Assistant Director, Bullying & Harassment
Regional Service NSW/ACT
Executive Level 1
Position Number: 02401
Executive Level 1
Regional Service NSW/ACT
Work Health and Safety Group
Ongoing Vacancy – Full-time
Sydney or Canberra
$88,707 to $105,698 plus 15.4% superannuation
Contact Officer
Mina Podbereski, Director Regional Service NSW/ACT on 02 8218 3713
or 0434664899
Closing date
21 November 2010 at 11.00pm (Eastern Standard Time)
Submitting your application online
1.
In one combined application document include
a. your completed application cover sheet (the last page of this
document),
b. a statement addressing the selection criteria; and
c. your resume outlining your work history, relevant qualifications and
training.
2.
Apply online - When applying you will be asked to upload your combined
application and enter your relevant personal and work details.
The Role
Overview of the role
The position of Assistant Director Bullying & Harassment is an important and
strategic role as part of the leadership group of NSW/ACT Regional Services.
Regional Services is part of Comcare’s Work Health and Safety Group,
This role has three main areas of responsibility. As a leader with a good
understanding of regulation and compliance you will provide input into local and
national customer service strategies and undertake a leadership role. You will lead
and mentor a small team (2-3) to conduct enquires and investigations of complaints
and undertake prevention programs related to bullying and harassment in the
workplace. You will engage effectively with complainants, HSRs, employers, union
officials and other stakeholders. You will undertake site visits, provide advice,
audit/monitor compliance, analyse documents, take statements and make
presentations as required. You will develop and rollout proactive prevention
strategies in conjunction with internal and external stakeholders.
In addition Comcare provides services to the Australian Intelligence Organisations. It
is envisaged that in this role you will also lead the introduction of new Work, Health
and Safety strategies for those stakeholders.
Overview of the group
The Work Health and Safety Group in Comcare are responsible for the protection of
the health, safety and welfare at work of federal workers. Prevention is the primary
focus through targeted education and audit programs. The range of response and
intervention following a safety incident includes investigation and justice outcomes
through enforcement and voluntary compliance activities within a regulatory
framework.
Key relationships
The Assistant Director, Bullying and Harassment reports to the Director Regional
Service NSW/ACT. You will work with the Regional Director, other Assistant
Directors and staff in Comcare to build and cultivate strong relationships with a wide
range of internal and external stakeholders to provide high quality services to our
customers. You will also provide advice to other Regions and branches in Comcare
in issues related to Bullying and Harassment.
Primary responsibilities
Reporting to the Director, Regional Service NSW/ACT the successful candidate will:
1.
Lead and manage a team of inspectors and a caseload of bullying and
harassment complaints.
2.
Enquire and investigate complaints of bullying and harassment in the
workplace by engaging effectively with complainants and employers.
3.
Work with other sections in Comcare and other regulators to develop
presentations and prevention strategies.
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4.
Manage, coordinate and deliver preventive projects relating specifically
bullying and harassment.
5.
HS initiatives. Present at conferences, seminars and forums.
6.
Develop cooperative compliance programs with employers, other
regulators, HSRs and other stakeholders to reduce bullying and
harassment in the workplace.
7.
Lead the introduction of Work, Health and Safety prevention strategies for
customers in the Australian Intelligence organisations.
8.
Manage and coordinate the work of the team in line with required activities
of the Work health and Safety Group to achieve organisational and
operational goals.
9.
Provide high level professional, technical and/or specialist advice.
10.
Supervise guide and/or train staff as required.
11.
Actively develop and maintain working relationships across Comcare,
employers and other stakeholders that are effective, collaborative and
strategic.
12.
Participate in corporate learning and development activities.
13.
Commit to, promote and model the APS Values and APS Code of Conduct.
14.
You may be required to participate in an after hours on-call roster.
APS values and the APS code of conduct
Comcare employees observe the APS values and APS code of conduct; for further
information go to
http://www.apsc.gov.au/values/index.html for the values and
http://www.apsc.gov.au/conduct/index.html for the code of conduct.
The Selection Process
Comcare uses merit in our competitive selection process. The standard process
involves assessing an eligible applicant against the selection criteria for the relevant
position. Comcare’s processes are likely to take approximately eight weeks for short
listing, interviewing, reference checking and offers to be made.
Eligibility and specific conditions of employment
1. Australian citizenship
2. Security clearance (Top secret) ( This is required to enable you to work with the
Australian Intelligence Organisations)
3. Character clearance (police records check)
4. Health assessment
5. Six months probationary period
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6. Interstate travel
For information on conditions of employment, please refer to our website
http://www.comcare.gov.au/careers/working_at_comcare
How to address the selection criteria
The selection criteria describe the capabilities, skills and knowledge required to
achieve the outcomes of the role. Your statement of claims against the selection
criteria is your opportunity to demonstrate your competency to the selection panel,
and is the most important factor in determining whether your application will be shortlisted for further consideration. It is recommended that you frame your statement of
claims against the selection criteria in the context of the primary responsibilities of the
role and the qualifications and/or experience identified as a requirement for the
position. Your claims against each criterion should be no longer than a page.
It is important that you demonstrate how you will be of value to the job and the
organisation. Make sure you adequately address each selection criterion and provide
evidence of your suitability. Do not simply state that you meet the requirements of the
selection criteria. Give examples from your current or past role(s) which demonstrate
how you meet the criterion. Utilising the STAR approach will assist you responding
to the selection criteria. The STAR approach is one way of presenting information
against selection criteria. For each criteria think about the following and use these
points to form sentences:
Situation:
Set the context by describing the circumstance where you used the
skills or qualities and gained the experience.
Task:
What was your role?
Approach:
What did you do and how did you do it?
Result:
What did you achieve?
What was the end result and how does it relate to the job you are
applying for?
For more information on how to apply for jobs in the Australian Public Service please
go to http://www.apsc.gov.au/publications07/crackingthecode.htm
Selection Criteria
The following selection criteria are based on Integrated Leadership System
http://www.apsc.gov.au/ils/index.html .
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Job Specific
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Proven skills in working in the area of Bullying and Harassment.
Ability to undertake workplace health and safety inspections, investigations and
identify potential breaches of Occupation Health and Safety legislation
Ability to assess and analyse situations objectively and make sound decisions
based on available evidence/information
Provide professional, specialist, technical expertise and knowledge of OHS
management and safe systems in the area of bullying and harassment.
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2.
Shapes Strategic Thinking
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Achieves results
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Develop and maintain external relationships, including community groups,
industry groups, private sector, federal and state government agencies
Working effectively as a member of a diverse and multi disciplinary team.
Leading and managing people and work teams effectively.
Exemplifies personal drive and integrity
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Monitors performance of a specified work area and establishes priorities and
plans for work completion.
Motivate others to achieve results.
Steers and implements change and deals with uncertainty.
Cultivates productive working relationships
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5.
Contribute to the formulation and achievement of team, business and corporate
goals.
Aligns personal work goals with team goals and monitors outcomes and identifies
issues related to priorities and problems.
Ability to think strategically and to find innovative solutions to complex issues and
problems.
Consistently delivers sustained effort and hard work to achieve outcomes.
Willingness to accept responsibility and accountability.
Commitment to and ability to model the behaviours required by the APS Values,
APS Code of Conduct and Comcare Leadership Values.
Commitment to continuing personal learning and development.
Promoting learning and development for team members.
Communicates with influence
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Proven high level verbal and written communication skills verbally (including
public speaking).
Negotiate effectively with a range of internal and external stakeholders, other
regulators. Including the ability to manage/resolve conflict through negotiation
and conciliation.
Effective presentation and representational skills to ensure Comcare is
represented with credibility and professionalism.
Resolve conflicts skilfully.
Experience (desirable)
Desirable:
Formal qualifications in OHS and/or OHS related Investigations, Social Work or Counselling
and experience in regulatory or compliance organisations are desirable.
Essential:
The successful applicants will be required to obtain or update a Certificate IV in Government
(Investigations) and/or a Certificate IV in Government (Workplace Inspection) and OHS Cert
IV within 12 months from the date of appointment, as a minimum.
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Comcare’s Employee Value Proposition
Application Cover Sheet
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Application Cover Sheet
Tip: Complete and save this form before commencing your on-line application.
Vacancy Details
Job Title
Position Number
Assistant Director Bullying & Harassment
02401
Classification
EL1
Group
Location
Work Health and Safety
Sydney/Canberra
Personal details
Surname
Given Name(s)
Title (Mr/Mrs/Miss)
Date of Birth (optional)
Address
State
Phone Number
P/Code
Mobile Number
Email Address
Employment Details: If you are not currently employed in the APS some of the following may not be relevant.
Name of Employer
Your Position/Title
Are you currently working in the Australian Public Service?
If yes,
YES / NO
ONGOING / NON-ONGOING / CONTRACTOR
Substantive level
Acting level
Employment Conditions
Are you an Australian citizen?
YES / NO
Have you received a redundancy benefit from an APS Agency, Parliamentary
Service?
YES / NO
If yes, please specify employer’s name and date of cessation:
Have you ever been found to have breached the APS Code of Conduct?
YES / NO
If yes, please specify employers’ name and date?
Do you have a security
clearance?
YES / NO
If so, what level?
i.e. Protected/Secret
Referees:
Please provide two (2) current referees who have supervised and assessed your performance within the workplace.
Name
Relationship
Email
Telephone
Name
Relationship
Email
Telephone
Assistance
Do you require special arrangements to be made for assessment e.g. interview? If yes, a member of the
selection panel will contact you for more details (write here for any adjustments required).
Applicants Declaration: I declare that the information provided in this application is true and correct.
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