Health and Safety Officer

**Estimated start date**:Commencing Jan 2025

**Position tenure**:Permanent

**Weeks worked**:Up to 52 weeks per year including school holidays

**Tenure duration **(where Fixed Term)**:
**Total Paid Hours (per week) & days required**:30 hours per week (4 days per week)

**Salary level, range or hourly rate**:School Officer Level 5(School Salary Scale)/(Services Salary Scale)

**Employment conditions**: Diocesan Catholic Education Employing Authorities in Queensland Single Interest Agreement

St Augustine's College is a P-12 College offering families a co-educational pathway to life-long learning. St Augustine's College which is situated at Augustine Heights in the western corridor between Brisbane and Ipswich is easily accessed via the Centenary & Logan Motorways. St Augustine's prides itself on the spirit that can be found in our students, teachers, sporting teams to wide extra-curricular opportunities and achievements, friendships and approach to learning. We are a co-educational College with a current enrolment exceeding 1470 students. We are a high quality, inclusive, Catholic College offering our students a rounded education that supports personal growth based on the Augustinian core values of Unity, Love and Truth. **Explore **our school website** to learn more about us.**

St Augustine’s College is seeking a highly motivated Health and Safety Officer to join our large P-12 campus located at Augustine Heights. The primary role is to provide administrative support to ensure that the College operates safely and complies with all relevant legislation. This role is responsible for the administration and communication of the College’s safety policies and procedures.

**Duties & Responsibilities**:.
- Managing the completion and at times the delegation of WH&S tasks across the College to meet legislative and organisation deadlines,
- Advising leadership of relevant changes in regulations and legislations and therefore implementing the changes to policies and procedures in a timely manner,
- Supporting staff in managing organizational registers; for example first aid, medications, asbestos, fire and emergency testing of equipment, test and tagging and RCD schedules,
- Advising and facilitating risk assessments with responsible staff members for school events and activities,
- Investigating, reporting and providing recommendations on all health and safety matters involving the College and its stakeholders,
- Working in collaboration with BCE workplace health and safety and school leadership to review and refine current school processes, practices and procedures to ensure they comply with legal and regulatory obligations and BCE system requirements

**About you** - You will bring to the role:

- Certificate IV in Work Health and Safety is essential for this role
- Previous risk and compliance administration or management experience
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- A people-centric approach that supports good relationships within the College and broader organisation
- Experience providing risk and compliance advice to leadership and colleagues
- An organised approach to work including time and priority management.

A cover letter addressing the above criteria should be included with your resume along with any relevant certificates.

To be eligible to be considered for this role you will:

- hold a Paid Employee Positive Notice Blue Card prior to commencement;
- be eligible to work in Australia for the duration of the appointment; and
- have a commitment to and understanding of the ethos and traditions of Catholic Education.

To be eligible to be considered for this role you will:

- hold a Paid Employee Positive Notice Blue Card prior to commencement;
- be eligible to work in Australia for the duration of the appointment; and
- have a commitment to and understanding of the ethos and traditions of Catholic Education.
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- Everyone at Brisbane Catholic Education models and fosters a _commitment to the safeguarding of children_ and promotes a culture where _**_student protection is everyone’s responsibility_**_. Successful applicants will complete requisite _Working With Children (WWC)_ pre-employment screening, in accordance with legislation, prior to appointment._

**Contact**: Dianne Fawcett

**Contact number**: 0418778143

**Closing date**:19-Nov-2024

Health and Safety Officer - Position Description