Cardinia Shire Council - Annual Report 2017-18

Cardinia Shire Council Annual Report 2014–15 2017–18
2013–14 Our organisation
Council staff
Staffing matters
In early 2018, Council conducted an employee
engagement survey to measure the level of staff
engagement across the organisation. The data from
this survey will support business planning and future
initiatives to strengthen what we do well and to improve
the services we provide to our community.
Leading the way
Leadership, values, and innovation will continue to be
the focus for staff development. Council is committed to
fostering a cohesive, flexible and engaged workforce that
delivers excellent outcomes for the community.
With a focus on building leadership capabilities at all levels
across the organisation, we continue to enhance our
Leadership Capability Framework. This framework delivers
clarity around performance expectations and develops our
leaders consistently, which contributes toward creating a
greater leadership density. In early 2018, we introduced
Coaching Circles that are facilitated by senior managers to
support leadership development with practical mentoring
on day-to-day leadership challenges.
We’ve also continued the Leadership Fundamentals
Program, which is dedicated to building leadership
capacity, team effectiveness and a more cohesive
organisation culture. Each year 20 new and emerging
leaders complete this program.
Lifelong learning
Council has continued to expand its corporate training
calendar, offering a range of learning and development
programs for all staff that are aligned to the Leadership
Capability Framework. Popular topics in 2017–18
included genuine conversations, mindfulness and
time management.
A particular focus has been on raising awareness of
family violence with information and support provided to
all staff, which also contributed to Council’s White Ribbon
Accreditation. Mandated Child Safety Awareness Training
continues as part of Council’s commitment to be a childsafe
organisation.
Additional development opportunities available to our
employees throughout the year included:
• a range of LGPro offerings, staff coaching
and mentoring
• support to undertake formal education, from
certificate level courses to post-graduate
qualifications, under Council’s Education
Support Program
• the delivery of Council’s 18-month traineeship
program offering youth placement opportunities for
trainees to experience working in various business
units across Council.
New enterprise bargaining agreement
In November 2017, the Fair Work Commission approved
the Cardinia Shire Council Enterprise Agreement 2017.
The document identifies and secures the working
arrangement for all employees at Council for the next
three years. It provides certainty in our business planning
and supports the premise that Cardinia Shire Council is a
great place to work.
Staffing information at 30 June 2018
• 62.9 per cent of Council staff were female
(including casuals).
• 37.1 per cent of Council staff were male
(including casuals).
• 45.0 per cent of full time positions were held by men.
• 88.4 per cent of part time positions were held
by females.
• 35.3 per cent of Council staff worked part-time.
Staffing numbers
Classification Males Females Total
Full time 143 117 260
Part time 20 152 172
Casual 18 37 55
Total employees 181 306 487
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