Gaz - Aps6 - Act/nt/nsw/qld/vic/wa - Ost Supervisor

**Period of Vacancy**:Ongoing
**Number of Vacancies**: Several

**Who can apply**:
Please note this opportunity is available to current Australian Public Service employees and all eligible members of the community.

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The Department of Home Affairs is responsible for centrally coordinated strategy and policy leadership in relation to domestic national security arrangements, law enforcement, emergency management, counter-terrorism, social cohesion, the protection of our sovereignty, the integrity of our border and the resilience of our national infrastructure.

The Australian Border Force (ABF), an operationally independent body within the Department of Home Affairs, is Australia's frontline border law enforcement agency and Australia's customs service. The ABF's mission is to protect Australia's border and facilitate the legitimate movement of people and goods across it.

**Overview of the Branch and Section**:
Branch Overview:
The Australian Border Force (ABF) College forms part of Workforce Command and has been established to deliver the ABF with a governance and policy framework for equipping officers for the exercise of their statutory powers and training them with the relevant and approved skills and equipment to undertake their duties. The Branch is a key enabler in ensuring the operational workforce is ready to meet the challenges of the ABF’s current and future operating environment.

The Branch is managed by an ABF Commander, who oversees the delivery standards of all initiatives the branch is accountable for. The Commander ABF College, leads a team of executive level staff responsible for both the delivery and development of policy and supporting practices.

The Branch is responsible for raising, training and sustaining the ABF workforce and supporting its law enforcement capability. The Branch provides career management support; workforce planning and development recruitment specifically in relation to meeting ABF’s workforce capability and operational needs; and a national standardised approach to training to ensure the ABF officers have the right skills to do their jobs.

Section Overview:
The Operational Safety Training Unit (OSTU) delivers operational safety (use of force) training programs to Border Force Officers. It designs, develops, implements, reviews and administers the operational safety training curriculum under the ABF College policy framework with endorsement from the Operational Safety Committee.

OSTU contributes to the ABF Workforce Command, maintaining effective states of operational readiness to conduct operations and to respond to significant incidents at the border. OSTU’s role is to ensure that appropriate operational safety training is provided to officers for a variety of roles and functions to maintain a safe operational environment. To achieve this, the unit works closely with internal and external stakeholders, to continually update the content and delivery of our training, to meet current and emerging operational requirements and best practice methodologies.

**About the role**:
Operational Safety Trainers (OSTs) deliver high quality operational safety (Use of Force) training to ABF Officers to ensure that officer safety is maximised during workplace and operational activities. As members of OSTU, OST Supervisors are allocated projects that contribute advice provided to management on training, operations, resources, research and development, as well as on the continuous improvement of OSTU’s policies, processes and products.

OST Supervisors are responsible for the supervision and development of APS5 OSTs and participate in operational safety quality assurance programs, including managing the delivery and administration of all operational safety training.

The ABF is looking for a highly motivated person with significant experience in use of force (UoF) training, including the development, delivery and management of training.

**Specific duties / responsibilities**:

- Manage, deliver and administer approved and endorsed operational safety training to ABF Officers
- Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of ABF operational safety training materials to enhance operational safety capabilities within ABF
- Mentor and develop full time APS5 OSTs and all other part time OSTs
- Conduct Quality Assurance processes under the guidance of Inspector OST
- Lead and contribute to OSTU projects
- Conduct risk assessments and implement risk mitigation strategies
- Conduct procurement processes and administer contracts for OSTU according to the Commonwealth Procurement Guidelines
- Ensure compliance of self and team within the PGPA Act and Ac