Employee Benefits

Flexible Work Arrangements

Depending on the requirements of the position, Lockyer Valley Regional Council offers a variety of flexible working arrangements, including:

• Full time, part time, maximum term and casual positions;
• 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 Lockyer Valley Regional 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;
• Maternity/Paternity 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 studies at Schools, TAFE or University; and
• Apprenticeships, Traineeships and Cadetships.

Other Benefits

In addition to the already listed employee benefits, Lockyer Valley Regional Council also provides:

• An employee assistance program for both employees and their immediate family;
• The provision of corporate uniforms;
• Vaccinations depending on position requirements; and
• One competitively costed and Council owned and operated Childcare Centre.

Health & Wellbeing Initiatives

Lockyer Valley Regional Council takes the health and wellbeing of employees seriously, and has an established Wellbeing Committee, who organises a variety of health and wellbeing initiatives throughout the year. These initiatives include:

• Fitness Initiatives;
• Workstation Assessments on request;
• BUPA Onsite Consultations;
• Flu Vaccination Program; and
• Mental Health Awareness Initiatives.

In addition to the above, the Wellbeing Committee also undertake fundraising initiatives within the workforce for a variety of events.