Working with Council
At Gympie Regional Council, our workforce is dedicated to providing high quality services to our community.
We have opportunities for you to make your contribution in areas such as:
- Building and Plumbing
- Customer Services
- Communications and Marketing
- Design and Engineering
- Environment and Waste
- Finance
- People and Culture
- Information and Communication Technology
- Libraries
- Local Laws
- Roads and Parks
- Town Planning
- Water and Sewerage
Council is always on the look out for skilled people to join our talented workforce and promote our values of Accountability, Communication, Customer Service, Integrity, teamwork and Collaboration. Please take the time to check our vacancies page for current roles or Expressions of Interest or chat to one of our friendly team when you next make contact with Council.
If you are starting your career we also offer, traineeships, work experience and vacation programs that align with local schools, universities and other training providers.
A Great Place to Work
Our vision for the Gympie region is to be the natural choice to live, work and play and our purpose is to actively serve our community and plan for the future of our region.
Our corporate values of Accountability, Communication, Customer Service, Integrity, Teamwork and Collaboration guide us towards our vision and purpose. Our Code of Conduct outlines our obligations to each other and our customers, it is available here.
Council is committed to providing opportunities for employee feedback. Every 2 years a Staff Engagement Survey is conducted with all employees given the opportunity to respond. The feedback allows us to make improvements and work towards our continuous goal of creating a Great Place to Work. You can see the results from the 2023 survey here.
You can see what’s ahead for our organisation and learn a little more about us through the GRC Workforce Strategy available here.
As an employee at Gympie Regional Council our progressive future focussed organsiation can provide you with:
- a nine day fortnight
- flexible working hours allowing for travel, family or study commitments
- hybrid working arrangements available for certain positions
- access to employee health and wellbeing programs to support you in the workplace
- Fitness Passport which allows you and your family to work out at over 25 local gyms at a subsidised rate
- access to long service leave after seven years service
- generous superannuation scheme of up to 13 per cent with choice of provider
- access to salary sacrificing arrangements through our corporate partners
- an employee assistance program offering free confidential counselling and personal coaching services for employees and their immediate family
- modern ICT technology and a commitment to future ICT investment through our GRiT program
We value transparency in our decisions. Join an organisation where you can make a difference with access to managers, opportunities to provide input and comments and a commitment by leaders to set a great example.
Our Council is looking to the future, be part of the journey and bring your talents and knowledge to our teams.
