We enable our people to succeed by fostering a safe, inclusive and positive place to work.
We prioritise personal and professional development and support ways of working that help our people balance their work and lives.
We offer great opportunities which give our people the opportunity to work on great projects that genuinely benefit Victoria.
To view available opportunities, visit the Victorian Government careers website(opens in a new window).
Some of the benefits that we provide our people include:
Equal opportunity, inclusion and diversity
We are committed to all aspects of equal opportunity, inclusion and diversity in the workplace and to providing our people with a safe, respectful and rewarding environment free from all forms of unlawful discrimination, harassment, vilification and victimisation.
We’re dedicated to supporting fairness and equal opportunities for women, gender-diverse, and transgender people. We understand that gender can combine with other parts of a person’s identity, creating different experiences and viewpoints that help shape the way we work.
We welcome applicants from a diverse range of backgrounds representing the community that we serve, including veterans, parents, carers, First Peoples, people with disability, multicultural, multifaith and LGBTIQA+ people.
Workplace adjustments
We are committed to removing barriers and ensuring inclusive practices to employ the most talented people.
Our workplace adjustments policy ensures all people can fully take part in all aspects of employment, including in:
- job design
- recruitment and selection
- the work environment
- employee training and development
- employee performance management
- employee departures.
A safe and healthy workplace
We are committed to providing a working environment that ensures the health, safety and wellbeing of our people, customers and the community. This includes psychological safety.
We support health and safety outcomes for all, which includes complying with relevant health and safety laws (including the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004(opens in a new window) and its associated regulatory codes).
Balance work and life commitments
The nature and scope of flexible and hybrid work options will depend on the requirements of each position.
Flexible work arrangements
In accordance with the VPS Flexible Work Policy(opens in a new window), our approach to flexible working is designed to support our people who want to work in a more flexible way and enable managers to lead and support their teams.
Flexible working includes arrangements such as:
- a change in working days or hours (e.g. moving to part time)
- increase or decrease in total hours worked
- request for compressed working arrangements e.g. a nine-day fortnight.
In consultation between manager and employee, flexible work arrangements can be agreed to balance personal requirements with the needs and obligations of colleagues and the department.
Hybrid working
We know that effective hybrid working environments enable productivity, connection, and better work-life balance.
Hybrid work is when people deliver work from a mix of home and DTP workplaces. While anyone can choose to work from a DTP workplace full time, our people generally prefer a mix of home and office-based working.
Our expectation is for our people to work from a DTP location at least three days a week for full time employees. Flexible working arrangements and workplace adjustments can be made on a case-by-case basis.
Career pathways and learning and development
We have a range of personal and professional development programs designed to develop our people and their careers.
We encourage and support our people to pursue careers within the department. We provide internal and external learning and development opportunities to support on the job performance and progress careers.
We support relevant study via negotiated financial assistance and study leave for approved courses.
Working where the need is
Work within the Victorian Public Sector is always changing, for reasons like:
- population growth
- new government priorities
- the pace and scale of technological advancement
- changing community service delivery expectations
- the need to respond to evolving complex public policy problems or crises.
Providing secure and flexible public service employment includes embracing these changing priorities and the career and development opportunities that they may present. This may include employee deployment to support this work.
We may exercise our rights under s.31A of the Public Administration Act 2004 (Vic)(opens in a new window) and the Victorian Public Service Enterprise Agreement 2024(opens in a new window) to deploy our people to support changing government priorities.
Emergency response opportunities
We play a major role in Victoria’s emergency response activities, management of biosecurity threats and compliance actions. Employees can be directly employed for these roles or may be called upon to support these activities as required following appropriate training and suitability assessment.
Enterprise Agreements
As part of the Victorian Public Service, all DTP employees operate under the provisions of the Public Administration Act 2004. Most DTP employees are covered by the Victorian Public Service Enterprise Agreement 2024(opens in a new window) which sets out all terms and conditions of employment and the Code of Conduct for Victorian Public Sector Employees which outlines the public sector values.
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