Description:
The Chambers Support Officer provides administrative assistance to Commissioners and their Associates to ensure the efficient functioning of the Commission.
About Us
The Department of the Registrar provides administrative support and infrastructure to the Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission (the Commission), which resolves disputes about industrial matters including any matter relating to the work, privileges, rights or duties of employers or employees.
The Department of the Registrar provides administration, advice and support to enable the general community, employee and employer associations, industrial practitioners and government agencies to make applications to the Commission, the Commission’s constituent authorities, the Industrial Magistrates Court and the Industrial Appeal Court.
Our Values
- Excellence in customer service
- Innovation and continuous improvement
- Accountability and integrity
- Respect and inclusiveness
- Collaboration and team spirit
About the Role
The Chambers Support Officer is responsible for supporting the Chambers of a designated Commissioner to assist the Commissioner and their Associate. The Chambers Support Officer will also be required, on occasion, to assist in other Chambers and within the Department.
Our Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate for this position will have demonstrated administration experience, strong attention to detail, excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and an ability to interact with people from a variety of social and cultural backgrounds.
They will be enthusiastic, collaborative and share our values. They will be able to demonstrate their administrative abilities and dedication to providing client-focused administrative services.
Leadership Expectations
We believe all our people are leaders irrespective of their role.
We are committed to building the leadership capability of our people and to support this we have adopted Leadership Expectations. Everyone leads in a context, and the leadership context for this position is Personal Leadership.
How to Apply
If you would like to join our supportive and committed team, please submit your curriculum vitae (CV) and cover letter of no more than 2 pages, addressing the following 2 criteria from the Job Description Form:
- Demonstrated administration experience and information technology skills required to perform the role, including word processing and audio typing capability.
- Dynamically sense the environment: You communicate clearly presenting relevant technical and professional information effectively.
Your application should provide sufficient information to enable an assessment of your skills and experience relevant to this role.
Please note an assessment of the remaining selection criteria will occur throughout various stages in the selection process.
Further Job Related Information
For further information on this exciting opportunity please contact Melissa Crosthwaite on 0457 421 169 or email melissa.crosthwaite@wairc.wa.gov.au
Working With Us
We offer a supportive, diverse, and innovative environment, with great benefits including, but not limited to:
- Great central CBD location.
- Generous leave provisions which include personal leave , an additional 3 public service holidays per year, purchased leave and parental/adoption leave.
- Wellbeing program which includes onsite ergonomic massage, skin cancer screenings and ergonomic assessments.
- Employee assistance program which includes professional counselling and assistance for employees and their families.
- Choice of Government Superannuation Scheme or superannuation scheme of choice.
- Salary packaging options.
- Further career development and ongoing training opportunities.
Other Conditions
This is a permanent full-time position.
This process may be used to fill other similar permanent or fixed term positions that may arise throughout the Department for the 6 months following the approval of the initial recruitment decision.
Australian Permanent Residency status is a minimum requirement for permanent appointment to the WA Public Sector.
Appointment will be subject to a successful Criminal Record Screening clearance.
Substantive Equity Statement
The Department of the Registrar, Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission is an equal opportunity employer committed to workplace equity and diversity. In line with our commitment, we encourage Indigenous Australians, women, people with disability, and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply.