Staff Induction Procedures

Guidance

Principals and line managers should inform new employees of the Department’s performance management practices as part of their induction into the work area.

Professional learning programs and resources supporting staff induction are available on the policies website and Ikon via the following links:

• Staff Induction (staff only)
• Professional Learning  (staff only)
• Graduate Teacher Induction program (staff only)
• Leadership Institute professional learning programs  (staff only)

See also Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership’s Graduate to Proficient: Australian Guidelines for teacher induction into the profession.

The Public Sector Commission provides an Induction to the Western Australian public sector.

For current employees undertaking induction related to a new role, responsibilities and/or work context, it is important that principals and line managers ensure employees undertake relevant professional learning and/or training related to any new responsibilities.

For example, the Vehicle Management Policy and Procedures require principals and line managers to confirm employees have completed an accredited 4WD course prior to driving a Department owned or leased 4WD in remote locations or on unsealed roads.

The Staff Induction Checklist at Appendix B provides guidance to assist with worksite induction.

Guidance

It is important that all new employees participate in induction organised by their principal or line manager in order to understand the Department’s systems, relevant policies and procedures, expectations related to their role, their responsibilities and work context.

Existing employees are also required to undertake relevant professional learning and/or training when they move to a different role within the Department, their responsibilities change or they move to a new worksite.

See Appendix A: Mandatory Induction and Training Programs.

Employees declare any conflicts of interest (staff only) upon commencing their role with the Department or when their circumstances change.  A conflict of interest is a situation arising from conflict between the performance of public duty and private or personal interests. Conflicts of interest may be actual, or be perceived to exist, or potentially exist at some time in the future.

The mandatory Accountable and Ethical Decision Making training (staff only) provides information and instructions on how to identify, register and manage conflicts of interest.