SCHEDULE 6 JOB SHARE ARRANGEMENTS FOR OFFICE EMPLOYEES Guidelines: The Diocese of Toowoomba recognises that, for pastoral and/or professional reasons, some employees may wish to enter into a job share arrangement. Job share arrangements only apply to full-time positions in the Catholic Education Office, Diocese of Toowoomba. Job share arrangements can provide the Diocese with opportunities to employ staff in situations which meet the needs and circumstances of the staff and benefit the operation of the office. It is also recognised that, in some circumstances, a job share arrangement may not be warranted, as the professional and administrative needs vary for each position in the office. 1.
Definition Job sharing is a voluntary arrangement in which a full-time position is divided between two staff members with shared responsibility for the position on a fixed-term basis.
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Principles Underpinning the Guidelines 2.1
Job share is entered into voluntarily.
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Job share arrangements will be flexible and accommodate both Office and employee needs.
Selection Procedures 3.1.
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An employee who is presently employed full time, may request to job share the current position with the additional part-time position that is being created being advertised and engaged as one year fixed term contract.
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Two current full-time employees may seek to undertake a job share position. This scenario releases one of the full-time positions which would be filled by a replacement employee on a fixed term basis. At the end of the job share arrangement, the job share employees will revert to their original full-time positions and the contract will cease for the replacement employee.
Subsequent Appointment 4.1
In the event that either job share partner leaves the job share position, within the time of the job share arrangement, the full-time position may be offered to the remaining partner until the end of the job share. In the event that the remaining partner declines to take the full-time position the vacancy for the remainder of the fixed term contract is advertised and will be subject to job share arrangements.
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Except in extenuating circumstances, should either job share employee choose not to fulfil the job share contract, the employer holds no responsibility for the continued employment of that employee until the job share contract has concluded and would consider the staff member to have resigned.
Length of Appointment 5.1
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The job share position may arise from one of the following scenarios:
Appointments to job share positions are made for a maximum period of one year. The job share arrangement may be renewed each year subject to the arrangement being deemed acceptable by the employees concerned and the employer.
Arrangements The arrangements for a job share position are to be considered on a number of levels. 6.1
Level One is at the system level where parameters are set in accordance with the above guidelines and meet any requirements detailed in •
Any awards applicable to office staff.
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