Careers
The Town of Gawler provides a progressive, challenging and rewarding workplace for our talented and motivated employees. In recruiting new employees, we look for talented individuals to make a real difference. In return, we are committed to providing family friendly policies, professional development opportunities and a 'best practice' workplace environment.
Diversity and Inclusion
The Town of Gawler is dedicated to fostering a dynamic and inclusive workplace, where everyone—be it our employees, customers, or members of the public—are treated with dignity, courtesy, and respect. We are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion and endeavour to cultivate a culture that not only accepts but celebrates the unique backgrounds and perspectives of our workforce.
Here at the Town of Gawler, our employees embody our core values: Teamwork, Integrity, Collaboration, Creativity, and Positivity. We pride ourselves on being welcoming, offering a safe and inclusive space where diversity thrives. We believe that embracing various perspectives, backgrounds, and beliefs fosters innovation and drives excellence.
We hire for ‘culture-add’, seeking individuals who contribute positively to our culture and actively encourage applications from diverse age groups and cultural backgrounds, including people with a disability and Indigenous Australians.
Whether you're a recent graduate eager to embark on a career in local government or a seasoned professional seeking new avenues for growth, the Town of Gawler provides an enriching environment where you can expand your knowledge and skills.
Current Employment Opportunities
When positions are available, they will be displayed below. If a position interests you, download and check out the position description. Take a look at the "About Us" and 'Benefits of Working with Us' documents and decide if the Town of Gawler looks like the employer of choice you are looking to work with and for!
If you decide to apply for a position with us, follow the steps outlined in the 'How to Apply for a Position with the Town of Gawler'.
How to apply for a position with the Town of Gawler
Click here to access the guide.
Further employment opportunities can be found at the following website: http://lga.sa.gov.au/careers
Give yourself the power to change the world you live in - from the streets and parks you use to events, facilities and services your community enjoys. Local Government provides great conditions and empowers you to put your ideas into action.
With more than 9,000 people working in 68 Councils, local government is one of South Australia's largest employers. SA Councils have from 10 to 600 staff and range from fast-paced metropolitan environments to rural and coastal regions, offering something for every personality.
We look forward to receiving your application.
The Town of Gawler provides a range of employment conditions related to people friendly practices, health and wellbeing programs and personal and professional development. These include:
- Leave Without Pay
- Defence Reserve Leave
- Emergency Services Leave
- Bereavement/Compassionate Leave
- Paid and unpaid Carer’s (Family) Leave
- Cash-In of Long Service Leave
- Emergency Personal Leave
- Jury Service (Leave)
- Cultural Leave
- Flexible working conditions
- 9 day fortnight (76 hours worked over 9 days with 1 rostered day off) (field operations staff)
- Salary sacrificing for superannuation
- 24/7 Income Protection Insurance
- 24/7 Journey Insurance
- Annual subsidy for corporate wardrobe
- Casual dress days / Fundraising activities
Council also provides a range of programs to support the health and wellbeing of our employees, together with aiding work/life balance, and these include:
- Skin cancer checks
- Free influenza immunisation for employees
- Smoke free workplace
- Retirement planning
- Retirement transition program (flexible work options to phase in retirement)
- Employee assistance program (free counselling sessions)
- Blood donor leave
Council has a commitment to provide career development opportunities to all employees. Our learning and development initiatives include:
- Study Assistance (Reimbursement of fees and study resources)
- Study leave and professional development leave (paid and unpaid)
- Annual Performance Development Reviews incorporating personal and professional development plans
- Leadership Development through mentoring, coaching, undertaking leadership programs and assessment of leadership styles.
In addition, employees also enjoy the benefits of collective workplace bargaining to achieve flexible workplace agreements tailored to their particular workplace. *Note: Granting of these arrangements are subject to operational needs and in accordance with relevant policies.