Member Service Centre (MSC) Organiser CPSU-PSU Group

Position Title: Member Service Centre (MSC) Organiser

Position Location Sydney, NSW

Employment Status: Permanent positions

Classification & Salary: MSC Organiser 1.1, $69,815 + 15.4% superannuation

Conditions of employment:
• flexible work practices and access to accrued days off
• best practice leave provisions including paid primary carer leave (26 weeks) and supporting partner leave (six weeks); and paid family violence leave (20 days (pro rata) per annum (non-cumulative)
• employer super contributions on paid or unpaid parental leave for a period equal to a maximum of 52 weeks
• a comprehensive Employee Assistance Program
• a strong commitment to training and development
• health and well being initiatives
• salary sacrificing

Position reports to: Director of MSC & Team Leader

Positions reporting to this position are: Nil

Overview of Position
The primary function of this role is to provide information, support, advice and representation to members on issues that affect their working lives. The MSC Telephone Organiser operates in a very dynamic, complex and constantly changing environment requiring flexibility and openness to new ideas and approaches.
The MSC Telephone Organiser is an entry-level position with potential career development to a workplace organising role. A comprehensive training program is provided.
The position will report to the Director of the MSC and the Team Leader and will be focused on meeting key union objectives of:
• helping members achieve fairness at work, job security, and the best possible pay and decent conditions
• being a union that most employees want to join
• promoting our members’ issues in the public and political arena

SELECTION CRITERIA
(required skills, knowledge & ability)
Essential
 A commitment to union values and principles, helping others and making a contribution to society
 Committed to high service standards
 Demonstrated high-level communication skills
 Confident and enjoys dealing with people over the phone
 Capable of dealing with peak inbound phone call demands
 Ability to work as part of a team and independently
 Good record-keeping skills
 Demonstrated ability to use a PC and related commercial software packages, particularly Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook
 Experience working with a membership based relational database package

Desirable
 Experience as a union activist or delegate
 Involvement in union, community, student, environment or other campaigns/collective activities
 Previous experience processing payments and membership records over the phone
 Outbound calling experience, survey data collection
 Answering industrial inquiries and advising delegates and members
 Managing individual industrial cases such as Workers Compensation

Please submit your application by COB Monday, 5 June 2017.

HOW TO APPLY
You must complete the on-line Employment Application Questionnaire and address the Selection Criteria to be considered for this position.

Please visit our website at https://cpsu.wufoo.com/forms/cpsu-employment-application/ to access the Employment Application Questionnaire.

The CPSU is an equal opportunity employer and actively encourages women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds to apply for position. Selection is merit based. Part time employment opportunities may be considered where suitable.