Employment at Norfolk County

Norfolk County offers a competitive benefits package for both non-union and unionized staff.  Benefits include items such as:

• O.M.E.R.S. pension plan
• life insurance
• long-term disability
• dental plan
• eye coverage
• health care spending account.

Norfolk County strives to provide a work/life balance for all employees in regard to their hours of work. See below some of the options we provide:

Work from Home

• Norfolk County offers flexible work arrangements for eligible positions throughout the county. Our Work From Anywhere policy allows eligible employees to work from anywhere in the province of Ontario to perform their full or partial duties by electronic means at alternative, remote worksites such as the employee’s home, or another approved location.
• This means that should your position be eligible, and you have approval from your direct non-union supervisor you could be working remotely up to 5 days per week in the comfort of your own home.

Flex Time

• Flexible working hours are offered to both full-time unionized and non-unionized employees to provide choices, as to when the work can best be performed to the mutual benefit of Norfolk County and the employee.

• Eligible employees that work more than 7/8 hours on a particular day may bank the additional hours in excess, to be taken off at a later date.

• This flex time system can be used as time off or in cases of an emergency such as weather conditions, power outages, etc. at their supervisor’s approval.

Flex Hours

• Flexible hours are offered to staff on a case-by-case basis dependent on the departmental needs.

• All staff are to work during the core hours identified for their position, however, their start and end times may differ depending on their needs as approved by their supervisor.

• This means, if eligible, you can start at 7:30 a.m. instead of 8:30 a.m. and therefore, end your day at 3:30 p.m. as opposed to 4:30 p.m.

Norfolk County offers many training opportunities for our staff who are looking to grow in their career, including:

Aspiring Leaders Workshop

• This workshop is available to all staff and is an introduction to leadership for people who aspire to be a supervisor or a manager. This training enables staff to develop their understanding of what leadership is, and how they want to develop as leaders.

Supervisor Training

• All new Norfolk County supervisors participate in this mandatory training. It covers tactical management issues like performance and returns to work, as well as soft skills. This training is fully tailored to managing a team in Norfolk County. Once the training is complete, you will be well prepared for all Norfolk County’s processes within your new role.

Mentorship Program

• This annual program is open to all staff and focuses on providing employees with career and professional development support for developing leaders at all levels within the County. This program allows you to make meaningful connections within the organization and provides mentees with effective learning, growth and development opportunity. Learn from our senior leaders with real-life experience and applicable advice.

The wellness and health and safety of our employees are extremely important at Norfolk County. We have created initiatives across the corporation to help promote a healthy and safe environment, here are a few of them:

A.P.P.L.E

• Active People Promoting Lifestyle Enrichment (A.P.P.L.E.) is our staff committee that promotes wellness across the organization. They organize great events to help promote active and healthy lifestyles including “Walk-toberfest”, Activity Fest, and a yearly healthy lifestyle gift.

Psychological Health and Safety

• Norfolk County cares about our employees’ physical health and safety but also their psychological health and safety. This means preventing harm to mental health and promoting psychological well-being. We are always looking for ways to improve all thirteen factors in the workplace, so we encourage all staff to share their ideas

Employee Recognition Week

• Once a year, all staff who had reached a milestone in their career (e.g., 5 years, 10 years, etc.) are recognized during “Staff Recognition Week”. Employees are celebrated within their departments and long-tenured employees are invited to our Employee Recognition Dinner. Our employee’s contributions do not go unnoticed.

Kudos

• Supervisors, directors, and managers throughout the corporation are provided “Thank You” cards to distribute to staff who have recently gone the extra mile to assist the department. Leaders are encouraged to hand out these cards when a verbal thank you is just not enough.