Working at Glastonbury Child & Family Services

Glastonbury is a vibrant community service organisation which provides innovative, high quality services for children and young people.  We work in partnership with families and the community to build on strengths to achieve both individual and social change.

We are a people focussed organisation and value our positive work culture and healthy work environment.  We place great emphasis on creating a happy and friendly work environment for our staff.  We conduct an annual staff survey and use the outcomes of this survey to guide our way forward.

Staff are kept informed of all major developments and participate in a range of internal committees and working groups as well as attending staff meetings.  Staff also actively participate in networks, committees and other sector activities.

We offer monthly in-house training for all staff on a range of topics, as well as other specialist training as required.  Staff also access external training and participate in conferences, forums and other professional development activities.  We conduct annual performance appraisals which identify professional development and training activities for the year. 

We have an active Social Committee that arranges staff functions and we participate in charity events in the community, including the Barwon Banks Fun Run and Corporate Rowing.  As well as informal staff gatherings, we hold a mid-year and end of year staff lunch, have an active Footy Tipping competition, regularly celebrate birthdays and have developed a range of other initiatives particularly related to health and wellbeing which are listed separately on our webpage.

Finally, we offer above award salaries and allowances and outstanding employment conditions, including;

• Access to additional paid leave
• Access to salary packaging
• Professional development, supervision and support
• Significant health and well being initiatives

Overview of our Employee Collective Agreement

Above Award Salary Payments

Annual salary increments of 3% on 1/7/08, 1/7/09 and 1/7/10.

Above Award Conditions

1. More flexible core hours – 7.6 standard hours per day between 8am and 6pm
2. For non-residential staff: accrue one day’s additional annual leave after the completion of each year of service up to a maximum of 5 extra days per annum after 5 years; option to cash in this week.
3. For residential staff:  Annual leave to remain at five weeks and pay rate to be increased .45% after one year for five years to offset the above.
4. All paid personal leave can be taken as either carer’s leave or sick leave.
5. Pooling of Sick Leave proposal (voluntary).
6. Access to pro rata long service after 7 years.
7. Previous service with Glastonbury recognised for LSL entitlements and extra 5 days of annual leave based on service, provided the employment gap is no more than 7 years.
8. Six weeks paid maternity leave; two weeks paid paternity leave.
9. Paid study leave to be increased to 5 hours per week for up to 15 weeks per semester.
10. Paid bereavement/compassionate leave to be increased to 5 days.
11. Paid Blood Donor time.
12. Emergency Community Volunteer Service time (e.g. bushfire fighting).
13. Above award payments for staff who participate in on-call roster.
14. Close at 2.00 pm on Christmas Eve, except for up to 5 skeleton staff; pay staff working for 3 extra hours.
15. Health and well being initiatives.

Current Employment Vacancies

Caseworker Home Based Care, Out of Home Care

Full time position, On going, Geelong

PD - Caseworker Home Based Care

For further information please contact Kerry McFarlane of 5222 6911

Applications close: Friday 6th August 2010

Residential Care Worker, Out of Home Care

Part time positions, Geelong

PD - Residential Care Worker

For further information please contact Kerry McFarlane on 5222 6911

If you are interested in this position please address the key selection criteria in the position description and send together with your resume with 3 referees.

Background for all Job Applicants

Applications with 3 referees to:
Nicole Brennan
HR Support & Payroll Officer
222 Malop Street, Geelong, Vic. 3220
or recruitment@glastonbury.org.au