Merri-bek is a municipality in Melbourne’s inner north. Our Civic Centre is located 8 kilometres from Melbourne CBD. We have excellent public transport available and cycling access for our employees.

Our commitment

We deliver important services to a great community, through people who enjoy their work and are proud to work for Merri-bek.

Values that drive us

Our vision is to be one team, brave and diverse, making a difference.

• Customers and community first: we acknowledge our main purpose is to work with our Community and customers.
• Respect: we support and value others.
• Personal accountability: we take pride in our work and are responsible for doing it well.
• Integrity: we will do what we say.
• One team: we will work within and across the organisation to achieve community outcomes.

Download Merri-bek Council's value statements and expectations (DOC 694Kb).

Staff benefits

At Merri-bek we know there is more to life than what you do at work, which is why we provide our employees with every opportunity to enjoy a work-life balance.

Types of roles you can do at Council

The types of jobs available include:

• outdoor land management and revitalisation works
• cleaning services to public assets, including graffiti removal
• food and meal delivery services to support vulnerable people
• waste management and signage work
• digital communications to support community engagement and outreach
• culturally and linguistically diverse support roles
• maintenance and improvement works
• local business and community advisory and recovery services;
• public health and well-being compliance officers
• environmental, waterways and heritage sites community education and outreach works
• supervisory and human resources expertise to manage onboarding and deliver programs at scale.