Safety Advisor

The Safe Step; Melbourne; Vor Ort; AUD 85.000 - 110.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

The Safe Step is seeking an experienced Health and Safety professional to provide specialist advice and support within Melbourne’s healthcare environment. You will be visible to operations, build strong stakeholder relationships and coach leaders, managers and HSRs to strengthen local OHS practices.

Responsibilities include incident investigations, hazard identifications, risk assessments, workplace audits, and ensuring compliance with Victorian OHS legislation, with a practical,

Qualifikationen

• Experience in an OHS Advisor or similar role.
• Sound knowledge of Victorian OHS legislation and regulatory requirements.
• Experience working with HSRs and formal consultation structures.

Aufgaben

• Facilitate incident investigations, hazard identification and risk assessments.
• Coach and support managers and HSRs to strengthen local OHS practices.
• Provide specialist advice on OHS legislation and regulatory obligations.
• Conduct workplace audits and inspections and address identified risks and non-compliance.
• Support consultation through Health and Safety Committees and HSRs.
• Contribute to OHS projects and broader safety initiatives.

Kenntnisse

Stakeholder engagement

OHS advisory

Incident investigations

Workplace risk assessment

Coaching and training

Ausbildung

Tertiary qualifications in Occupational Health and Safety

Certificate IV in WHS

Jobbeschreibung

ABOUT THEM

This large and highly regarded healthcare organisation provides essential services across a diverse network of sites throughout Melbourne’s south-east.

With a complex workforce spanning clinical and non-clinical environments, health and safety is a key organisational priority.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Reporting to the OHS Manager, you will provide specialist health and safety advice and support within a large and complex healthcare environment. The role has a strong stakeholder focus, partnering with leaders, managers, Health and Safety Representatives and employees to build capability and support positive safety outcomes.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Facilitate incident investigations, hazard identification and risk assessments, identifying root causes and appropriate controls to prevent recurrence.
• Coach and support managers and HSRs to strengthen local OHS practices and build safety capability.
• Provide specialist advice on OHS legislation, regulatory obligations and the practical management of workplace health and safety risks.
• Conduct workplace audits and inspections and work with stakeholders to address identified risks and areas of non-compliance.
• Support effective consultation through Health and Safety Committees, HSRs and other stakeholder forums.
• Contribute to OHS projects, working groups and broader health and safety initiatives.

ABOUT YOU

You will be an experienced Health and Safety professional who enjoys being visible within the business, building relationships and working closely with operational stakeholders. You will bring a practical and solutions-focused approach, with the confidence to coach and influence across a diverse and complex environment.

You will ideally bring:

• Tertiary qualifications in Occupational Health and Safety or a related discipline or a Certificate IV in WHS
• Experience in an OHS Advisor, Health & Safety Advisor or similar role.
• Sound knowledge of Victorian OHS legislation and regulatory requirements.
• Experience working with HSRs and formal consultation structures.

Experience within healthcare, public sector or another large and complex operational environment will be highly regarded.