Why work at Knox

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Discover your future at Knox City Council, where you will deliver meaningful impact, find great opportunities and work with committed people to shape our community.

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Working at Knox

Discover your future at Knox City Council, where you will deliver meaningful impact, find great opportunities and work with committed people to shape our community.

Benefits of working at Knox

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Work flexibility

At Knox we're committed to flexible work to help you achieve a balance between work and life.

Some benefits include:

16 weeks paid primary caregiver parental leave
4 weeks secondary caregiver parental leave
Prenatal leave options for both parents
Blood donation leave
Cultural leave
Gender affirmation leave
Study leave options
Opportunity for flexible working arrangements, based on operational requirements
Accrued or rostered days off available for some fulltime roles

Health and wellbeing

We're committed to creating a workplace that promotes optimal physical and mental health and wellbeing. We want to support staff to make healthier choices for a healthy lifestyle.

Knox Council staff health and wellbeing perks include:

Discounted Knox Leisureworks memberships
Staff social club
Annual R U OK? Day fun run and walk
Secure pushbike storage facilities with change rooms and showers at the Civic Centre
Access to table tennis tables
Running, soccer and badminton groups
Employee Assistance Program for support in managing personal and work-related challenges

Learning and development

Knox offers many opportunities for professional development. Some of these include:

Opportunities to undertake temporary transfers to other teams or roles to support career and professional development
Support towards further study
Opportunity to join internal committees and working groups and contribute to diverse and exciting projects
A dedicated approach to achieving career goals and development

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Equal opportunity employer

Knox City Council is an equal opportunity employer. We commit to providing a safe working environment that embraces and values child safety, diversity and inclusion.

If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to tell us at the time of application.

Find out more about our Gender Equality Action Plan.

Child safe employer

Knox City Council has zero tolerance for child abuse and all forms of harm to children.

All children and young people who access our services, programs, events and facilities have the right to feel safe and be safe. This includes spaces owned or managed by Council.

We take the wellbeing and safety of children and young people in our care seriously. We maintain a child safe organisation by embedding the protection of children into everyday thinking and practice.

All Knox City Council employees, contractors and volunteers are responsible for ensuring children and young people are valued, heard and protected from abuse.

Need help?

Each role will have a contact person listed. Please contact them directly if you have any questions.