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Last Updated: Monday, 08 July 2024 14:11

We offer employees a wide range of attractive benefits including competitive wage/salary rates and remuneration packages, employment initiatives, generous leave provisions, access to facilities and services, corporate rates and memberships.  

Work/life balance 

Employees have the benefit of flexible work options which enhance their work life balance (where operational requirements permit), including:

• nine day fortnights or nineteen day months may be available. 
• flexible work arrangements.
• accrual of banked time to be used as a leave option.
• wide variety of job types/roles across the entire Toowoomba Region.
• 14 weeks paid maternity leave.
• uniforms provided or subsidised.
• active social club.

Salary

• Generous superannuation payment.
• Salary sacrifice provisions.
• 4 weeks paid annual leave per annum with 17.5% loading and a range of other generous leave entitlements.
• Ability to take long service leave pro-rata after 7 years of service.
• Financial planning available through LG Super.
• Reimbursement of relocation expenses.

Vehicles

• Various vehicle allowance and provisions are available for various roles.
• Employees have the option to purchase a vehicle under our novated leasing scheme.
• Car, motorbike and bicycle parking is available.

Health and wellbeing

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - the employee assistance program provides free 24 hour nationwide confidential counselling services for employees and their families going through personal or work related problems.
• Membership discounts at the Milne Bay Aquatic Centre and Highfields Fitness and Recreation Centre.
• Corporate rates for private health cover.
• Free flu vaccinations and skin checks.

Professional development

• Study assistance and the opportunities to participate in learning and development activities.
• Provision for employees to apply for career, study or travel breaks after 3 years’ service.
• Opportunity to apply to a secondment register for professional development within Council.
• Opportunities for advancement and promotion.