Occupational Safety Officer II

A new recruit will normally be appointed on civil service probationary terms for three years. He/she will be required to satisfactorily complete both classroom and on-the-job training, and to pass two departmental examinations. Upon passage of probation bar, he/she may be considered for appointment on the prevailing permanent terms.

Master Pay Scale Point 13 ($28,780 per month) to Master Pay Scale Point 28 ($58,635 per month).

(a) Candidates must be permanent residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region at the time of appointment unless specified otherwise.
(b) As an Equal Opportunities Employer, the Government is committed to eliminating discrimination in employment. The vacancy advertised is open to all applicants meeting the basic entry requirement irrespective of their disability, sex, marital status, pregnancy, age, family status, sexual orientation and race.
(c) Civil service vacancies are posts on the civil service establishment. Candidates selected for these vacancies will be appointed on civil service terms of appointment and conditions of service and will become civil servants on appointment.
(d) The entry pay, terms of appointment and conditions of service to be offered are subject to the provisions prevailing at the time the offer of appointment is made.
(e) The information on the maximum pay point is for reference only and may be subject to changes.
(f) Fringe benefits include paid leave, medical and dental benefits, and where appropriate, assistance in housing.
(g) Where a large number of candidates meet the specified entry requirements, the recruiting department may devise shortlisting criteria to select the better qualified candidates for further processing. In these circumstances, only shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend recruitment interview.
(h) It is Government policy to place people with a disability in appropriate jobs wherever possible. If a disabled candidate meets the entry requirements, he/she will be invited to attend the selection interview/written examination without being subject to further shortlisting. Applicants who have declared disabilities found suitable for appointment may be given an appropriate degree of preference over other applicants whose suitability for appointment is considered comparable to that of the former. The Government policy and other related measures on employment of persons with disabilities are set out in the booklet “Employ People Based on Their Abilities – Application for Government Jobs by Persons with Disabilities” which is available for reference on the Civil Service Bureau's website at http://www.csb.gov.hk under “Administration of the Civil Service – Appointments”.
(i) Holders of academic qualifications other than those obtained from Hong Kong institutions/Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority may also apply but their qualifications will be subject to assessments on equivalence with the required entry qualifications.
(j) Towards the application deadline, our on-line system would likely be overloaded due to large volume of applications. To ensure timely completion of your on-line application, it is advisable to submit the application as early as possible.
(k) Civil service vacancies information contained in this column is also available on the GovHK on the Internet at http://www.gov.hk.

All completed application forms [GF 340 (Rev. 3/2013)] together with photocopies of academic certificates or other qualification documents should be submitted on or before the application closing date through one of the means below –

(i) through the on-line facilities on the Civil Service Bureau homepage (http://www.csb.gov.hk); or
(ii) by post or by hand to the Human Resource Section, Labour Department, 16/F, Harbour Building, 38 Pier Road, Central, Hong Kong. Please clearly mark on the envelope “Application for Occupational Safety Officer II” with return address on the envelope. If by post, the postmark date on the envelope will be regarded as the date of application.

Candidates who apply on-line should submit photocopies of academic certificates or other qualification documents by post by 19 June 2020 to the above address. The on-line application number should be quoted on the envelope and copies of the supporting documents.

Application forms [GF 340 (Rev. 3/2013)] can be downloaded from the Civil Service Bureau homepage (http://www.csb.gov.hk) and are also available at any Home Affairs Enquiry Centres of District Offices, Home Affairs Department or any Job Centres of the Employment Services Division, Labour Department.

Please do not send the originals of your certificates to us by post. If candidates fail to provide the supporting documents as required, their applications will not be considered. Applications which are incomplete, late or submitted by fax or email, or not made in the prescribed form, not duly signed, or not accompanied by photocopies of the required documents will not be considered.

To avoid delayed or unsuccessful delivery of applications by post, please ensure that the correct address is clearly printed or written on the envelope and sufficient postage has been affixed before posting. Mail items bearing insufficient postage will not be delivered to this Department and will be returned to the sender or disposed of by the Hongkong Post, where appropriate. Applicants will bear any consequences arising from paying insufficient postage.

Candidates who are selected for interview will normally receive an invitation in eight to ten weeks from the closing date for application. Those who are not invited for interview may assume that their applications are unsuccessful.

Job No.: 43115

Address: Human Resource Section, Labour Department, 16/F, Harbour Building, 38 Pier Road, Central, Hong Kong

Telephone: 2852 4086

Closing Date 2020-06-12 23:59

Publish Date 2020-05-29