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Privacy statement and storage requirements
The Department of Human Services collects personal information for the purposes of processing and considering your application for employment. We will use the information we collect from you only for this purpose and will not disclose personal information unless authorised by you or as permitted or required by law.
The department may disclose personal information contained in your application to nominated referees in order to verify statements contained in your application. Sensitive and health information is only collected and disclosed with your consent or as permitted by law. Your information is treated as confidential and managed in accordance with the Department of Human Services Privacy Policy. Failure to provide some or all of the information requested may result in your application not being progressed. You are able to request access or correct the information we hold about you under the Freedom of Information Act 1982. Please contact the Privacy Unit, Department of Human Services, if you wish to obtain a copy of the Department of Human Services Privacy Policy.
Reasonable Adjustment Policy
The department's Reasonable Adjustment Policy applies to applicants and existing staff who have a disability. The individual with the disability bears the responsibility for identifying the need for modification of duties or the physical environment.
If you are an applicant with a disability, the department encourages you to discuss possible reasonable adjustment requirements, preferably after a visit to the work site prior to interview.
Reasonable adjustment is the removal of physical and organisational barriers which unnecessarily prevent the employment or limit the performance of advancement of people with disabilities within an organisation. Employers must be prepared to resource any reasonable adjustments that may be required to enable a person with a disability to undertake the work.
The Reasonable Adjustment Policy may occur in three broad areas:
- recruitment and promotion
- modification of work tasks
- modification of work area
For further information, please telephone the Contact for Information shown at the top of the job description.