About Us

We’re committed to fostering a workplace where people feel connected, challenged and valued, and achieve extraordinary outcomes for our community. We thrive on and are looking for others who thrive on - 

Innovation, collaboration and creativity – high on our agenda is being innovative about how and what we do.

Customer First Focus – our community is central to all that we do.

Community engagement and project management – practices that are highly valued in Nillumbik Shire Council.

An ever changing world – being adaptable to change and excited by learning new skills and broadening your horizons.

Work/life balance – we measure success through outcomes.

Diverse people – we value diversity of opinions, skills, knowledge, backgrounds, cultures and experiences in our people and how such diversity leads to better outcomes for our community.

Live local, work local – live within the Shire or close by and invest in Nillumbik’s communities.

Support when you need it most – Nillumbik has contemporary Enterprise Agreements which offer generous leave provisions and an Employee Assistance Program. 

Learning and development – our employees are in charge of driving their own learning and development, which is supported by Council in a number of ways.

Recognition and appreciation – we also know it’s not just about pay – acknowledging each other and being thanked for going the extra mile is part of our vocabulary.

Safety, health and wellbeing – we believe that healthy people are happy, productive people! And we are a Child Safe Organisation