Are you community-minded and looking to use your skills to make a difference? Keen to be part of an organisation that supports you and others? We want to hear from you!
We are currently on the lookout for talented individuals who share our values. You’ll be joining an organisation that’s been supporting the community since it was established in 1992, while building a lasting culture of flexibility, support and well-being. That’s why we offer our employees a wide range of unique benefits and perks, including:
At Windermere, we believe that everyone is someone in our community, and this applies to those we assist and to those who work with us. Check out the full list of Windermere employee benefits below.
Salary packaging is a legitimate way of paying for some everyday expenses with your pre-tax salary all because you work for a not-for-profit. You can access these entitlements at any time.
Note: AccessPay offers a 1:1 consultation service.
Watch this video to learn more.
Please contact our P&C team for salary calculations
or more information.
Enjoy a range of discounted store cards and exclusive offers on groceries, retail and household items, through our benefits platform Flare, accessed by Windermere Academy.
Use the United Petroleum discount card and save on your fuel whilst earning funds for Windermere.
Make the most of corporate discounts for private health insurance through HCF.
You can refer someone you know to a vacant position at Windermere and earn $500 for every successful referral.
We offer flexible ways of working so that you are empowered to be your best.
Work from a Windermere office/site, work from home (exceptions apply) and on location with consumers (if outreach applies). Attend Team anchor days onsite with your colleagues.
If you work full time, alter your work hours to enjoy a rostered day off (RDO) every four weeks or split your hours over nine days per fortnight and have a day off per fortnight.
If you and your immediate family members need assistance with personal or professional matters affecting your wellbeing, you can access a free confidential counselling service through our external provider, TELUS Health.
TELUS Health also offers financial and wellbeing (nutrition) advice, dedicated support lines for Manager Assistance and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander support, and clinicians specialised in various priority groups including LGBTIQA+, CALD, Indigenous and Disability.
Our annual flu vaccination program covers the cost of your flu vaccination and reimburses you for other immunisations such as Whooping Cough and Hepatitis A & B.
Our Town Hall Meetings held on a quarterly basis is an opportunity for you to share your opinions and ideas. We value and welcome your input on employee experience, employee benefits and everyday working activities at Windermere.
As a mark of our appreciation, every year we invite you and your family to a fun day at a chosen venue to celebrate being part of Windermere.
We are continually looking at ways to provide diverse and inclusive services and work environments. It’s our aim to ensure individuals from Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander, CALD and LGBTIQ+ communities and those living with disability feel accepted and affirmed, safe and celebrated.
Accreditation: we successfully gained Rainbow Tick accreditation and have received endorsement for our first Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) from Reconciliation Australia.
Flexible workplace adjustments: we recognise that some of our employees need workplace adjustments and we take steps to support them during their employment at Windermere.
Recite Me is an accessibility tool added to our website and selected internal platforms, to makes digital content more accessible to everyone. It supports those with visual impairments, learning difficulties or speak English as a second language. Its features include screen reading, translation into multiple languages, text customisation and reading aids.
We provide meaningful learning experiences through our offering of a variety of learning opportunities and activities – all managed centrally through our learning management system. You can access workshops, virtual classrooms, webinars, eLearning modules and more.
We conduct Pulse Surveys to ask questions that are important and relevant to you as an individual and a valued employee. Sharing your feedback through these surveys helps us determine how we can make Windermere an even better place to work.
You can apply for secondment opportunities - one of the ways we retain and promote a highly skilled and experienced workforce. They foster professional development, knowledge sharing and collaboration across our diverse services.
WOW TV hosts live episodes throughout the year to share expertise from of our employees or guest speakers, giving you the opportunity learn about our services or themed topics.
Our Capability Framework (GROW) sets a benchmark to define the behaviours, skills and knowledge our organisation and our employees need to succeed. This framework supports recruitment, shapes career and goal setting conversations during your employment journey.
As our employee, you have access to coaching through regular, structured meetings with your Supervisor.The approach aims at establishing a connection to Windermere’s purpose whilst ensuring all of our collective efforts remain focused on those who matter most – our consumers.
Our Mentoring Program supports personal and professional growth through, one on one learning relationships. By connecting you with experienced mentors, the program fosters knowledge sharing, reflective practice, skills development and career progression through a coaching approach. As both mentors and mentees gain valuable insights and support, the program contributes to a culture of continuous learning and development across Windemere.
If you are a full time or part time employee, you may be eligible to purchase additional leave being either one week (51/52) or two weeks (50/52) of leave.
In addition to annual leave, you receive 17.5% leave loading on your annual leave pay.
We have a study leave policy in place to allow eligible employee s to apply for paid study leave to undertake approved courses.
In addition to the government paid parental leave entitlement you may take Windermere Paid Parental Leave:
You are entitled to personal leave as below.*
*Pro Rata for part time. Refer to our Personal Leave Policy
for additional criteria.
Wellness Day: you are also entitled to use one personal leave day per financial year as Wellness Day to use for any purpose that supports your wellness.
If you have exhausted all your leave entitlements, you may be able to access a donated personal leave scheme to apply for personal leave donated by our employees. Eligibility criteria apply.
Under Victoria’s Portable Long Service scheme, you can transfer accrued long service leave entitlements across jobs in the same sector. This is available to all Windermere employees.
Gifted leaved days are paid time off between Christmas and New Year. This is a benefit that our Board evaluates and endorses every year.
You can apply for one hour of paid leave per financial year to attend an approved blood donation centre.
Values Monday occurs every two months and gives you the opportunity to nominate co-worker who embody our values and behaviours. Similarly, at the end of the year, you can nominate a team to be in the running to receive recognition at our End of Year Celebration. You can also submit complimentary feedback to co-worker who go above and beyond through our YAY Awards. These nominations are displayed on our Recognition Board.
When you reach significant milestones in your years of service, we present you with a gift, pin and certificate of appreciation.
Are you community-minded and looking to use your skills to make a difference? Keen to be part of an organisation that supports you and others? We want to hear from you!
We are currently on the lookout for talented individuals who share our values. You’ll be joining an organisation that’s been supporting the community since it was established in 1992, while building a lasting culture of flexibility, support and well-being. That’s why we offer our employees a wide range of unique benefits and perks, including:
At Windermere, we believe that everyone is someone in our community, and this applies to those we assist and to those who work with us. Check out the full list of Windermere employee benefits below.
To view our current vacancies, click here.
48 Webb Street
Boonwurrung Country
Narre Warren, VIC 3805
Phone: 1300 946 337
Email: info@windermere.org.au
Windermere is committed to equity, inclusion and belonging for consumers and employees, by building diverse and inclusive services and work environments, where all peoples from Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander, Culturally & Linguistically Diverse, LGBTIQ+ Communities and those living with disability will know and feel accepted, affirmed, safe and celebrated. Windermere is delivering this through the continued development and implementation of our Welcoming and Inclusion Strategy 2021-2024. If you require an interpreter, we can arrange
for one to be provided. Registered Charity Number: A0025460D. NDIS Registration Number: 4050001510
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