How to join the ACTSES

Helpful hints:

• A valid email address is required in order to receive up to date recruitment information.
• The ACT Working with Vulnerable People card application can take up to 21 days to process. Therefore, prospective members are advised to apply for this card as early as possible.
• A Unique Student Identifier (USI) is required to obtain qualifications completed through the ACTSES. If you do not have a USI you can apply for one through the following link:

https://www.usi.gov.au/training-organisations/create-usi-student

Please contact ses@act.gov.au for all enquiries.

ACTSES accepts expressions of interest from prospective members and runs one Recruit College each year, usually from May and depending on workforce requirements. This is a very competitive process; not every ACTSES Unit requires new recruits at every intake and not all applicants are deemed suitable.

There are three key phases in ACTSES recruitment:

1. Attraction

• ACTSES Units promote volunteering opportunities in the ACT Community.
• Prospective members gain information about the role of the ACTSES through the website, conversations with members and visiting units.
• Expressions of interest are received online from prospective members.

2. Recruitment

• The recruitment phase officially opens.
• All prospective members are invited to a Come and Try Day. From this, prospective members are selected to participate in Unit visits and interviews.
• Selected prospective members participate in the ACTSES Fitness Test.
• Selected prospective members are invited to join the Recruit College. To formally join the Recruit College a prospective member must have applied for an ACT Working with Vulnerable People Card and provided evidence.

3. Recruit College/Training

There are two parts to the Recruit College/Training:

• Induction Program, which is mandatory for all new members, includes:
  • About the ACTSES
  • Asbestos Awareness
  • First Aid assessment (the online course is completed prior to the Induction Program commencing)
  • Respect, Equity and Diversity (RED)
  • Teamwork
  • Working safely
  • Land Based Floodwater Rescue
  • Emergency Traffic Management
• Storm and Water Damage training is mandatory for people joining as Field Operators.