on their ability undertake the position and not rejected based on legally discriminating reasons.
Through merit based selection we assess an applicant's abilities, skills, experience, qualification and potential relative to those of other applicants against the key selection criteria contained in the position description.
Our merit-based recruitment and selection process is designed to ensure a systematic and consistent process.
Employee Benefits
| Flexible Work Arrangements | Depending on the requirements of the position, Lockyer Valley Regional Council (Council) offers a variety of flexible working arrangements, including: - Full time, part time, maximum term and casual positions; - Working from Home provisions (conditions apply); - Nine day fortnight for office based employees; and - Four day week for field based employees working from 6:30am to 4:30pm. |
| Remuneration | While the Council is extremely competitive when it comes to remuneration, we further reward our employees with: - Up to 12% employer superannuation contributions; - The ability to salary sacrifice superannuation contributions; - Salary packaging (i.e. Novated leases for vehicles); and - Payment of applicable allowances (i.e. on call allowance). |
| Leave Entitlements | There is a variety of leave entitlements available to employees, including: - Annual leave; - Personal/Carer's leave; - Long service leave; - Public holidays; - Bereavement leave; - Leave without pay; - Birth Related leave; - Jury duty leave; and - Volunteer emergency service leave. In addition to the above, long serving employees are also formally recognised at special functions for their loyalty and commitment to Council and the community. |
| Learning & Development | To enable employees to operate at their optimum performance level and to meet business objectives, a proactive approach is taken to prioritise the development of a skilled and engaged workforce by providing employees with opportunities to engage in training, education and career/professional development opportunities including: - On the Job Training - specialised technical skills, self-development and nationally recognised qualifications; - Ongoing development and improvement of career related programs/initiatives; - External Training, Conferences and Seminars; - Education and Training Assistance; - Work Experience Programs for people undertaking study at school or a tertiary qualification; and - Apprenticeships and Traineeships. |
| Other Benefits | In addition to the already listed employee benefits, Council also provides: - An employee assistance program for both employees and their immediate family; - The provision of corporate uniforms; - Vaccinations depending on position requirements; - Salary packaging onsite consultations; - Superannuation onsite consultations; and - BUPA Onsite Consultations. Health & Wellbeing Initiatives Council takes the health and wellbeing of employees seriously, and has an established Wellbeing Committee, who organise a variety of health and wellbeing initiatives throughout the year. These initiatives include: - Access to Fitness Passport;- Workstation Assessments; - Flu Vaccination Program; - Skin checks; - Healthy lunches; - Corporate Games; - 10,000 Step Challenge; - Physical Health Awareness Initiatives (i.e Bowel Cancer Awareness, Womens and Mens Health); and - Mental Health Awareness Initiatives (i.e. R U OK Day). |
