Careers
Thank you for your interest in a career with us!
Why join us?
SydWest Multicultural Services is all about ‘connecting cultures and building community’ and a career at SydWest provides an opportunity to assist and empower individuals, families and communities to be part of Australian society.
SydWest adheres to the principles and practices of Equal Employment Opportunity, Workplace Health and Safety and is a child safe organisation providing employees with the opportunity to work within a dynamic multicultural environment. We offer our staff many benefits.
Employee Benefits and Requirements
SydWest Multicultural Services reward all staff with above award pay and conditions. That means you work 35 hours per week and get paid for 38 hours per week.
SydWest Multicultural Services recognises its employees’ personal and community commitments by offering flexible work arrangements with variable start and finish times.
Staff are permitted to accumulate up to 12 hours of flexitime. Flexitime is the opportunity for staff to have working arrangements which are flexible provided they are within the ordinary hours of work and the span of hours specified.
SydWest Multicultural Services recognises that there are circumstances where allowing a staff member to regularly work from home may assist the staff member to balance his/her work, health issues or other responsibilities.
A full time employee who has served for a continuous period of not less than fifty-two (52) weeks shall be entitled to leave on full pay for a period of twelve (12) weeks.
Permanent employees who have worked for a continuous period of six months shall be entitled to up to 4 hours per week (pro-rata rates apply to part time staff) of paid leave over the academic year.
Where an employee is required and authorised by SydWest Multicultural Services to use their motor vehicle in the course of their duties, the employee is entitled to be reimbursed in accordance with the applicable Award.
An employee may take 5 days PAID leave in a calendar year to deal with family and domestic violence.
SydWest Multicultural Services offers salary packing to eligible staff on a number of tax-free benefits in accordance with the status of Public Benevolent Institution, acknowledged by the Australian Taxation Office.
Fruit has a huge range of health benefits and comes packed with antioxidants, vitamins and minerals. SydWest Multicultural Services offers all staff access to fresh handpicked and locally sourced fruit delivered to the office every fortnight.
SydWest Multicultural Services provides a confidential counselling service to help employees with any life challenges they face. Counselling can be used to address issues of a work or personal nature that may be impacting on your health and wellbeing.
SydWest Multicultural Services implements a structured safety management system so that we can achieve a consistently high standard of safety performance and promote wellbeing of staff to ensure a positive work/life balance. We have a formalised Health and Wellbeing Program, which aims to improve the health, wellbeing and productivity of our staff. Activities include:
- weekly yoga (free)
- weekly group fitness (free)
- monthly stress management workshops (free)
- annual gym membership (discounted)
- monthly back massages (discounted)
- weekly yoga (free)
- weekly group fitness (free)
- monthly stress management workshops (free)
- annual gym membership (discounted)
- monthly back massages (discounted)
SydWest Multicultural Services has in place a formalised Staff Recognition and Rewards Program. SydWest seeks to create an environment where employees are valued and acknowledged for their contribution to SydWest and supported in their career aspirations. Such an environment fosters engagement with SydWest and the SydWest’s vision of achieving excellence. It serves to both attract and retain those who contribute to the achievement of this vision.
The office is closed over the Christmas and New Year period. Staff are entitled to paid leave for the period between Christmas and New Year and this leave is not detracted from any other leave entitlements.
If you are interested in any of the positions advertised by SydWest Multicultural Services, please ensure you submit your cover letter, resume and a document clearly addressing how you meet each of the selection criteria. Our HR Officer will contact potential candidates to process to the next stage.
We recognise the importance of a work environment which actively promotes our values of integrity, diversity, passion, professionalism, innovation, respect and accountability. The SydWest's Code of Conduct defines standards of ethical and professional conduct that are required of everyone working in or representing SydWest in any capacity, the outcomes we are committed to.