Benefits & Conditions

Working for the Victorian Government means you will enjoy a whole range of generous employment benefits, from attractive salaries and flexible leave arrangements, to training and development opportunities.

And what's more, you'll also have the satisfaction of knowing the work you do contributes to making Victoria a stronger, more caring and innovative State.

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Career opportunities

Learning and development

Salaries and superannuation

Work/life balance

Comprehensive leave provisions

Career opportunities

Victorian Government wants to be an employer which is attractive to people starting work, graduates and people transferring from the private sector. We want to attract the best quality job candidates at all levels, so our career structure makes sure that you can enjoy real career development and opportunity.

You'll find our recently updated career structure is built on merit-based appointment to grades, but also allows for individual career progression. You and your manager will agree your progression criteria every year, so you'll always know what you need to achieve to move up to the next step of your career. Find out more about the VPS Career Structure.

Learning and development

We want to build a high quality workforce in the public sector, so we are committed to providing individual training and development opportunities to help you gain qualifications and skills that are portable and develop your talents.

This is done through an annual training plan for each employee. Your plan will contain specific training opportunities to help you meet your training objectives. This could involve study for formal qualifications (supported by study leave to prepare for and attend examinations) or attending conferences and seminars to keep up to date with all the latest developments.

The Australia and New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG) has been established as a 'centre of excellence' and offers programs to emerging public sector leaders. Here is more information about ANZSOG.

Salaries and superannuation

We offer competitive salaries to attract the best people to work for us. Our graded career structure rewards your performance with progression to the next salary grade. Your individual performance expectations are set out in a performance plan, agreed between you and your supervisor.

Salary packaging allows you to use pre-tax dollars to 'top up' superannuation, access a novated leased vehicle for full private use or take out discounted private health insurance cover. Other tax effective work-related and deductible items are offered, such as lap top computers, professional membership fees and home office expenses.

Direct employer contributions are made to an approved superannuation fund, under the Superannuation Guarantee legislation. Your superannuation can also be 'topped up' to a complying accumulation fund of your choice.

Work/life balance

We recognise that there's more to life than work, so we support you in achieving a work/life balance. Subject to your employer's approval, part-time work, job sharing, home-based work and paid additional annual leave work modes have the potential to add more flexibility to your lifestyle. Additional support is also given to parents returning to work and those in dependent or elder care situations.

The Victorian Government's Action Agenda for Work and Family Balance is our commitment to creating an environment that allows a better balance between work and family commitments. Here is the full work/life agenda.

Comprehensive leave provisions

Victorian Government offers an extensive range of leave provisions to help you balance your work and personal commitments. If you are employed under the VPS Enterprise Bargaining Agreement 2006 these include:

• Recreation and Sick Leave - Four weeks paid recreation leave is provided per year. An additional loading payment is made for recreation leave taken. Such leave can be taken at half pay. Sick leave is cumulative. Sick leave provisions of three weeks allow for up to one week's absence over the year without the requirement of a doctor's certificate.
• Long Service Leave – After 10 years' continuous service you are entitled to three months leave on full pay or pro rata leave after seven years. An additional leave is accrued on a pro rata basis thereafter. Prior service with other approved Government organisations may be recognised for Long Service Leave purposes.
• Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave - Fourteen weeks paid maternity leave and up to 38 weeks without pay is available after a qualifying period. Fathers do not miss out, with one week's paternity leave with the birth of a child, plus up to 51 weeks leave without pay.