Campus Location: North Sydney, Australia
Job No: APTAV129814#002
- Develop strategies and tools to manage ACU's psychosocial risk to staff and students
- Join an experienced, supportive team of Safety and Wellbeing professionals
- 17% employer superannuation, salary packaging and generous leave provisions
- Full-time, fixed term role (2 years), based at our North Sydney campus with flexible working conditions
About ACU:
Australian Catholic University (ACU) is an inclusive community which welcomes students and staff of all beliefs. ACU has over 2,500 staff supporting more than 34,000 students across eight campuses - Ballarat, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, North Sydney, Strathfield, Blacktown and Rome.
ACU aspires to be a home for our staff, offer the care of a family and develop an academic and professional community. Whatever your faith or culture, and whether you are academic or professional staff, there are many opportunities both for learning and contributing at ACU.
As valued members of our community, all staff members are expected to have an understanding of ACU's mission and values and to demonstrate an active contribution to them.
About the role:
Operating within the People & Culture Directorate, as the Psychosocial Risk Consultant, you'll develop a risk register, tools and methodologies to assist ACU in rapidly assessing, mapping risks and developing appropriate strategies to manage psychosocial risk to staff and students. You'll also enhance current controls to ensure managers are enabled to identify, address and improve the overall wellbeing of staff.
Key to your success will be in your ability to deliver strategic projects and initiatives, including Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategic plans; coupled with capability to assess the risk presented by students and staff within a university or similar complex organisation. You'll possess relevant tertiary qualifications in Psychology or Work Health and Safety and/or equivalent, including relevant work experience in a WHS Operational Risk, Compliance or Audit role.
For full position details, refer to the position description.
Contact:
General enquiries can be sent to Sarah Minchinton, Manager Talent at: Sarah.Minchinton@acu.edu.au
What we offer:
- The University pursues an excellence agenda and offers an environment where staff are welcomed and safe, and valued through development, participation and involvement.
- Total remuneration valued to $151,285 - $161,435 total rem (pro rata) pa, including salary component $127,838 - $136,506 (pro rata) pa (HEW 9), employer contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading. A 3% salary increase will be effective from the beginning of the first full pay period commencing on or after 1st January 2025.
- 17% employer superannuation contributions to eligible continuing and fixed-term staff.
- Annual leave loading of an equivalent to 17.5% of four weeks' salary pro rata payable, dependent on your commencement date.
- As an ACU staff member, you will have access to generous benefits which include but not limited to: flexible work, study leave, a variety of leave provisions and salary packaging. Find out more information about the benefits or working at ACU here.
How to Apply:
Step 1: Review the Position Description and become familiar with Our Mission and the Application process
Step 2: Click the 'View Position Description and Apply' button, and populate your candidate application details, including your:
- resume (maximum 5 pages).
- responses to the Selection Criteria and Core Competencies in a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) or in the online Declaration and Criteria application page.
- brief online responses to any pre-screening employment questions.
Acting in truth, ACU is dedicated to the dignity of the human person through equitable and respectful opportunities for everyone. ACU can offer support for candidates that may require adjustments through the recruitment process.
Your Privacy of personal information is maintained in accordance with ACU policy. For more details visit: www.acu.edu.au/careers
Applications close: 09-OCT-2024 at 11:59pm AUS Eastern Standard Time
ACU does not accept candidate applications submitted by external recruitment agencies through the ACU careers website.