Work Health and Safety Officer

3 months ago


Melbourne, Australia Parliament of Victoria Full time

Location: Melbourne | CBD

Job type: Full time

Organisation: Parliament of Victoria

**Salary**: $92,332 - $104,762

Occupation: Occupational Health and Safety

Reference: VG/281020224

The Department of Parliamentary Services delivers impartial, professional and innovative services to support Victoria’s elected representatives, the democratic process and the Parliament as an institution. Through our commitment to diversity and equality, we are actively engaged in promoting and maintaining a safe and inclusive work environment where all employees are respected, valued and supported. We seek to recruit the best people, regardless of gender, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation or cultural background. Our team members are the key to our success and bring new and innovative responses to issues and challenges we face in our work in the delivery of quality services to support the work of the Parliament.

**Work Health and Safety Officer**

**Parliament of Victoria - Department of Parliamentary Services**
- Ongoing, full-time opportunity
- PoV Grade 4, $92,332 - $104,762

The _Parliamentary Administration Act 2005_ and the _Parliamentary Officers (Non-Executive Staff - Victoria) Single Enterprise Agreement_ will be revised during 2024 and is a nexus agreement to the Victorian Public Sector Enterprise Agreement. It is anticipated that the revised salary range for Grade 4 will be $95,102 - $107,905.

**About the role**

The Work Health and Safety (WHS) Officer plays a key role in building a strong safety culture at Parliament of Victoria, ensuring compliance with WHS legislation and best practices.

Reporting to the Manager of Work Health and Safety, this role is the perfect opportunity for someone with a desire to learn and get involved in incident management, risk reduction, and emergency planning. Using your strong interpersonal skills, you will collaborate with various employee groups to improve WHS initiatives and promote safety standards, ergonomics, and overall workplace wellbeing.

**About you**
- You are committed to continuous improvement with a good understanding of WHS legislation.
- You have experience using WHS services and systems, such as incident reporting and risk management.
- You are an excellent communicator with stakeholder management skills, essential for building meaningful relationships to foster a culture of safety.
- You are proficient with technology and handling administrative tasks such as managing incident management systems and reporting.
- You hold certifications or qualifications in Work Health and Safety (desirable).

**Why join us?**

We offer flexible work, come to the iconic heritage listed Parliament House building or our adjacent modern offices and collaborate with the team one day, work from home the next.

We understand that your health and wellbeing are integral to your success and have a range of benefits to ensure your physical and mental health are supported. These include access to health and wellbeing initiatives.

Your professional development is important to us. That's why we have a dedicated learning and development framework, along with development programs and targeted in-house training to support your professional growth.

When you excel at your work and initiate innovative solutions or go above and beyond to demonstrate our values, you will be recognised for your efforts through our reward and recognition program.

For more information about a career with us, visit our website.

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**Child Safe Standards**

The parliamentary departments are committed to upholding the Victorian Child Safe Standards and the protections afforded to children in the _Child Wellbeing and Safety Act 2005_. We are committed to the cultural safety of Aboriginal children, the cultural safety of children from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds, and to providing a safe environment for children with a disability.

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