Good to Know

The City of Greater Dandenong respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land.

We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and acknowledge their continuing connection to culture, land, their people and their traditions.

We recommend you type and save your resume, covering letter and statement addressing the selection criteria BEFORE you start your online application. Once you start applying online, you will be asked to upload these documents. The system accepts files with the extensions .doc .docx .pdf

We embrace our diverse community and work environment and encourage applications from everyone including people of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander background, people of diverse sexual orientation and gender, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and people of varied age, ability, and faith. Council will give due consideration to any workplace adjustments to accommodate the needs of any prospective or existing staff member.

The City of Greater Dandenong is a proud ally of our Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersect and Queer (LGBTIQ) community. Council commemorates the annual IDAHOBIT (International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexism and Transphobia).

We are an accredited ‘White Ribbon Workplace’. We are recognised for our ongoing and proven commitment to cultural change to prevent and respond to violence against women. We are also proud to lead central Dandenong’s annual White Ribbon Day walk.

We are proud to declare ourselves an official supporter of Defence Reservists. If you are a Reservist, you‘ll be fully supported should you be called up for service or compulsory training. Defence Services leave is available to meet your defence force obligations.

Where possible, the City of Greater Dandenong will undertake to identify and resolve potential barriers to the recruitment and employment of people with disability within the Council. Requests for individual workplace adjustments will be addressed, as far as is practicable, in a timely, confidential and sensitive manner.

We encourage candidates to discuss any needs with the recruiting manager prior to interview to ensure we can best reduce any barriers from the start of the process.

The City of Greater Dandenong is a Child Friendly City. Children and young people are valued, respected and celebrated. They are vital and active participants in Council.

We are committed to ensuring our organisation has a culture of child safety. This includes promoting the cultural safety of Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and other children and young people from a culturally and/or linguistically diverse background, as well as promoting the safety of children and young people with disabilities.

We endeavour to employ skilled people to work with children and young people, who are committed to upholding child safety. If you work with children or young people, or regularly come into contact with them, it is likely we will require you to hold a valid Working With Children Check. We also carry out reference checks and police record checks to ensure we recruit the right people.

The Australian Breastfeeding Association has accredited us a breastfeeding friendly workplace. As a mother, this makes returning to work a real and practical option for you. In our workplaces, you will find separate, private rooms with all the necessary facilities for mothers to hygienically feed and/or store breastmilk.

If you haven’t found the job of your dreams here, check out the Work Local Greater Dandenong website for all online job vacancies in the Greater Dandenong Region. Go there now

We are a proud supporter of Fairtrade. Fairtrade products enable Fairtrade farmers and workers to build a better and more secure life for themselves, their families and their communities.