Work For The City

As one of Canada’s fastest growing municipalities, the City of Chestermere has rapidly evolved from a charming summer village into a dynamic lakeside community for over 20,000 residents.

The staff at the City of Chestermere serve our community by creating an amazing place to live, work and play. Find out more below about why it's amazing to be an employee of the City of Chestermere and when you're ready, apply for a role by visiting www.chestermere.ca/jobs.

Whether you are weeding flower beds, issuing basement permits, fighting fires or preparing financial statements, the work you do contributes to making Chestermere a beautiful, prosperous, Amazing and safe place to live. Municipal employees have the ability to make a direct and positive impact on residents’ lives and our employees do their best to make the most of that unique opportunity.

What We Offer

We know that to be amazing, you're going to have it give it your all. And we want to make sure that effort is honoured. With that in mind, here are the benefits of working for the City of Chestermere:

Compensation

Acting pay
Compensation survey & reviews every 2 years
Competitive salary & hourly pay
Cost of living adjustments
Emergency Command Centre premiums
On-call pay

2020 Compensation Information

Benefits

Canada Pension Plan
Defined Benefit Pension Plan
Employee & Family Assistance Program (EFAP)
Health & dental benefits (with 80% of premiums paid by the City)
Health spending account or wellness account
Life & Disability Insurance
Occupational Health & Safety compliant
Mental health initiatives
Unemployment Insurance
Virtual health care program
Vision care
Workers Compensation Insurance

Vacation & Time Off

Additional days off at Christmas
3.5 Employer recognized holidays
General statutory holidays
Maternity, parental & adoption leave
Personal leave days
Vacation (length depends on years of service)

Well-Being

Diversity & inclusion initiatives
Fitness initiatives
Not Myself Today
Outplacement support
Stay interviews
Wellness challenges

Development

1:1 Meetings
Apprenticeship training SUB plan
Book lending library
Coaching
Conferences & seminars
Designation membership fees
E-learning platform with hundreds of courses
Exit interviews
External training
In-house training
Job advancement
Leadership development
On the job learning
Performance dialogues
Personality assessments
Self-development resources
Stretch assignments
Tuition support

Recognition

Amazing Ideas Awards
CAO Afternoon Off
Excellence Awards
Extra CAO days off
Long Service Awards
Retirement & long service gifts

Social Life, Supplies & Perks

Business casual dress
Cell phones & laptops
Merry & Bright Party
Employee lunch rooms with additional coffee stations, microwaves and refrigerators
Employee intranet
Free parking
Discounts on phone plans & computer hardware
Library membership
Social events & activities
Sit-stand desks
Staff newsletter
Surveys & suggestion boxes

Note: Please note that the City makes every effort to offer all benefits equitably, but some may not apply to certain positions due to the nature of the work, placement, position or responsibilities. Some benefits are also subject to annual City Council approval.