ACT Government Reviews

After probation is passed and you complete the program, Automatic progression from graduate program to ASO5.

The ACTPS serves the ACT community, the values of the organisation are respect, collaboration, integrity and innovation and are integrated into the everyday work that we do.

Culture differs from team to team, but I have a strong relationship with my colleagues and am satisfied with the hierarchy and level of cooperation that I have with my team.

Currently, my team is entirely made up of women, and my directorate is extremely committed to demonstrating diversity in its hiring of ethnic minorities, LGBTQIA, and people with disability.

My role includes criminal law and policy reform. My day-to-day responsibilities include drafting briefs, cabinet submissions, assembly business papers, etc.

For the most part, my managers have all been extremely warm and friendly. Most of my managers have communicated very well with me, and have been quick to award praise and recognition.

It's a very nice office space that has many good meeting rooms, kitchens, recreation spaces, thinking spaces, reflection rooms where you can pray or meditate, a nice view and a variety of bins including compost. The desk spaces are nice and have sit/stand desks and comfortable chairs. It's a 'hot desking' situation though, so although I have been able to get a regular spot consistently, not everyone will.

Online application, group task and individual interview with panel, all over Webex. Written word response task. All doable. Given 10 min prep time for individual interview which was awesome.

Highest Pay for Government's graduate program

There were excellent learning and development sessions that were focused on positive psychology. It also involved considering values, how we wanted to work, what we wanted from work and what we'd like to see in our broader careers. Great stuff about how to best optimise ourselves for ourselves, not just for our productivity. Lots of great opportunities for First Nations engagement and cultural awareness training. Constant opportunities for broader work health and safety skills, working in government skills and general policy development.

Flex time means you can leave work early and make it up the next day. It also means you can take an afternoon off if you've accumulated enough flex. Working 7 hours 21 mins per day is very achievable.

I can't even scratch the full extent of the ACTPS' green initiatives in this answer, but they do a lot. They got the ACT to 100% renewable energy in 2020 and are working on net zero emissions by 2045. They do a lot of conservation and environmental protection work, and I'm involved in their living infrastructure work about greening the city for climate change adaptation and mitigation and biodiversity conservation.