New Zealand Schools OER Portal/Governance/Equal Employment Officer

Responsibilities

 * Is responsible for all employment related matters.

Tasks

 * To oversee the Equal Employment Opportunities programme within the school.
 * To oversee the employment of staff that meets the criteria of all awards and employment agreements.
 * Guides these policies and procedures:
 * Equal Employment Opportunity Policy
 * Appointments
 * Appraisal
 * Disputes
 * Health and safety in the workplace


 * To act as liaison for staff in the event of grievances concerning:
 * - access to career training and development.
 * - disabilities in the workplace.
 * - harassment, sexual or otherwise.
 * - childcare or eldercare.
 * - fairness in job evaluation.
 * - promotion.
 * - discrimination of any kind etc.


 * To inform the Board of Trustees of its responsibilities with respect to the above issues.
 * To develop and implement annual EEO programme possibly addressing issues such as:
 * - reviewing EEO related policies (recruitment and selection, promotion and career development, staff training and development, conditions of service, harassment).
 * - EEO database.
 * - staff consultation and education in EEO.
 * - monitoring EEO status and progress.


 * To develop new policies and initiatives aimed at making the school a better EEO employer.