Employee performance and development

Direction and guidance for implementing the department’s performance and development requirements.

Audience

All casual, permanent, and temporary department staff employed for periods as defined for the relevant employee group.

Version Date Description of changes Approved by
V01.0.0 30/08/2024 Under the 2023 Policy and procedure review program, new policy document with consolidated instructions previously provided in the Performance management and development policy and procedures. Chief People Officer


Ongoing union consultation is occurring and amendments may be made from time to time.


About the policy

Under the Professional learning, performance and accreditation policy all employees are required to participate in professional learning, performance and accreditation processes to comply with their relevant legislative, department, school and workplace requirements.

Term Definition

Cycle

The period over which staff members’ performance and development activities will occur.

Performance and development

Activities designed to improve the staff member’s knowledge, understanding, capability and performance of their duties.

Staff/staff member

All casual, permanent, and temporary department staff employed for periods as defined for the relevant employee group.

Supervisor/manager

The person immediately responsible for monitoring the performance and development processes and/or supervision of the staff member’s day to day activities.

All staff:

  • must participate in performance and development processes (consistent with the conditions of employment, as outlined in the implementation documents).

Supervisors/managers:

  • are responsible for the operation and implementation of this procedure
  • must work with staff members to implement the performance and development process consistent with the policy, procedure and staff members’ conditions of employment.

What needs to be done

Employees must understand and follow the performance and development settings relevant to their role as outlined in the Mandatory tools and templates section below.

The Government Sector Employment (General) Rules 2014 requires that performance and development processes:

  • set clear expectations for staff to guide their career and capability development
  • improve performance
  • evaluate and strengthen practice
  • recognise the achievements of the individual.

These procedures have been developed with reference to the NSW Premier’s Department’s Performance Management Policy and Guidelines 1998 (PDF 9 MB).

Performance and development processes are complemented by other management practices. Conditions of staff employment, including performance and development principles, can be found in:

  • legislation
  • regulations
  • industrial instruments
  • determinations
  • NSW Government policies
  • the department’s procedures and other administrative documents.

For managing employee underperformance, refer to Management of conduct and performance (staff only).

Record-keeping requirements

Section 15.9.3 of the General retention and disposal authority: Administrative records (GA28) of State Records NSW, requires that all records of performance and development be retained for a minimum of 3 years after they are superseded.

Mandatory tools and templates

To access the relevant performance and development settings, follow the appropriate link below:

Supporting tools, resources and related information

Policy contact

All school staff:
Performance and Accreditation
performanceandaccreditation@det.nsw.edu.au

Education support staff performance including PSSE and Clerks
Culture, Diversity and Talent
performanceandtalentdevelopment@det.nsw.edu.au

The Executive Director, People, Culture and Capability monitors the implementation of this procedure, regularly reviews its contents to ensure relevance and accuracy, and updates it as needed.

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