Work Health Safety (WHS) Advisor

Australian Sports Commission; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Training allowances

Leadership development calendar

Job summary

The Australian Sports Commission in Melbourne is seeking an experienced Work Health and Safety (WHS) Advisor to lead safety, wellbeing and prevention initiatives across the ASC. This ongoing role collaborates with leaders to identify risks, strengthen controls and improve safety performance and employee wellbeing.

Based in Melbourne with flexible working arrangements, you will monitor programs, coordinate stakeholders and provide practical advice to leaders and staff while ensuring

Qualifications

• Relevant WHS qualification or equivalent experience.
• Experience supporting WHS, wellbeing, injury management or risk management.
• Knowledge of WHS legislation and psychosocial risk obligations.
• Ability to analyse risk and workforce information to identify trends.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and implementation of workplace safety, wellbeing and prevention initiatives.
• Monitor program effectiveness and coordinate stakeholders to meet obligations.
• Provide practical safety guidance to leaders and staff and compile reports.

Skills

WHS knowledge

Risk analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Reporting

Education

WHS qualification or equivalent

Job description

Australian Sports Commission – Melbourne VIC

Applications close at 11:30pm AEST Wednesday, 18 November 2026 (late applications will not be accepted).

The Australian Sports Commission is embarking on the Green and Gold decade. An exciting time filled with international sporting competitions on home soil, including the Men’s and Women’s Rugby World Cup, and culminating in the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. We have an ambitious new Strategic Vision and we need the best players on our team to help us deliver real results for the sporting sector and all Australians.

Are you up for the challenge?

About the team –

The Safety, Safeguarding & Prevention Team provides specialist advice, support and assurance across workplace safety, wellbeing, psychosocial risk, injury management, safeguarding and prevention.

The team works collaboratively with leaders and employees across the ASC to identify risks, strengthen controls, improve organisational capability and support safe, healthy and respectful workplaces.

About the role –

The Work Health Safety (WHS) Advisor leads the development, implementation and continuousimprovement of designated workplace safety, psychosocial safety, wellbeing and prevention initiatives across the ASC. The role partners with leaders and stakeholders to identify risks, strengthen controls and implement practical solutions that improve organisational capability, safety performance and employee wellbeing.

Working within the Safety, Safeguarding & Prevention Team, the position is responsible for managingassigned WHS, psychosocial safety, wellbeing and prevention programs, monitoring implementation and effectiveness, coordinating stakeholders and ensuring organisational obligations are met. Through specialist advice, risk management, reporting and program leadership, the role contributes to safe, healthy and respectful workplaces across the ASC.

About you –

We are looking for an experienced WHS Advisor who is passionate about creating psychologically safe and healthy workplaces where employees can thrive.

The successful candidate will have:

• Relevant WHS qualification or equivalent experience.
• Relevant qualifications or equivalentexperience in workplace health and safety, wellbeing, injury management, psychosocial risk,organisational risk or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience supporting WHS, wellbeing, injury management, psychosocial riskmanagement or workplace risk functions within a complex organisational environment.
• Knowledge of WHS legislation, psychosocial risk obligations and contemporary workplace safetyand wellbeing practices.
• Demonstrated ability to analyse risk, incident and workforce information to identify trends, supportrecommendations and contribute to continuous improvement activities.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and advisory skills, including the ability to provide practicaladvice and guidance to leaders and employees.
• Demonstrated ability to prepare reports, recommendations and supporting documentationrelating to workplace safety, wellbeing or organisational risk matters.

This position is offered as anONGOINGposition.

Why work with us?

We have offices located in Canberra, Melbourne and Sydney. Across all locations, we offer:

• Options for flexible working arrangements.
• Annual allowances towards training based on individualised career goals.
• Access to a customised ASC L&D calendar for ongoing professional and career development.
• Generous superannuation scheme with up to 15.4% employer contributions.
• Access to Clearinghouse for Sport, an information sharing platform for Sporting professionals.

Additionally, our Canberra campus offers:

• Free onsite parking
• Onsite facilities including café, dining hall, gym, and swimming pool.
• Priority placement for your children to access the award winning, onsite AIS Caretaker’s Cottage Childcare Centre.

If you have any questions about this opportunity, please contact:

• Contact Officer: Dean Salzke, Director - Safety, Safeguarding & Prevention