HR for HODs – Melbourne
Presented by: Screen Careers
What’s the workshop about?
Being a Head of Department means more than running a team – it means shaping safety, culture and accountability across the whole production. This half-day course gives HoDs the practical tools to lead with confidence, meet legal obligations, and support crews in high-pressure environments.
Through interactive sessions, case studies and roleplay, participants will:
- Understand key Legal frameworks under WHS, Fair Work and MEAA agreements, and the duties of PCBUs, Officers and Workers.
- Explore best practice for people management – hiring and onboarding, handling complaints, fatigue management, and addressing bullying, harassment and discrimination.
- Develop leadership and accountability on set – informal leadership, psychological safety, culture through conduct, and managing up, down and sideways.
- Explore practical responsibilities – budgets, risk assessments, boundaries and saying no professionally.
- Better understand Industry standards and resources – Safe Screens, MEAA and SPA codes, policies and support services.
Every participant leaves with a printed and digital HR for HOD’s Toolkit, including quick-reference guides, templates, and scripts, plus a certificate of attendance.
Designed for HoDs across all departments, this course equips leaders to build safer, fairer, and more professional productions.
This workshop is FREE.
The Details
Experience level: Senior Crew
Eligibility: For EXISTING Heads of Department only
Date: Friday, November 21, 2025
Time: 10:00 – 3:30 PM AEDT (5.5 hours)
Location: ACMI (Thunderdome Room), Fed Square, Melbourne, VIC
Cost: FREE
Eligibility:
Please note you must be an existing Head of Department to apply for this workshop.
Places are limited (Max. of 10 participants).
We strongly encourage applicants from underrepresented areas – including those who identify as First Nations, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse or people with a Disability as part of our shared goal to increase diversity in WA’s technical screen workforce.
How to apply?
Please fill in the details on the application form and upload your CV as a PDF.
We will carefully choose a maximum of 10 people to join the workshop. As soon as we have the selected applicants, we will let everyone know the status of the application.
*If we have significantly more people applying, we may run a second version of the workshop.
Application Deadline:
Applications due by Thursday 13th November, 5pm AEDT
On successful application:
If you’re selected – congratulations! We will be in touch with you ASAP about the workshop details.