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First Peoples Careers

First Peoples Employment Plan

The First Peoples Employment Plan 2025-2028 has been developed through the extensive review of the inaugural First Peoples Employment Plan 2022-2025.  

To develop our First Peoples Employment Plan, Merri-bek City Council worked in consultation with: 

Merri-bek City Council’s vision

“Our vision is that Merri-bek City Council is an employer of choice by First Peoples. Our workplace and practices are culturally safe and supportive of First Peoples expressions of identity, gender, cultural values and practices, abilities, socio-economic status and rights to self-determination. We provide opportunities at all organisational levels, that realise First Peoples staff career objectives and aspirations as consistent with our Statement of Commitment to First Peoples.”

Benefits of working at Merri-bek

Support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff includes:

  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff network

  • ongoing professional development opportunities
  • tailored cultural support and opportunity to engage in cultural wellbeing workshops
  • Cultural Connection space for staff
  • access to culturally safe employee support and cultural leave.

Learn more about our values, staff benefits and why Merri-bek is a great place to work. 

Positions available

Find out which job opportunities are available on our Current Vacancies page. 

Don’t worry if you don’t see a current First Peoples identified role, we encourage First Peoples to apply for any of our positions across Council.

Work experience and traineeships

Find work experience opportunities, request a work experience placement and learn about traineeships on our Work Experience page. 

Applying for a job at Merri-bek

Our Applying for a job page provides useful information including:

  • how to apply
  • writing a resume
  • responding to key selection criteria.

We also provide support with the application process - see our contact details.

Contact First Peoples Careers

For more information or support, please reach out to First Peoples Careers – firstpeoplescareers@merri-bek.vic.gov.au