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                    Working with us

                    Council employee talking to group of people
                    At the City of Melbourne, we offer a great range of benefits including flexible working conditions, salary packaging, excellent leave entitlements, study assistance and much more.


                    Our purpose

                    Watch the video to hear more around our purpose and how our employees make the difference to the City of Melbourne and its people.

                    Our goals

                    Our Council Plan 2017–2021 includes nine goals that act as a guide to us. 

                    1. A city that cares for its environment 
                    2. A city for people 
                    3. A creative city 
                    4. A prosperous city 
                    5. A knowledge city 
                    6. A connected city 
                    7. A deliberative city 
                    8. A city planning for growth 
                    9. A city with an Aboriginal focus.

                    Our customers

                    We strive to make everything we do easier, better, faster and cheaper for our customers, gaining more value from our limited resources.

                    Our values

                    The way we work and serve the Melbourne community is guided by a culture that values integrity, courage, accountability, respect and excellence.

                    Our structure

                    Our management team and organisational structure ensures that Council decisions are implemented and that the municipality runs smoothly.

                    Occupational Health and Safety and Equal Opportunity responsibilities

                    We are committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for staff, ensuring that the workplace is free from harassment, bullying and discrimination and supporting the diverse skills, backgrounds and values of others. In accordance with this commitment all employees will be required comply with all OHS and Equal Opportunity Management Systems, policies and procedure requirements.

                    Our commitment to diversity and inclusion

                    The City of Melbourne is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a safe working environment and embracing diversity.

                    We recognise the value and strength of Aboriginal culture to our heritage. We are proud to take an active role in reconciliation, being the first local government to have a Reconciliation Action Plan endorsed by Reconciliation Australia.

                    We are proud to lead a multicultural community and recognise that our different cultures and views make for more meaningful collaboration.
                     
                    We are proud to be a child safe organisation and foster a work culture where everyone feels confident, empowered and supported to disclose child safety concerns.

                    We strive for gender equality.  We condemn men’s violence against women in all forms and support a work culture that ensures women enjoy respect, equal opportunity and full participation.

                    We have an active LGBTQI network led by employees who identify and allies which is strongly supported by our leadership team.  We are a proud member of Pride in Diversity and work to improve our policies and entitlements so that they are fair.

                    We seek an ‘access for all’ working environment to promote a culture in which people of all abilities can thrive.

                    The City of Melbourne is an inclusive organisation that welcomes all applicants to apply.

                    Meet our people

                    The diversity of services we offer is exciting and innovative. We require many people to make it all happen from planners, engineers and architects to strategists, policy advisors, accountants, event officers, library staff and social workers.

                    Watch the videos below to find out what employees have to say about their role and the variety of work they do.

                    ​Flexible working

                    Take a look at the video featuring a range of our employees sharing their individual stories of what flexible working means to them.

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