Page 3002 - Week 08 - Thursday, 17 August 2017
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(1) Within the Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate (a) what is the percentage of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) employees, (b) is the target for the Directorate being met; if not, why not and what efforts are being made to increase the number of ATSI employees to meet the required target, (c) what levels are ATSI employees typically employed at and (d) what is the highest public service level.
(2) What steps has the Directorate taken to educate and equip staff to be (a) more culturally aware of not just ATSI peoples, (b) more culturally aware of ethnically diverse groups in the ACT and (c) who runs the cultural programs, if any.
(3) What mentoring and leadership programs have been established in the Directorate that target current ATSI staff members and nurtures them to get the skills and experience to progress in public service careers.
(4) What is the retention rate of indigenous employees and what initiatives are aimed at retaining indigenous staff in the Directorate.
Mr Gentleman: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
1a) The percentage of ATSI employees as at March 2017 is 3.19% (headcount of 19), this exceeds the target by over 100%.
1b) ATSI target headcount for June 2017 is 9.
1c)
|
Classification level |
ATSI Headcount Total |
|
Admin Service Officer 1 |
1 |
|
Admin Service Officer 2 |
1 |
|
Admin Service Officer 4 |
2 |
|
Admin Service Officer 5 |
3 |
|
Admin Service Officer 6 |
2 |
|
General Service Off 5/6 |
3 |
|
General Service Off 7 |
1 |
|
Park Ranger 2 |
2 |
|
Professional Officer 2 |
1 |
|
Technical Officer 3 |
1 |
|
Snr Park Ranger 3 |
1 |
|
Senior Officer C |
3 |
1d) The highest classification level is a Senior Officer Grade C.
2a) EPSDD has a Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) in place which articulates several actions and targets under three major headings of Relationships, Respect and Opportunities. Actions have included celebrating and promoting National Reconciliation Week and cultural awareness training. During 2017 the EPSDD RAP Working Group has been working towards developing an Innovate RAP.
2b) EPSDD schedules regular Respect, Equity and Diversity (RED) Framework training for all staff and EPSDD has an established cohort of RED Contact Officers who undertake regular refresher training.
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