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Welcome to Jobs@Knox -This site has been developed to assist prospective candidates with details of the diverse range of career opportunities at Knox City Council, an innovative and values-based organisation. Knox is a modern and vibrant municipality in the outer eastern suburbs of Melbourne. Home to over 150,000 people, well known for its attractive environment, family orientated community and healthy natural lifestyle.
Some of the great benefits of working at Knox include learning and development opportunities, flexible working conditions, attractive remuneration and benefits, dynamic leadership and a safe working environment.
Knox City Council is seeking to employ staff with values that are closely aligned with those of Council and who would like to bring their energy and talent to contribute to a dynamic and sustainable Knox community.
When applying for a position we encourage prospective candidates to read the details below; this will provide valuable information on: |
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| Our Mission | | Council’s core purpose is to improve the quality of life of the Knox community. Council realises this mission by:
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 | Providing leadership in building strong alliances, partnerships and networks with other key stakeholders in the community. | | Planning for the future growth and sustainability of the city. | | Providing high quality services that respond to an identified need which would otherwise not be accessible to the community. | | Maintaining city infrastructure and assets on behalf of the community. | | Ensuring highest standards of corporate governance. | | Making and enforcing local laws. | | Providing a voice for the community and advocating in its best interests. | | Fostering community cohesion and encouraging active participation in civic life. | | Building the ongoing capacity and capability of the community to manage local issues. | | Building the ongoing capacity and capability of the organisation.
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| Our Values | | Values form the basis of our culture; they add meaning to work and they provide a basis for consistent planning and decision making across the organisation. The desired values and behaviours that every employee of Knox is expected to demonstrate in their daily activities, in the way they behave and in the way they make decisions are:
Teamwork - Council will work together in the pursuit of its vision, purpose and goals.
Innovation - Council will be open to new ideas and will constantly seek opportunities to enhance the quality of life of the Knox community in new, more efficient and effective ways, and strive towards constantly building an adaptable and agile organisation.
Integrity - Council will strive to be valued and trusted by the Knox community. Council will be respectful, open, transparent and honest in its dealings with the community. It will also be accountable in its objectives and role as a local government.
Enjoying Work - Council will maintain a passionate, highly motivated team that respects and encourages diversity. Energy is directed into achieving clearly articulated direction. Leadership and organisation learning are highly valued.
Service Excellence - Council will ensure Council services meet quality, cost and efficiency standards; are responsive to need; accessible to members of the community to whom the service is intended; and demonstrate continuous improvement. Council will also ensure that all of its activities are efficient, effective and aligned to the achievement of Council’s purpose.
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| Application Process | | Knox City Council has a policy of Selecting for Excellence which means we are committed to ensuring that any selection process is one based on merit, genuine contestability and the objective comparison of all relevant information.
For each position there will be a position description attached which will outline to you what the roles and responsibilities of the position entail. Each advertisement will also have a contact name and number – if you have any questions about the position description or the role in general, which are not covered in the advertisement or the position description, we encourage you to contact the officer listed to discuss.
Within each position description there is a section called “Selection Criteria”. Each applicant is expected to address these selection criteria within their application.
Shortly after the closing date a selection committee will review your application. Knox Council conducts interviews with short-listed candidates. If you are successful in obtaining an interview you will be contacted directly by telephone.
Positions advertised by Council attract a large number of qualified applicants. The process of reviewing applications, creating a short list and interviewing can often take up to four weeks.
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| Addressing Selection Criteria | | Selection criteria is a summary of the skills/qualifications/training/knowledge/attributes required to undertake a role successfully. The selection criteria is used by Council to shortlist applicants, only applicants who can satisfy all/most of the selection criteria will be shortlisted.
What does it mean "Address the Selection Criteria"?
This means to write a short response to each criteria outlined in the position description. This can either be part of your cover letter or as a separate document as part of your application.
Some selection criteria require a brief response such as “applicants must hold a current Victorian drivers license”, this could easily be answered by writing a sentence to confirm the type of Victorian drivers license you have.
Others may require more detailed responses, such as “personal values and behaviours aligned to those of Knox City Council”, this would require you to review the values of Council and write a few paragraphs about how you would demonstrate these values if you got the position you are applying for.
Why do I have to do this, my resume includes all of the information relevant to my application?
We will not necessarily be able to match information in your resume to the criteria, and by addressing each selection criteria you increase your chances of gaining an interview by making it easy for the person doing the shortlisting to review your application against the selection criteria. If an advertisement requests you to address the selection criteria and you do not, your application may not be considered as part of the shortlisting process.
View our current job opportunities
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| Work Experience | | Council offers work experience opportunities to assist students with completing their studies. The work experience program provides students with the opportunity to gain experience, skills and knowledge while working in a dynamic local government environment.
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| Request for placements are only available to students from approved educational institutions (secondary schools, TAFE or universities). | | Personal injury insurance for the student must be covered by the relevant educational institution. | | Work experience students will be paid $5 per day. | | Secondary school work experience placement, if approved, is for no longer than 10 days.
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| Requesting Work Experience Placement
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| Please email a request to Kelly Morrison. | | Please include a cover letter explaining what area you would like to work in and the dates of your schools work experience program along with a copy of your resume. | | Please give at least six weeks' notice for your request to be considered.
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| A member of Council’s People Performance team will contact you about your request.
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