Work Health and Safety Officer

**Be at the forefront of shaping a proactive and innovative safety culture**:

- ** Implement practices that go beyond traditional compliance**:

- ** Support major projects, scientific breakthroughs, and technological innovation.**:

- ** Full time fixed term position for 6 months**

At the University of Newcastle, we are committed to fostering a safe and healthy environment for our staff and students. Join us in this critical role where you’ll help shape the future of health and safety across our innovative laboratories, workshops, and technical spaces.

**The Role**

As a Work Health and Safety Officer, you will work closely with Lab Managers and stakeholders to deliver expert WHS advice and services across the College of Engineering, Science and Environment (CESE). Your role will focus on supporting the safe and compliant operation of technical services, ensuring the highest standards of safety and wellbeing.

**What you’ll bring**

As an experienced WHS professional who thrives in dynamic technical environments, you’ll bring a strong understanding of laboratory and workshop safety, excellent attention to detail, and a passion for promoting health, safety, and wellbeing. Your ability to collaborate, advise, and drive compliance will help shape a safer, stronger CESE community.

This fixed term position is full time at a HEW 5 Higher Education Level until the end of December 2025 located at Callaghan Campus.

A**bout our University**

The University of Newcastle stands as a global leader distinguished by a commitment to equity and excellence. Our vision is to be a world-leading University for our regions and creating a better future for our regions and the globe. Underpinned by this vision and our values of excellence, equity, engagement and sustainability, the University of Newcastle’s _Looking Ahead_ Strategic Plan 2020-2025 outlines the University’s commitment to delivering an exceptional student experience and serving our communities.

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**About the Unit**

The College of Engineering, Science and Environment, teaches exciting degree programs that reflect industry best practice and research outcomes to ensure graduates are resourceful, innovative and well prepared for the careers ahead of them. We offer a diverse array of programs and research opportunities across the key areas of architecture, construction, engineering, information technology, cyber security, disaster risk and resilience, data science, science, maths, psychology, sport and exercise, environmental science, food and nutrition, and development studies.

**What we offer**

In addition to working for a university that is breaking boundaries, discovering new ways of thinking and cementing a place as a global leader, we offer a range of benefits to our employees to ensure you balance your commitments, stay healthy and work effectively.

These include:

- The remuneration for this position is from $80,972-$ 93,929 p.a. + superannuation and is commensurate with skills and experience
- Flexible working arrangements (in line with the University’s Flexible Work Policy
- 17% super and salary packaging
- Additional University Holiday days, generous personal leave and parental leave, annual leave loading and additional purchased leave scheme
- Discounts in private health insurance, gym memberships, software, travel and more
- Wellbeing programs

**Your next steps**
- Your resume
- A statement addressing the Essential Criteria listed below demonstrating your qualifications and experience with examples.
- Completion of a degree without subsequent relevant work experience; or completion of an associate diploma and at least 2 years subsequent relevant work experience; or an equivalent combination of relevant qualifications and work experience.
- Demonstrated knowledge of NSW Work Health and Safety Legislation.
- Knowledge of best practice systems for effectively managing health and safety and the ability to promote a strong health and safety culture including demonstrated ability to guide and influence staff and students to engage with improving WHS.
- Demonstrated computer literacy with the ability to produce reporting, investigative documents, audit reports and proposals.
- Highly developed interpersonal skills including the ability to participate in a team environment demonstrating clear communication and mutual respect.
- Knowledge of, and experience in adhering to workplace policies and procedures in the areas of work health safety, equity, diversity and promoting a respectful workplace culture.

**Please upload your Cover Letter**and** response to the requested Criteria as**one** PDF document**.

Your Cover Letter and Response to the Essential Criteria should not exceed 4 pages (approximately 2,000 words).

**Closing date: Sunday 25th May, 2025 11:59pm AEST**

**We are excited to be Looking Ahead with you