How to apply:

• If you have NOT registered with our Careers Site, you are about to do this now by clicking “Begin”. You are going to be asked to set-up a user name and password as well as provide your general details. You will also need to complete the relevant stages in applying for this role, which may include questions. Where you see next or continue, please use these options to complete your application. If you do not complete the application process in full, you may not be considered for the role.
• Unsure if you have registered before, click here and follow the steps.
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Privacy and Integrity Statement

Introduction

The following statement is important and should be read carefully.
This statement summarises how City of Palmerston collects, uses and manages personal information when carrying out recruitment activities. It also outlines the existence of various pre-employment checks that City of Palmerston conducts to ensure that information provided by applicants is true, accurate and complete.

This statement is in addition to, and should be read in conjunction with the City of Palmerston Privacy Policy.

Council is committed to full compliance with its obligations under the Northern Territory Information Act (The Act). In particular, City of Palmerston will comply with the Information Privacy Principles contained in the Act.

Collection

City of Palmerston collects personal information from you in relation to current or future employment opportunities with our organisation. Your personal information can be collected at any stage of our recruitment process.

City of Palmerston use Subscribe-HR as its recruitment system provider.

Use

City of Palmerston will use the personal information you provide to assess your suitability for current or future employment opportunities with us. Your details will be stored in our database of candidates where they may be accessed in the future if your qualifications, skills or experience match a potential vacancy.

Your personal details may be disclosed to people within City of Palmerston, to referees nominated by you, to your former employers and to any organisations that City of Palmerston engages to assist us with our recruitment process.

Application

We provide all applicants with the ability to create an individual profile (My Profile) based on areas such as Experience, Education and Qualifications, Licences and References. This profile only needs to be set-up once. Please ensure that your Profile is completely entered and up-to-date so that your application can be ranked appropriately, according to your attributes and experience.

Incomplete data

If you do not provide all of the personal information that we request then we may be unable to communicate with you, process your application or offer you employment.

Access

At any time you can access your account on the City of Palmerston recruitment web site to update your personal information and your resume, to ensure that the information we hold is complete, accurate and up-to-date.

Security

We take significant measures to protect the database from access by unauthorised people. It is your responsibility to ensure that you keep your login details secure to prevent unauthorised access to your account.

Storage and Removal

Unless instructed otherwise we generally will keep the data provided for up to six years from the time the data was last provided or updated. However, you may remove your personal information from our database at any time by closing your account, or by instructing us to remove it.

Integrity

The integrity of City of Palmerston is of fundamental importance to our people and the communities in which we operate. To protect our integrity City of Palmerston carries out a number of pre-employment checks as part of our recruitment process. These checks may include some or all of the following:

• Reference checks with previous employers

• Employment history verification

• Federal police criminal record

• Educational qualifications

• Memberships of professional associations

• Entitlement to work

• Identity check

• ASIC search

The information produced by these checks may lead us to discontinue your application for a current or future employment vacancy.

Complaint

If you are unhappy with Council’s handling of your personal information, you may make a complaint to Council’s Privacy Officer (Director Corporate and Community Services) on 08 8935 9922. Your complaint will be investigated within five business days and a written response will be provided. Alternatively, you may make a complaint to the Northern Territory Information Commissioner (although the Commissioner may decline to hear the complaint if you have not first made a complaint to City of Palmerston).

Further Information

If you have any queries about this Privacy and Integrity Statement, please contact Council’s General Manager Finance & Governance on 08 8935 9922 or write to the General Manager Finance & Governance, PO Box 1, Palmerston NT 0831.

The Northern Territory Information Act, including the Information Privacy Principles, can be viewed in full at the Office of the Information Commissioner website http://privacy.nt.gov.au

Consent

I have read and understand the Privacy and Integrity Statement of City of Palmerston and the City of Palmerston Privacy Policy.  

I confirm that all the information that I have provided as part of my application for employment with City of Palmerston is true, accurate and complete. I accept that any false, misleading, inaccurate or incomplete information that I provide may lead to my application for employment being rejected, or to an offer of employment being withdrawn or to my dismissal from employment with City of Palmerston.

Do you agree to the terms of the privacy statement?