Benefits of a career at USQ

Choosing a career at The University of Southern Queensland can provide employees with a wide variety of financial, lifestyle, career, workplace and community benefits and options including:

Financial Benefits

• Competitive salary rates.
• Generous employer superannuation contributions of 17%.
• Flexible salary packaging options for superannuation and a range of other benefits.
• Discounted rates for personal banking with Heritage Building Society (PDF 62kb) and National Australia Bank (PDF 69kb).
• Financial assistance towards relocation expenses for new employees.
• Free initial consultation at South Queensland Law.
• Discounted information communication and technology benefits for staff including a Telstra Corporate Staff Mobile Plan, computer hardware and software agreements with suppliers for discounted private purchases and a mobile phone recycling service.

Lifestyle Benefits

• A range of work/life balance initiatives aimed at maintaining a healthy work/life balance including flexible employment arrangements and working hours. 
• Flexible leave arrangement provisions including:
• generous parental leave provisions for women and men,
• recreation leave of 20 days paid leave per calendar year, plus 17.5% loading paid in a lump sum in December,
• sick leave of 10 working days each calendar year, and 
• 13 weeks long service leave after completing 10 years (1.3 weeks for each year of continuous service).
• A healthy lifestyle program through the USQ Fit and Well program including corporate rates for gym memberships and a no-cost annual flu vaccination program.
• Corporate rates for private health cover through Medibank Private and MBF.
• Special rates for hotels, hire cars and travel insurance for leisure travel.
• Corporate rates for Qantas club membership.
• Staff discounts for performances through USQ Artsworx.
• Discounts off the adult ticket price (DOC 88kb) for productions at the Queensland Theatre Company.
• Discounts on prescriptions and shop items at the UniPlaza Pharmacy with free delivery.
• A comprehensive range of services available from USQ Health Services including an oncampus doctor and nurse at the Toowoomba campus, immunisations and travel vaccinations and advice on a range of health topics.
• Two employee assistance programs for USQ employees and their families providing professional advice, counselling and referral services to assist with personal problems that may be affecting health and/or job performance.
• Mirambeena Children's Centre (Toowoomba campus) for the provision of care to children of students, staff and members of the public.
• Faculty and department social clubs.

Career Benefits

• A number of vacant positions advertised to USQ employees only to provide internal career opportunities within the University.
• A wide variety of reward, recognition and development programs including study assistance, traineeship programs, awards for excellence and the employee recognition program.
• Academic promotion and the academic development and outside studies program for academic employees.
• Secondments, transfers and acting appointments to expand career options.
• A linked classification program for general employees to recognise increased skills, knowledge and abilities.
• A comprehensive range of training and development programs and opportunities.
• The BUILD performance management system which supports and develops employees to work effectively and in alignment with University objectives.
• Mentoring programs for new supervisors and for women.

Workplace and Community Benefits

• Free car parking on University campuses.
• Retail facilities including food outlets and other services available on each campus.
• Supported community engagement activities, including linkages with the USQ Corporate Club.
• An extra remunerative activities policy which provides employees with the opportunity to undertake other activities in the community.
• A targetted annual reduction in the University's carbon footprint of 10% per year with a commitment to a carbon neutral operation across all campuses by 2020.