Work Health and Safety Advisor

4 weeks ago

Geelong, Australia Barwon Health Full time

**Employment Status**

Permanent Full Time

**Program**

People & Culture

**Location**

All Sites

**Hours Per Fortnight**

80

**Position Summary**

**Looking for your next opportunity?**
- Utilise your strong initiative to promote and maintain a positive safety culture
- Enhance your career at one of Victoria’s leading regional health care service
- Permanent full time - 80 hour per fortnight (ADO included each 4 weeks)

About the facility

Barwon Health, based in Geelong, Victoria, is one of the largest and most comprehensive regional health services in Australia, providing the full spectrum from primary care, community services, aged care, rehabilitation, mental health, emergency and acute care and employing over 8,500 staff.

The People & Culture directorate is a large team that supports and delivers a range of services to the organisation including Human Resources, Employee Relations, Recruitment, Talent Acquisition, On-boarding, Staff Care, Payroll and Work Health and Safety (WH&S).

Work Health & Safety provides services to the whole of Barwon Health and is committed to driving a culture of proactive prevention of injury.

**About the role**

An opportunity exists for an experienced OH&S professional to join the Work Health & Safety Team at University Hospital Geelong as a WHS Advisor. In this role you will assist in leading the implementation of Barwon Health’s WHS Management Systems through the provision of support and assistance to managers, Health and Safety Representatives (HSRs) and employees.

You will also be responsible for training and mentoring managers, HSRs and employees on Barwon Health’s safety and emergency programs and assist in the development and implementation of OH&S strategies like Psychological hazards to ensure a safe workplace and the prevention of workplace injuries.

As the successful applicant you will need to have a sound working knowledge of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004, Regulations, Codes of Practice and relevant Australian Standards. You will possess high levels of initiative and have demonstrated leadership experience promoting and maintaining a positive safety culture.

**About the culture**

You will have the opportunity to be part of a highly skilled, professional, friendly and dedicated team who take pride in providing high quality service. We ensure that we demonstrate the Barwon Health values, respect, compassion, commitment, accountability and innovation.

**What we offer**:

- Attractive salary packaging benefits
- Living Expenses capped at $9,010 and includes repayments on mortgages, credit cards, personal loans and rental payments
- Meal Entertainment & Accommodation capped at $2,650 and includes food and drink consumed in a social or entertainment settings and some accommodation expenditure
- Flexible working arrangements
- Work life balance
- Professional development
- Access to employee wellness facility
- Social club
- Doorstep to the Great Ocean Road, Bellarine Peninsula and the Surf Coast

**About the Geelong Region, AUSTRALIA**

Sitting within one of Victoria’s six regional health centres, Barwon Health serves the community of Greater Geelong and beyond. Victoria’s second largest city after Melbourne Derived from the local Wadawurrung name for the region; Djillong, (Geelong) is means “Tongue of Land”.
- High standard of schooling options throughout the area
- Appreciate beautiful parks, rivers, walks and wineries as well as a buzzing city life
- To find out more about the Geelong region, visit our Moving to the Region page on the Barwon Health website.

**Diversity and Inclusion**

At Barwon Health we are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where we value each person’s uniqueness. We embrace diverse life experiences and the perspectives of our people, whilst providing high-quality health care to all members of our community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, cultural background, disability, or sexual orientation.

We Barwon Health are proud to be Totally Smoke Free.

**_ This role must be fully vaccinated for Covid -19 and meet the requirements of the Barwon Health immunisation policy.
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**Selection Criteria**

Essential: Can you please list Barwon Health's values?
Essential: Can you please choose one of Barwon Health's values and describe a situation in the workplace where you have displayed this value?
Desirable: Certificate IV in Training & Assessment
Desirable: Clinical qualification (e.g. Nursing & Allied Health)
Desirable: Occupational Health & Safety Experience in the Health Sector
Desirable: Highly effective influencing, presentation, communication and problem solving skills
Desirable: Sound knowledge of the OHS Act 2004, Regulations, Codes of Practice and Relevant Australian Standards
Essential: Relevant Tertiary Qualification in Occupational Health & Safety - Minimum Certificate IV
Essential: I agree, to commence employment, I am required to meet Barwon Health’s immunisation re

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