A career in the Australian Transport Safety Bureau offers
professional and career development opportunities. As a
Commonwealth employer, the ATSB can help you with developing your
full professional potential by providing opportunities for:
- training and development
- study leave, and
- gaining skills and experience within the ATSB and the
Australian Public Service.
The terms and conditions for all ongoing and non-ongoing
employees are those that apply under the current Australian
Transport Safety Bureau, Enterprise Agreement 2011-2014 [
PDF: 717KB]. This
agreement provides a range of flexible work conditions and
allowances including:
- a standard working week of 37½ hours
- flex time under which you can use extra time worked to take
time off work
- four weeks of annual leave per year
- personal leave that covers a range of circumstances
- the opportunity to purchase extra leave per year, and
- office shut down between Christmas and New Year.
Employees with family responsibilities in the ATSB are able to
fulfil these responsibilities with minimum conflict between
employment and family and without being subject to
discrimination.
The following options are available to assist employees to help
them to balance their work and personal lives. Arrangements may
include:
- regular part-time work
- purchased leave, which allows employees to purchase leave that
may be used to fulfil family commitments/responsibilities
- maternity and paternity leave
- personal leave for carers purposes, and
- access to the employee assistance programs.
The ATSB is committed to the APS Values and Code of Conduct
contained in the Public Service Act
1999. The APS Values and Code of Conduct which were
created to ensure, among other things, that all employees in the
APS work in an environment that allows them to reach their full
potential.
Workplace diversity involves recognising and valuing individual
differences in the workplace.
Diversity covers gender, age, language, ethnicity, cultural
background, religious beliefs, disability, sexual orientation and
family responsibilities. Diversity also refers to the other ways in
which we are different such as educational level, work experience,
socio-economic background, personality and marital status.
The ATSB is committed to ensuring the health, safety and welfare
of its employees while at work in accordance with the OH&S Act (Commonwealth Employment) Act
1991. The ATSB recognises it has a duty of care to undertake
all reasonable practicable steps to protect and promote the health
and safety of its employees whilst at work, using its facilities,
or while on ATSB premises and whilst on duty on investigation
sites.
* Some specific conditions apply to the positions of
Transport Safety Investigator.
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