Workplace Health and Safety Advisor

2 weeks ago

Logan City, Queensland, Australia Education Full time

Welcome to Beenleigh Special School:

Beenleigh Special School is located in the northern end of the South East Region.

Students are drawn from a wide geographic area that includes suburbs within the Gold Coast City, Logan City and Beaudesert Shire councils.

The students attending the school are verified with an intellectual disability or with the dual diagnosis of intellectual disability and Autism.

Some students are also verified with a physical, learning or visual impairment. The students range in age from 5 to 17 years old. Students in the school are drawn from a diverse range of economic and social backgrounds.

We provide inclusive and specialised learning environment focused on high expectations and supporting students to develop independence and the confidence to be a listener, word user, safe and fair across a range of environments.


Your role:

As the Workplace Health and Safety Advisor your responsibilities include:

  • Provide advice to management on all matters pertaining to the prevention of accidents, a wide range of hazard identification and control, promotion of health and safety, environmental and risk issues as they relate to students, staff and contractors.
  • Conduct proactive risk assessments and inspections at multiple workplace sites to identify any hazards and unsafe or unsatisfactory workplace health and safety conditions and practices.
  • Develop, promote and coordinate appropriate training on various health and safety topics that will develop awareness and compliance with legislative and departmental health and safety.
  • Develop, revise and maintain effective communication links with the school/college Workplace Health and Safety Committees by providing regular reports and feedback on activities including prevention of accidents, promotion of health and safety, risk issues, emergency procedures and amendments to relevant legislation and policies.
  • Facilitate the school/college's Workplace Health and Safety network through the following processes:
  • Organise four Workplace Health and Safety Committee meetings per year.
  • Perform Secretariat duties for the Committee meetings.
  • Organise professional development opportunities within the meetings.

How to apply:

  • Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history)
  • Attach a 2page written statement about how your achievements and capabilities meet the requirements of the role.


Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.

Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.

When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.

Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE).
The Department of Education is a family inclusive workplace. Click here to find out more about our Inclusion and Diversity strategies.
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