Why work in Local Government?
There are many benefits of working in local government:
- Contribution to the community - providing facilities and services
- Career development - through training, professional development, promotion and EEO
- Job diversity - large range of jobs, vocations and opportunities to multi skill
- Job flexibility - councils have permanent, temporary and casual opportunities part time and job share arrangements and working from home arrangements
- Job security and portability of service - service is recognised between most councils in NSW
- Lifestyle - choose the lifestyle you want; coastal, rural or metropolitan.
Please find below two articles featured in the Sydney Morning Herald "2008 Employer of Choice Magazine":
Blacktown City Council - Employer of Choice 2008 (908KB)
Marrickville City Council - Employer of Choice 2008 (485KB)
Councils respond to skills shortage
A number of councils, faced with a persistent skills shortage, have proactively utilised apprenticeships and school-based traineeships in overcoming this challenge, as demonstrated by the following case studies:
'Not just roads, rates and rubbish': Gwydir Council engages young learners (128KB)
Insulating against skill shortages in Moree (120KB)
10 Careers You May Not Have Thought About
"This 24 page booklet has been developed in collaboration with Industry and profiles 10 women working in Government and Community Safety, all of whom are thriving in non-traditional roles. Through undertaking Vocational Education and Training at Certificate II, III and IV, Diploma and Advance Diploma levels, these women have enhanced their skills, knowledge, experience and employability." Women working in Government and Community Safety (3.93MB)