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Working With Us

Why join our team? With over 1800 staff in the department we have a diverse range of job roles and challenging careers. Gain a unique experience by working in one of our regional offices. We have offices throughout WA from Kununurra to Albany. No matter which office you work in, you will be making a direct impact to the lives of children and their families.

 

Here are some of the advantages of joining our team:

  • Flexi time
  • Part time work or job share
  • Paid parental leave
  • Purchased leave
  • Personal leave (including carer’s leave)
  • Long service leave (13 weeks paid after 7 years continuous service for employees on salary)
  • 9% superannuation (employer contribution)*
  • 17.5% annual leave loading
  • Offer an employee assistance program that is free, professional and confidential via our preferred service providers
  • District allowances for regional locations

*New employees to the department will automatically become a non-contributory member of GESB Super administered through the Government Employees Superannuation Board.

 

Salary packaging

The department provides employees with the ability to salary package utilising one of the Department's service providers. You may wish to salary sacrifice the following:

  • Employee Superannuation voluntary contributions
  • Novated Lease Vehicles
  • Membership fees and subscriptions to professional associations
  • Financial counselling fees
  • Disability / income protection insurance premiums
  • Self education expenses relating to work
  • Mobile phones for predominantly business use (incidental private use)
  • Laptop, and notebook or similar portable computer (one per employee per year)
  • Contributions to private superannuation fund

Professional Development
The department is committed to working with employees to develop career paths that will enable them to maximise their contribution to our organisation, achieve job satisfaction and broaden their skills set and opportunities to take them to the next level.

 

In House Training
The Learning and Development Centre(located in Mount Hawthorn) offers learning development opportunities to department staff. Courses are delivered by at the Learning and Development Centre as well as other metropolitan and regional locations.

 

Scholarships
We offer scholarships for permanent staff to undertake a Post Graduate Certificate in Child Protection Practice conducted by the University of Western Australia (UWA).

 

Working in Regional WA

To find out more about working in regional areas of Western Australia and what the department can offer you, visit 'Working in Country WA'.