With a workforce of close to 150 full-time equivalent employees, Liverpool Plains Shire Council is one of the largest employers in the region.
We offer a wide range of diverse and interesting positions, as well as plenty of opportunities for professional growth and career development. Working in the Local Government sector is incredibly rewarding, and our employees have a real opportunity to make a difference at a community level.
Benefits of working with us include:
- Full-time, part-time and casual opportunities
- Fortnightly accrued day off
- Flexible working arrangements
- Generous leave entitlements
- Health and wellbeing initiatives
- Professional development
- Relocation assistance (if required)
- Salary packaging
Liverpool Plains Shire Council is committed to developing a modern, contemporary workplace culture and providing a flexible and family-friend environment for our employees.
Our employees enjoy generous leave entitlements, such as:
- Four weeks' annual leave per year
- One week of MyLeave per year
- Paid parental leave
- Long service leave after five years' continuous service in the Local Government sector
- Carers and bereavement leave
- Military leave
We provide a range of flexible work benefits, including:
- 35 to 28 hour working week
- Full-time, part-time and casual employment arrangements
- Accrued days off every fortnight
- Provisions for hybrid working and working from home
Liverpool Plains Shire Council cares about the health, wellbeing and resilience of our people. We offer a range of wellbeing initiatives, including free annual flu vaccinations, health checks and assessments throughout the year, and skin checks for eligible employees.
Our Employee Assistance Program (EAP), provided by TELUS Health, gives employees and their immediate family members access to free, confidential and professional wellbeing support whenever it's needed. Whether you're managing work pressures, personal challenges, relationship issues, financial concerns or simply need someone to talk to, support is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Through TELUS Health, employees and eligible family members can access up to six counselling sessions per presenting issue, with no limit on the number of different issues that can be supported each year. Services are available by phone, secure video, face-to-face appointment, LiveChat or SMS, making it easy to access support in a way that suits you.
Our people leaders also have access to confidential coaching and support to help them effectively manage workplace wellbeing, team challenges and difficult conversations.
Liverpool Plains Shire Council encourages and supports employees to further develop their knowledge, skills and capabilities by undertaking further studies. We provide a range of support, including tuition fee support as well as study days, for those employees studying towards tertiary or vocational qualifications.
Learning and develop opportunities are provided to prepare our employees for future career path development. This includes seminars, conferences, external and internal training, and ongoing skill and competency development.
We are committed to "growing our own" and provide opportunities for our employees to develop their management and leadership skills. We encourage employees to take advantage of 'acting-up' roles and secondments to develop their leadership experiences, broaden their skills and prepare them for future opportunities.
Liverpool Plains Shire Council's employees enjoy access to a range of salary packaging benefits, including novated leases, through our salary packaging provider, Salary Packaging Australia.
Some of the other items our employees may be able to salary package include:
- Remote area rent payments
- Remote area mortgage interest payments
- Remote area fuel, electricity and gas
- Additional (voluntary) superannuation contributions
- Relocation costs
- Self-education expenses
- Personal electronic devices, laptops and mobile phones
- Home office expenses
- Professional association memberships
- Airline lounge memberships
We encourage all employees to seek independent financial advice prior to entering into a novated lease agreement or accessing other salary packaging benefits.
Liverpool Plains Shire Council offers a choice of superannuation funds, or the opportunity to join the Local Government Superannuation Scheme, known as Vision Super.
As of 2026, the superannuation guarantee rate is 12 per cent. Our employees are also able to make additional (voluntary) superannuation contributions via salary packaging.
Free financial planning advice is available for all Local Government Superannuation members through Vision Super.