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About the Position

Are you a proactive safety professional with a passion for creating healthy and resilient workplaces? We are seeking a dynamic Work Health and Safety Advisor to join our team in Tom Price.

In this pivotal role, you’ll be at the forefront of driving a safety-first culture across the Shire, ensuring our people, contractors, and community members work in safe, compliant, and supportive environments. From conducting site inspections and leading investigations to coaching leaders, delivering training, and implementing wellbeing initiatives, your work will directly strengthen the Shire’s safety systems and culture.

We are looking for someone who thrives in a hands-on role; has strong communication and influencing skills; is confident interpreting legislation; and takes pride in building trust, driving accountability, and delivering practical safety solutions.

This is a fantastic opportunity to advance your career in local government, with access to Shire-provided housing, relocation support, generous leave entitlements, a competitive salary package, and a supportive team culture. With the Pilbara lifestyle, striking landscapes, and a close-knit community, every day brings both purpose and adventure.

Role Objective / Purpose

Reporting to the Manager Organisational Development, this role plays a key part in promoting a safety-first culture across the Shire. You will ensure consistent safety practices are followed, and that all accreditations and certifications are maintained. The role involves conducting regular audits and providing timely, professional on-site support, education, and coaching. You will also deliver health and wellbeing initiatives and programs across all Shire locations.

Key Role Outcomes

- Provide stakeholder advice and support to ensure compliance with relevant WA statutory requirements, Codes of Practice, Shire policies, directives, and procedures.
- Proactively identify, assess, and resolve WHS risks and non-compliance issues; track trends through dashboards and reporting to inform early intervention.
- Ensure safety practices are consistently applied across all Shire locations.
- Drive a safety-first culture through training, coaching, mentoring, and facilitation of wellbeing programs.
- Undertake frequent intra-Shire travel to conduct site visits, inspections, and assessments.
- Lead effective use and continuous improvement of WHS systems.
- Initiation and completion of quality WHS workplace investigations.
- Ensure industry, regulatory and audit compliance, and sustainability of the Shire’s safety and other associated accreditations and certifications.
- Ensure an effective working WHS Committee, driving ownership and outcomes.
- Workplace Safety and Diversity, Access and Inclusion is a shared responsibility of all staff.

Licenses, Registrations, Memberships or Qualifications Required of Role

- Formal qualification in Work Health and Safety (minimum Certificate IV, Diploma preferred).
- Membership or eligibility for membership of an Australian safety professional association.
- Minimum C Class Drivers Licence.
- Current National Police Clearance (dated within 6 months of commencement).

Experience, Skills, Knowledge Required of Role

- Experience in Local Government or comparable industry environment (desirable).
- Demonstrated experience having worked in a specialist WHS role, including site experience.
- Demonstrated success in mentoring, coaching, and influencing stakeholders.
- Demonstrated working experience in applying WHS Act 2020, regulations, including WHS (General) Regulations 2022 and Codes of Practice.
- Demonstrated experience in conducting in-depth WHS investigations to support early intervention, prevention, and continuous improvement.
- An effective collaborator with strong communication and relationship building ability that engages staff and stakeholder input for health and safety matters.
- Demonstrated experience in data analysis, dashboards, collating trends and identifying suitable support strategies and solutions to manage or eliminate these.
- Training facilitation skills.
- Safety management software and good working knowledge of Microsoft and Safety Systems.
- Resilient professional with an agile, growth mindset.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- A pro-active self-starter, able to manage a high workload and competing demands while delivering high quality and timely service and outcomes.

Employment Conditions & Benefits

The Shire of Ashburton is committed to diversity and strongly encourages candidates from different cultural, gender and age backgrounds to apply.

The total annual package for this role ranges from $190,978.61 to $198,875.95, including a competitive salary, superannuation, and other benefits.

Other benefits include:

- Free Shire housing
- Relocation support of up to $15,000
- Free employee swimming pool access
- Professional development opportunities
- Vehicle use for work and community travel
- Generous leave entitlements, including six weeks annual leave and 13 weeks long service leave after 10 years

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