Working at the Port Augusta City Council
We are a high performing; responsive and innovative organisation which strives to achieve excellence in all areas. Our workforce of approximately 201 employees, work together to ensure Port Augusta continues to be a great place to live, work, visit and play.
We’re committed to creating an organisation that is known for customer responsiveness, community collaboration and quality service. Our professional and friendly workplace provides an environment in which individuals are supported to develop their full potential.
Our Values
The following outlines the qualities that underpin the way we treat each other, the natural and built environment and all of the resources and materials we use in our daily lives.
Respect and Social Cohesion
Respect is fundamental to building a strong, socially cohesive community. It is based on a fundamental belief in the worth and value of all living things. It informs the way we treat people and nature. It also includes the way we protect our built heritage.
We demonstrate respect when we include people in our conversations about what matters to us and listen with open hearts and minds to what they tell us. We value cultural diversity and encourage the expression of these different perspectives.
We nurture respect when we find ways to work together on particular actions that address our shared concerns.
Respect deepens when we take the time to learn more about each other through sharing our culture, our celebrations and our achievements.
Optimism and Confidence
We will face the future with a positive attitude drawing on our collective strengths and our shared history of struggle and triumph.
We are resilient people and Port Augusta is a resilient place. We know that we have succeeded at anything we have believed in.
Courage
We are not afraid to face the hard issues and work through them together. We are prepared to take calculated risks to move towards a better future. Those who speak up are not silenced. They are invited to contribute to the solutions.
Leadership
We commit ourselves to nurturing leadership in our children and young people, valuing their contributions as citizens of our City.
We develop opportunities for people to provide leadership within their communities, workplaces and places of learning.
We actively support those who accept leadership roles in the community, whether these are political, religious, recreational, business or civic.
Leaders have a passion and determination to succeed which means they are always prepared to try, to learn from their mistakes and try again. They are motivated by a desire to create a better world rather than the need to satisfy their own egos. We therefore value our leaders and recognise their contribution publicly.