OUR THRIVING WORKPLACE
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OUR THRIVING WORKPLACE At Evolve Housing (Evolve), we are dedicated to addressing the shortage of affordable housing in Australia and providing housing services and support to those in need. We understand that to achieve these goals, we have to attract and nurture a team of skilled, professional and enthusiastic employees to help us respond to new opportunities and challenges. We value every employee member at Evolve, and recognise that their work is vital to our success. We are committed to providing a supportive and rewarding working environment, and our methods of achieving this are laid out in Our Thriving Workplace. Our Thriving Workplace brings together all the elements that add value to our employees’ lives and reward them for their hard work at Evolve. It outlines our commitment to enabling and empowering our people, and creating opportunities for enjoyment and fun in the workplace. The key principles that underpin Our Thriving Workplace are: recognition, opportunity for growth, performance culture, empowerment and accountability, consistency and fairness, fun and involvement, and work-life balance. PAGE | 03
ENABLE RECOGNITION We provide regular feedback to employees about their performance, including their accomplishments and guidance on areas needing improvement. We explore possible career pathways with our employees, and we recognise their hard work by celebrating their successes.
OPPORTUNITY FOR GROWTH We encourage our employees to take ownership of their career and professional development by continuing to develop their skills and knowledge. We are committed to supporting professional development opportunities for all employees.
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ENABLE
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EMPOWER
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EMPOWER PERFORMANCE CULTURE We promote ownership, openness and flexibility underpinned by our company values – inspiration, honesty and integrity, empathy, accountability and respect (ihear).
EMPOWERMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY We empower our employees to innovate, make decisions and take responsibility for how they do their jobs.
CONSISTENCY AND FAIRNESS We treat our employees in a fair and consistent way and in accordance with established workplace policies, procedures and guidelines. We maintain robust governance and ethical standards.
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ENJOY FUN AND INVOLVEMENT We have fun at work and take time out to celebrate successes. We encourage employee inclusion in decision making through participation in working groups, attendance at employee meetings, etc.
WORK-LIFE BALANCE We believe maintaining a balanced lifestyle is important and support flexible workplace practices.
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ENJOY
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EMPLOYEE BENEFITS Our employees enjoy an array of benefits including: • Not-for-profit salary packaging • 35 hour full-time working week • Flexible working hours and arrangements • Birthday leave — enjoy a day off for your birthday every year! • Volunteer leave — take a day off every year to give back to the community through volunteering • Long service leave – available pro rata after five years of service • Purchased annual leave — purchase additional leave to help manage work and personal commitments • Career and professional development opportunities • 3 Extra days gifted over Christmas and New Year
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CAREER AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT At Evolve, we recognise that we will only achieve our goals by investing in our employees and supporting their career development. All employees participate in our ASPIRE initiative, which is an integrated performance management, career development and talent management program. This gives our employees an opportunity to develop their skills and knowledge, and gain valuable feedback and coaching on their performance. Our employees also have access to a range of learning and development opportunities, including attendance at conferences, participation in working groups and committees, secondments, in-house and external training courses, and online learning. Employees are encouraged to explore learning and development opportunities.
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KEEPING EMPLOYEES SAFE At Evolve, we are committed to ensuring the health, safety and wellbeing of our employees and the communities we support. Our induction, Work Health & Safety (WHS) training, field safety, incident management procedures, and lone worker devices ensure that our employees think safe, work safe and go home safe at the end of the day. We have a very active WHS Committee that facilitates open and frequent consultation on work health and safety matters.
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OUR THRIVING WORKPLACE