Only 20 minutes south of Melbourne's CBD, Bayside boasts 17 kilometres of stunning foreshore and beaches fronting Port Phillip Bay. It is characterised by the picturesque coastline from Brighton to Beaumaris, water-based activities and quality residential areas featuring stylish homes and traditional shopping villages.
Bayside City Council's Corporate Centre is located in the bayside suburb of Sandringham; it is surrounded by parkland with public transport close by and parking available for staff. Bayside is a popular destination for people looking to move away from the hustle and bustle of the CBD. It only takes ten minutes to walk to the beach, where you can take advantage of the beautiful scenery. Located close to both Sandringham and Black Rock Shopping strips, where there are a wonderful variety of shops and eateries, or just 10 minutes by car to many other shopping options.
To complement our beautiful surrounds Bayside offers a range of benefits and amenities aimed at enhancing staff satisfaction and enjoyment during workings hours and beyond.
Shared values and behaviours
As an organisation we share a set of values and behaviours that provide a work environment in which every staff member is treated with respect, and has the opportunity to contribute to the success of the organisation while realising their own potential. This means we harness the unique skills and abilities that each individual brings to the organisation.
Through project and focus groups staff developed the shared values and behaviours. The six values are;
• Respect
• Creativity
• Accountability
• Adaptability
• Achievement
• Connected
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Corporate health program
The Corporate Health Program is designed to provide staff with the opportunity to participate in a monthly activity. Activities are chosen each year to monitor and enhance staff health and wellbeing and at the same time introduce staff to a variety of different methods used to achieve good health, wellbeing and fitness. |
Salary sacrifice
Council's Salary Sacrifice Scheme gives staff the option to "sacrifice" part of their cash salary into additional superannuation contributions to a complying scheme of their choice.
Salary sacrifice is also available;
• Where staff are offered a Council vehicle as part of a package,
• Tertiary course fees,
• Membership fees of professional organisations, relating to the role of the staff member at Council; and
• Met tickets (yearly)
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Family friendly initiatives
Council is committed to providing flexible work arrangements that support staff members in meeting their family commitments and balancing their work with non-work commitments, subject to operational needs and service delivery requirements being maintained and also having regard to cost implications for Council.
The following family friendly initiatives form part of the Bayside Workplace Agreement
• 48/52 employment;
• Job share;
• Leave without pay;
• Home based work arrangements;
• Pressing necessity leave;
• Nursing mothers;
• After hours dependent care;
• Child care;
• Cultural and ceremonial leave;
• Return to work after extended leave; and
• Parental leave.
All of the above initiatives are approached on an individual employee basis, to meet the needs of both the employee and their department.
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Opportunities for life-long learning
Council supports and encourages staff to complete further training and development.
Council offers staff a comprehensive program of training courses delivered in-house and the opportunity to attend external workshops and seminars.
Council has a secondment program, which allows staff to take up secondments at a similar or higher level within the organization. This might be in their current department or another department within the organisation in either a full time or part time capacity for a designated period of time.
In addition staff are able to apply to complete further study at certificate, diploma, degree or post-graduate level. Subsidies are available for course fees as is the option of salary packaging.
The training and development opportunities available mean that staff can learn new skills to assist them in their current position with Council and with their future career development.
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