Workplace Health

About the School
Located in the heart of Beenleigh, our school offers a dynamic, creative and supportive learning environment in which all students are encouraged, by committed staff, to pursue personal excellence in academic pursuits, citizenship, sport and the arts. Our extended educational community provides a caring and supportive environment, recognizing and rewarding individual and cooperative achievement. Our School values the motto 'We care, We are responsible, We achieve', across all settings, classrooms and school grounds.
About the Role
Reporting to the Principal and/or Business Manager, the Workplace Health and Safety Advisor will have responsibility for the following:

- Provide expert advice to management on all matters pertaining to the prevention of accidents, a wide range of hazard identification and control, promotion of health and safety, environmental and risk issues as they relate to students, staff and contractors.
- Conduct proactive risk assessments and inspections at multiple workplace sites to identify any hazards and unsafe or unsatisfactory workplace health and safety conditions and practices.
- Develop, promote and coordinate appropriate training on various health and safety topics that will develop awareness and compliance with legislative and departmental health and safety.
- Develop, revise and maintain effective communication links with the school/college Workplace Health and Safety Committees by providing regular reports and feedback on activities including prevention of accidents, promotion of health and safety, risk issues, emergency procedures and amendments to relevant legislation and policies.
- Facilitate the school/college's Workplace Health and Safety network through the following processes
- Organise four Workplace Health and Safety Committee meetings per year
- Perform Secretariat duties for the Committee meetings
- Organise professional development opportunities within the meetings
- Provide advice and support on departmental Workplace Health, Safety and Wellbeing procedures, guidelines and other resources.
- Carry out and report on inspections at all schools/colleges to ensure safe work practices and environments are maintained,
- Collate data related to Workplace Health and Safety for Internal School Reviews.
- Develop and implement procedures and processes for Workplace Health and Safety, including risk assessments, to coordinate and ensure ongoing compliance with the schools/colleges Workplace Health and Safety Program.
- Investigate, manage and report on the investigation of all serious work injuries, work caused illnesses and dangerous events that occur at the school/college.

When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.

**Benefits**:
What you can expect in return
- 12.5% superannuation
- Salary packaging
- Parking on site
- Close to public transport

How to Apply
- Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant previous work history).
- Attach a maximum 2-page written statement in response to the 'How you will be assessed' section of the Role Description

Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.
Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.
Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE)This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.