Position: Personal Assistant to the Head
Phone: +61 3 903 55345
Email: pcasas@unimelb.edu.au
Professional Staff Profile:
Contact Details
Personal Assistant to the Head, Department of Otolaryngology and
Human Resources Officer
The University of Melbourne
390 Albert Street
East Melbourne VIC 3002
Ph: +61 3 9667 7535
Fax: +61 3 9667 7549
E-mail: pcasas@unimelb.edu.au
Awards and Qualifications
Master of Information Management
Curtin University of Technology, 9 Feb 07, MIM
Bachelor of Arts, University of Tasmania, 15 Dec 04, BA
Cert IV in Business
ACT Accreditation and Registration Council, 2003
SOA towards Cert IV in Government
ACT Accreditation and Registration Council, 2003
Cert IV in Personnel Administration
ACT Accreditation and Registration Council, 2000
SOA towards Cert IV in Assessment & Workplace Training
ACT Accreditation and Registration Council, 2000
Dean’s Roll of Excellence (Faculty of Arts), University of Tasmania, 2004
Defence Long Service Medal & 1st Clasp
Department of Defence, 2006, DLSM
Australian Defence Medal
Department of Defence, 2006, ADM
Soldier’s Medallion for Exemplary Service
Department of Defence, 1991
Role
My role includes (but is not limited to) the management of day-to-day correspondence and office communications for the Head, including: processing and responding to incoming and outgoing mail, email and faxes, typing of correspondence and other documents and liaising with Department and Faculty staff to gather and prepare information as required. In addition I support the Department’s Executive and Research Committees preparing agenda papers and taking the minutes of the meetings. As the HR Officer I provide administrative assistance to the Department in relation to the recruitment and selection of staff, ensuring that all necessary HR paperwork is completed in accordance with University policy for staff, including contracts of employment, Environmental Health and Safety forms and updated Position Descriptions.
Committees
I support the Executive Committee and Research Committee and am joint Executive Officer of the Communications Group
Career Background
I have served in the Army for over twenty years in the administration field. This career has allowed me and my family to live in such places as Portsea, Brisbane, Townsville, Melbourne and Hobart. I have also visited many beautiful (and not) parts of the Australian wilderness that I otherwise would not have seen.
Whilst undertaking my Masters I have also experienced the enjoyment of working in a Primary School and University Library. Both of these experiences allowed me to work very closely with both adults and children.
In these positions I undertook the following responsibilities:
• Circulation duties – utilizing Horizon & TALIS software databases
• Updating and attaching electronic documents to the library database
• Adding metadata on newly accessioned books, journals etc
• Assisting with library tours and presentations
• Reference enquiries & research
• Re-shelving books & weeding
• Accessioning books for the collection
• Arranging inter library loans