As the manager of the Shoalhaven’s most precious commodity, we know that our Human Resources are just as important as our Natural Resources. That’s why Shoalhaven City Council looks for dedicated and enthusiastic people to join our team. In this section you can read about the different areas of our business, our approach to developing our people and our benefits and policies.
Location
Council Administrative Offices are located in Nowra and Ulladulla. Shoalhaven Water has an Operations Depot at South Nowra. There are sewage treatment plants and 4 water treatment plants across the city. Over 120 people are employed in the Shoalhaven Water Group and work in teams operating, maintaining and supporting Water and Sewerage services
Training
Personal and professional development is a priority and training forms a part of a career within Council and Shoalhaven Water. We offer opportunities to improve skills and knowledge both through training and development and through daily work. With better-trained people we can achieve a better service to the Community.
Benefits
Salaries and packages are attractive and accord with the Local Government State Award:
Salaries and conditions accord with the National Agreement Preserving the Local Government (State) Award 2004 as provided by the Workplace Relations Act 2005.
Employment policies
A number of policies are in place that reflect our commitment to health, safety, diversity and growth:
Balancing work and home
Encouraging all our people to have a healthy balance between work and home we have flexible working arrangements including options of variable working hours and nine day fortnights, depending on the nature of the job.
Equality and diversity
Our Equal Employment Opportunity Management Plan covers gender, marital status, parental status, sexual orientation, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, disability, age and religion or belief.
Health, safety and wellbeing
As you’d expect of a leading water utility, Occupational Health and Safety is high on our agenda, and is a key element of our work ethic and culture.
Communication
Communication is the key to a successful working system. Face-to-face, two-way communication throughout the Group is encouraged and supported. Shoalhaven Water operates under a “team environment” with various work teams responsible for specific elements of the operation. This environment assists communication within the Group and Council.