Staff benefits
Staff member’s terms, conditions and entitlements are covered under their relevant staff award or agreement. Surf Coast Shire Council has chosen to introduce many other benefits in the workplace that help us to be an employer of choice and a great place to work.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Our EAP is a confidential self-referral service that allows staff and their family access to free professional counselling services for a range of work related and non-work related issues.
Flexible work arrangements
Council offers its employees a variety of flexible work arrangements to assist with their personal commitments such as part-time work/job share, provisions for working from home, RDOs, purchase of additional leave, volunteer days and various other flexible working options for full time staff.
Leadership Development Program
Council supports staff to develop leadership skills and abilities through an internally run Leadership Development Program which invites staff to apply to the annual program that covers many interesting and varied elements and topics.
Learning and Development
Council encourages staff to pursue further learning and contributes towards expenses associated with approved courses through its policies. Council staff are offered a vast range of learning and development opportunities through the Corporate Training Calendar and the web based L&D system known as iLearn.
Local Government Employees Health Plan
The LGE Health Plan can provide employees and their families with significant health insurance savings – more than $1000 per year for some families.
Recognition of staff milestones
Council recognises and rewards staff’s successful completion of key milestones service to the organisation by presenting them with a gift and pin at our annual recognition of service event.
Salary packaging
Council offers salary packaging for motor vehicles, and salary sacrifice for superannuation.
Social Club
The Social Club is run for all employees of Council and encourages members to get together for informal events such as a relaxed atmosphere for a drink after work, or to go out together as a group with our partners to formal functions. Social club members’ money is spent on ensuring that members benefit from their contributions with a range of activities being offered.
Staff Vaccinations
As a way to prevent illness and reduce staff sick leave, employees are given the opportunity to receive free vaccination against the influenza virus each winter. Other specific positions in the organisation can have access to additional vaccines including Hepatitis B and others.