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Australia

Darebin City Council is a local council in northern Melbourne, Australia. The City of Darebin is a local council in northern Melbourne, Australia Local government for the municipality of Darebin, Victoria, Australia. The 53 square kilometres that make up the City of Darebin stretch from Melbourne’s inner northern suburbs of Northcote and Fairfield out to the traditional middle ring suburbs of Reservoir and Bundoora. With over 55,000 properties, including 55,253 residences and 4,727 commercial/industrial properties, Darebin is among the largest, most diverse communities anywhere in the State.

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Safety and Wellbeing Officer

at Darebin City Council

Preston, Melbourne VIC

Play a key role in strengthening our safety culture, supporting leaders and employees, and helping us continuously improve how we care for our people.

classification: Human Resources & RecruitmentHuman Resources & Recruitment

13d ago

Coordinator Talent Acquisition

at Darebin City Council

Preston, Melbourne VIC

Thrive on being out in the business, building trust with hiring managers, and shaping how we attract and select great people.

classification: Human Resources & RecruitmentHuman Resources & Recruitment

11d ago

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What’s it like working at Darebin City Council?

AI summary of recent reviews

Darebin City Council offers several positive aspects for employees, including a team of talented and dedicated colleagues who are committed to serving the community. Staff appreciate the competitive pay and job security, along with good work-life balance and convenient location with easy access to public transport.

However, the organisation faces some operational challenges, including resistance to change and bureaucratic processes that can slow progress. The leadership and decision-making processes can be influenced by political considerations, while excessive red tape can impede innovation. There are also challenges with retaining experienced staff, particularly those who seek to implement improvements.

Recent reviews

2.0

leadership

Mar 2026

Preston VIC 3072Less than 1 year in the role, current employee

Challenging culture and limited support for change or improvement

The good thingsTypical local government job security. Good pay Some dedicated operational staff who genuinely care about delivering services for the community, but lack support or development. There appears to be a significant opportunity for leadership to reflect on organisational culture and workplace behaviours. Meaningful cultural renewal will likely require stronger leadership accountability, consistent standards across the organisation and a genuine commitment to psychological safety. Without this, the organisation risks continuing the cycle of losing capable staff while struggling to evolve as a workplace.

The challengesIn my experience the organisational culture felt deeply entrenched and resistant to change. There appears to be a noticeable gap between the organisation’s public messaging around innovation and progressive leadership and the internal day-to-day working environment. Psychological safety for staff and managers can feel limited, particularly when raising issues or attempting to implement improvements. Manager are sometimes the actual issue. GMs are stale. There is a strong perception among staff that expectations and rules are applied inconsistently across the organisation. Internal politics and undermining behaviours are widely discussed among employees but rarely addressed in a meaningful way. Many capable staff appear to leave after relatively short periods once they realise how difficult it can be to drive improvement or new ways of working. Despite branding itself as forward-thinking, the environment can feel quite stagnant, risk-averse and resistant to change.

2.0

Capital Works

Feb 2024

Preston VIC 30721 to 2 years in the role, former employee

I loved the people, but the ambitions put a lot of pressure on people. Senior leaders didn't a[[ear to value the talent.

The good thingsThere was an amazing amount of talented staff and Council's ambitions were exciting.

The challengesA very political Council both in the chamber and amongst the senior leaders and unfortunately this often lead to decisions, sometimes not making sense. I did feel disempowered and unable to bring my best self to work.

3.0

Human Resources Administrator

Aug 2022

If you just want a job that you show up to and put your head down, then clock off at 5:00 then its a good option. If you want career progression and to work on interesting and innovative things then you wont find that here.

The good thingsthe pay was decent for the amount of work

The challengesIt was very slow, nearly impossible to get anything innovative off the ground and so much red tape. Felt like some people enjoyed pushing back on things and causing delays.

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