{"id":19461,"date":"2023-05-22T13:20:03","date_gmt":"2023-05-22T03:20:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/explorecareers.emotedigital.com.au\/?p=19461"},"modified":"2023-05-22T13:20:03","modified_gmt":"2023-05-22T03:20:03","slug":"do-the-right-work-with-a-career-in-local-council","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/explorecareers.com.au\/do-the-right-work-with-a-career-in-local-council\/","title":{"rendered":"Do the Right Work with a Career in Local Council!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We know there are many misconceptions about what working in a local council might involve, but here to help set the record straight is Jarrod Reid, Head of People and Culture at Yarra Ranges Council.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Far from just collecting bins and trimming down rogue trees (both essential jobs), Jarrod lets us in on ALL the incredible ways local councils support their communities &#8211; and why the jobs they do are what really matter.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hear from Jarrod as he shares:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What it\u2019s really like working for a local council, and what the work environment is like.<\/li>\n<li>What Jarrod\u2019s role involves, what his team looks like and what they do.<\/li>\n<li>How Jarrod got started on his career path after finding that the subjects he did well in were the ones he also enjoyed the most!<\/li>\n<li>Some of the biggest misconceptions about working for a local council &#8211; and why there is so much to do and get involved with.<\/li>\n<li>How the industry has changed and evolved in recent years.<\/li>\n<li>Jarrod\u2019s best advice for anyone wanting to start their career journey with the local council.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We loved chatting with Jarrod and couldn\u2019t agree more with some of the amazing advice he leaves us with &#8211; make sure you watch this one right to the end for some perfect career truth bombs!<\/p>\n<div class=\"o-fluid-object o-fluid-object--4by3\" data-aspectratio=\"0.66667\"><iframe title=\"Do the Right Work with a Career in Local Council!\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/I0AmmBq_M0U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h4><strong>Find Out More<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) is a membership association and the legislated peak body for\u202fVictoria\u2019s 79 local councils. The MAV was formed in 1879, with the <em>Municipal Association Act 1907<\/em> officially recognising them as the voice of local government in Victoria.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The success of the MAV stems from its people, and they pride themselves on having a quality team of staff and consultants to ensure members\u2019 needs are met.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Find out more via our dedicated <a href=\"https:\/\/explorecareers.emotedigital.com.au\/employers\/\">employer profiles<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We know there are many misconceptions about what working in a local council might involve, but here to help set [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":19462,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[23],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/explorecareers.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19461"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/explorecareers.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/explorecareers.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/explorecareers.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/44"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/explorecareers.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19461"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/explorecareers.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19461\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19463,"href":"https:\/\/explorecareers.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19461\/revisions\/19463"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/explorecareers.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19462"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/explorecareers.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19461"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/explorecareers.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19461"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/explorecareers.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19461"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}