Learn how a merit list or pool may be usedApplicants suitable for the role but not offered the position for the current vacancy may be placed in a merit list or pool.
If the applicant agrees, the results may be shared with other Australian Public Service (APS) agencies for filling similar roles.
Applicants may be offered a future role, without the need to reapply.
A merit list or pool may be used for up to 18 months.This merit list or pool may be used to fill other vacancies anywhere in Australia.For more information about Merit Lists or Merit Pools, please go to APSC's website - The APS Merit Principle.Parliamentary Workplace Support Service (PWSS)Canberra ACTThe Chief People Officer (CPO) Branch is responsible for providing a broad range of human resources advice and services to the clients of the PWSS - Parliamentarians and Members of Parliament (Staff) Act 1984 employees.
This includes the development of policies and advice on human resource matters during the employment life cycle, development and delivery of training to address identified capability gaps, and development of policies, advice, and services related to work health and safety and wellbeing in the workplace.
The Branch is also responsible for the 24-hour independent and confidential support services provided to participants of Commonwealth Parliamentary Workplaces (CPWs).The PWSS Counselling and Support Team of counsellors, psychologists, and social workers is positioned in a highly political, complex, and fast-paced environment, working collaboratively with other PWSS functions and the Parliamentary Departments to provide trauma-informed care and promote cultural change in Commonwealth Parliamentary Workplaces.The key duties of the position include:Providing trauma-informed care when supporting clients through various stressful experiences including but not limited to discrimination, bullying, harassment, workplace conflict, assault, and sexual assault.Providing support, assessing and identifying plans, and facilitating referrals for appropriate interventions as required.Providing brief interventions such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Interpersonal Psychotherapy, and mindfulness-based therapeutic techniques.Providing workplace intervention strategies such as facilitated discussions, coaching, and support to workplace training activities.Identifying and managing work health and safety risks, including psychosocial risks.Providing high-level advice on service delivery and operational policy, particularly in relation to the experiences and needs of First Nations people who work or volunteer in Commonwealth Parliamentary Workplaces.Preparing complex and/or sensitive correspondence, reports, corporate documentation, submissions, proposal papers, and notes.Liaising with internal and external stakeholders to achieve optimal outcomes for clients.Being available to fulfil the 24/7 service delivery requirements of the Counselling and Support function, for a period of 7 days, managed through a roster system and remunerated through a restriction allowance and TOIL arrangement.This role is being advertised as both ongoing and non-ongoing.
The role may be offered as either ongoing or non-ongoing subject to business needs and/or candidate preference.
Where a non-ongoing position is offered, the role will be filled as a specified term vacancy for an initial period of up to 12 months.Under section 22(8) of the Public Service Act 1999, employees must be Australian citizens to be employed in the Australian Public Service (APS) unless the Agency Head has agreed otherwise, in writing.Candidates must be independent, impartial, and apolitical, and must be seen as such.
A private interest disclosure form must be completed prior to an offer being made to disclose any material personal interests that may or may appear to influence a candidate's ability to discharge their responsibilities as an APS employee.Successful applicants will be required to undergo the process to obtain and maintain, or continue to hold the required security clearance level for the role as indicated.
All PWSS staff are required to have a minimum baseline security clearance prior to commencement.Successful applicants will be required to undergo a mandatory National Criminal History check and Working with Vulnerable People registration.The Parliamentary Workplace Support Service is committed to building an inclusive and culturally diverse workforce.
We welcome applications from across our community including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, women, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, those who identify as LGBTIQ+, mature-aged employees, and carers.Getting to know the Parliamentary Workplace Support Service (PWSS)The Parliamentary Workplace Support Service (PWSS) is an independent, trusted HR and support service.
We partner with Parliamentarians and their employees to achieve cultural change within Commonwealth Parliamentary Workplaces (CPW).
With us, you will undertake meaningful and rewarding work.
The PWSS provides a wide range of human resource services for Parliamentarians and their staff including work health and safety services, recruitment support, and advice on general employment matters, development, and delivery of bespoke training, coaching, and education.
In addition, the PWSS provides 24-hour independent and confidential support services for all Commonwealth parliamentary workplace participants.
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