Training and Assessment Officer

APS 5 - $81,690 - $89,615 per annum plus superannuation
- Biosecurity Operations Division
- Adelaide, SA,Brisbane, QLD,Darwin, NT,Melbourne, VIC,Perth, WA,Sydney, NSW
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**Who we are**
**Maritime Operations and Regulatory Capability** delivers regulatory assessments and inspections of international vessels to ensure compliance with Australis’s biosecurity requirements. The pathway holds responsibility for administering the Infringement Notice Scheme primarily for infringement notices issued in the airport environment. In addition, the pathway also undertakes a range of enabling services on behalf of the Biosecurity Operations Division including recruitment and workforce planning, learning and development, coaching and regulatory capability and workforce management.

**BOD Technical Training** is a national team who develop and deliver technical training and the Biosecurity Foundation Program (BFP), implement digital and innovative learning and support building capability as well as assessing competency of Biosecurity Officers within the Biosecurity Operations Division (BOD).

**The Job**
Responsibilities and duties of the position include but are not limited to:

- Facilitating formal face to face or virtual training and competency-based assessment
- Working collaboratively with stakeholders and providing constructive and positive feedback to individuals
- Ensuring knowledge of, and compliance with, legislative, financial and administrative frameworks, government decision-making processes and agency guidelines and regulations
- Promoting compliance with departmental work health safety and rehabilitation policies and guidelines and being alert for and reporting risks to WHS
- Promoting and adhering to the APS Values, APS Employment Principles and Code of Conduct
- Fostering a culture of safety, diversity, inclusiveness, positive attendance, and high performance.

**Please note**: The merit pool established through this selection process, which is valid for a period of eighteen months from the date the vacancy was advertised in the Gazette, may also be used to fill future ongoing and non-ongoing vacancies in the division where the duties are of a similar nature.

**Skills and capabilities**
The successful applicants will possess and be able to demonstrate the following skills and capabilities:

- Demonstrated ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines, including sound planning skills, ability to manage competing priorities and respond to change whilst delivering high quality work.
- Ability to undertake analysis of training and assessment material, to deliver and create engaging learning activities and experiences.
- Ability to train and assess staff / teams in an operational regulatory environment.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with well-developed written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to adapt to a variety of audiences and communicate to a range of internal and external stakeholders.
- Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to make sound decisions using good judgement, expertise and knowledge under limited guidance.
- The ability to work collaboratively within the team environment and independently with limited direction.

**What we are looking for**
**Knowledge and experience**
The successful applicants will have knowledge and experience in the following:

- Adult learning principles and methodologies using best practices.
- Knowledge of the department’s purpose, objectives, and priorities and how these relate to the work of the division.

**Eligibility**
The successful applicant must:

- hold and maintain a valid Australian motor vehicle drivers’ licence,
- wear an official uniform supplied by the department, including during field operations (as applicable), in accordance with the department’s uniform policy,
- wear appropriate protective personal equipment and clothing to comply with departmental Work Health & Safety policies and procedures.