Job opportunity

Use your skills to make your community a better place!

 ABOUT US

Our goal is to promote positive road safety practices, campaigns, programs and policies, reduce serious injury and death on our roads, and enrich community attitudes and understanding towards road safety.

Informed by Environmental Factors Impacting Road Safety, we collaborate with business, the not-for-profit sector, the wider community and other government agencies to promote the following key strategic priorities across diverse industries:

• Safe Roads
• Safe Road Users
• Safe Speeds
• Safe Vehicles
• Post-Crash Response

With a big task ahead of us to achieve a 50 - 70 per cent reduction in death and serious injury on our roads by 2030, we are seeking expertise across our teams:

• Policy and Strategy: Shaping and guiding the State’s road safety agenda, and providing high level advice to the Commissioner and Minister on road safety objectives; Identifying road safety reform initiatives.
• Innovation and Technology: Leading reforms to drive the delivery of new complex road safety programs across government portfolios; Managing key-cross agency relationships and solve complex multi-faceted issues arising from the use of AI and new technologies.
• Analytics and Insights: Using evidence-based research and analytics, identifies emerging issues and trends that underpin new policies and programs; Leading the program design and evaluation of road safety programs.
• Education and Behaviour Change: Developing and delivering school curriculum and education programs, community engagement programs, and multimedia campaigns and partnerships to affect positive behaviour change on our roads.
• Corporate Services: Leading and coordinating the provision of strategic planning, and corporate governance frameworks, and ensuring compliance and reporting; Building a sustainable and effective organisation, supported by a motivated workforce.

There has never been a more exciting time to join the Road Safety Commission as we prepare to roll out WA’s first mobile safety camera technology, develop a new in-school education programs, and continue to create award-winning behaviour change campaigns.

THE TALENT REGISTER

The Talent Register is an online portal that allows you to register your interest for temporary opportunities for up to twelve (12) months at the Road Safety Commission. You only need to register your interest once, and your application will remain on our register until 6 December 2024.

Opportunities may be:

• be full time or part time
• arise at any level across the Commission from Level 2 to Level 7
• be work experience (paid or unpaid)
• offered as a secondment, placement or transfer if you are a current public sector officer

We actively monitor the register and will contact you if an opportunity arises that suits your skills and experience. The assessment of applications for these vacancies will be based on the skills, knowledge and experience as outlined in your curriculum vitae (CV) provided and in relation to the particular vacancy requiring filling. There is no guarantee that an offer of employment will be made while an application remains on the register.

We are seeking applications for the following opportunities:

• Policy Officer roles (Levels 5 – 7)
• Intelligence and data analytics (Levels 3 – 7)
• Communications, media and graphic design (Levels 3 – 7)
• Community education, engagement and liaison (Level 4 – 7)
• Corporate services roles (records, governance, HR) (Levels 2 - 7)

HOW TO APPLY

1. Nominate which job category/s you would like to be considered for.
2. Provide a comprehensive CV that clearly outlines your transferable skills and experience, and highlights your past key achievements.
3. Nominate two referees (preferably recent supervisors) who can comment on your skills, abilities, depth of experience and work performance.
4. Complete, sign and scan the attached Integrity Check Consent Form.

For queries regardingthe opportunities within the Road Safey Commission, please contact Damon Veitch, Manage People and Capability at damon.veitch@rsc.wa.gov.au or on 0473 848 682.

WHAT WE OFFER

In return for your skills and commitment we offer an excellent range of benefits:

Attractive Remuneration and Leave Allowances

• Employer contribution of 11% superannuation in addition to your salary
• 17.5% annual leave loading payable in December each year
• Salary packaging options
• 20 days of annual leave (pro rata for part time).
• 15 days personal leave each year (pro rata for part time).
• Up to 3 days additional public service leave
• 5 days cultural and ceremonial leave
• Paid leave for volunteers of the SES, Bush Fire Brigade and Defence Force Reserves

Flexibility, Health and Well-being

• Working from home options
• Flexible working hours
• Access to flexi leave
• Part-time work/job sharing options
• Corporate Health Memberships
• Free access to the Employee Assistance Program, including psychology and counselling services for you and your immediate family
• Subsidies for eyesight testing and glasses

Personal and Professional Learning Opportunities

• Work and Development Plans – agreed work-plans outlining the key results expected from you in your role
• Professional development and supported education programs and attendance at conferences/seminars
• Expressions of interest, mobility placements and acting prospects
• Paid and unpaid study leave options
• On-the-job training
• In-house training, e-learning, and leadership programs

SUBSTANTIVE EQUALITY & WORK HEALTH & SAFETY (WHS) STATEMENT

The WA Police Force is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages Aboriginal Australians, young people, people of diverse sexualities and genders, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and women to apply for positions within our agency. The Department also promotes flexible family friendly work practices.

Throughout the recruitment process we provide reasonable adjustments to allow people with a disability to participate effectively. Reasonable adjustments can also be made available to assist you in the job, if you are successful in gaining employment.

WHS is a vital component within the WA Police Force. Safety is a partnership between the employer and their employees and it relies on all of us working together to ensure that everyone is safe in their working environment, which enables them to go home safely. We incorporate safety in every part of our business and it is an integral part of the decision-making process.

The WA Police Force has a duty of care to ensure employees are not adversely affected by alcohol or drugs in the workplace. The effect of alcohol or drugs can impact on the health and/or safety of the individual or others, and this behaviour is not aligned with the WA Police Force Code of Conduct. As a result, a testing regime has been established as an important way of providing assurance to the community that the expectations they hold for all members of the WA Police Force are being met. Regular testing of all employees for alcohol and drugs aims to ensure the health, welfare and safety of all personnel and promote community confidence in the WA Police Force.

Need Help?

If you experience any technical difficulties applying online, please contact the RAMS Helpdesk on 1300 733 056 in the first instance. For further information about this register, please contact Police Staff Selection and Deployment on (08) 6229 5772 during business hours (8am to 4pm, Monday – Friday).