About distributed work centres

A distributed work centre (DWC) is a convenient, accessible and safe workplace option that allows approved users to work closer to their home, alongside employees from various Queensland Government departments.

DWCs are located in government office space in:

• Gold Coast (Helensvale)
• Logan (Springwood)
• Cannon Hill
• Sunshine Coast (Maroochydore)
• Ipswich

Requirements to apply

You need to apply to work at a DWC.

You must have:

• a Queensland Government photo ID security pass
• the support of your manager or supervisor.

Who can apply?

To be eligible, you must be an office-based employee of a Queensland Government department. This includes full-time, part-time, permanent and temporary employees.

Contractors or consultants can register at the discretion of the department, however they:

• may only undertake work for the nominating government department
• must be covered by and familiar with the Code of Conduct for the Queensland public service.

Exclusions:

• Staff from government-owned corporations and statutory bodies are currently excluded.
• Anyone conducting private or non-government business.

Could this work for you?

You select which days you work at the DWC, up to four days, depending on your agreement with your manager and the availability of work points on your preferred days.

Using a DWC is free of charge to your department, however you will need to supply your own required technology.

How to apply

1. Talk to your manager
2. Consider your technology requirements
3. Submit the application form

Step 1: Talk to your manager

If you think that working from the DWC would suit your role, talk to your manager about how this arrangement might work.

You should discuss:

• the type of work you do, and how well you can work autonomously
• how often you should work from the DWC, and which days suit you and your manager, up to four days
• the technology required to enable flexible working arrangements.

Find out more about negotiating flexible work arrangements.

Step 2: Consider your technology requirements

Wi-fi and printing access is based on your agency's level of integration with the Collaborative Workspace ICT Services.

If you have trouble connecting to your agency's network, call your agency's ICT helpdesk. When logging a job with your helpdesk it is important to let them know that DWCs use the same Wi-Fi and printing service as 1 William Street.

DWCs are not equipped with desk phones or computers.

Step 3: Submit an application form

Once you have your manager's support, you can complete the application form.

When we have received your application form, we will register you and send you an induction pack with a few simple steps that need to be completed before you can start working at a DWC.

Please allow a few days to complete this process.