Health, Safety, Risk and Compliance Officer

**Estimated start date**:Commencing January 2025
**Position tenure**:Full Time | Continuing
**Weeks worked**:Up to 52 weeks per year including school holidays
**Total Paid Hours (per week) & days required**:38 hours per week
**Salary level, range or hourly rate**:School Officer Level 5 - fulltime hourly rate $38.29(School Salary Scale)/(Services Salary Scale)

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

St Joseph's College Coomera is a Brisbane Catholic Education master planned co-educational College that opened in January 2019. Our first Seniors will graduate in 2024. The College is located in Coomera on the Northern Gold Coast, 40 minutes south of the Brisbane CBD.

St Joseph’s College, and its staff, are committed to the creation of an authentic Catholic community centred on learning growth and the encouragement, excellence and development of each child's character, intellect and spirit.

Our College community is focused on nurturing the “St Joseph’s Graduate”. This concept is a clearly articulated statement that outlines our intention in educating young people in a Catholic school in the Josephite tradition. Our education is dynamic and shaped by the leadership and action of St Mary of the Cross MacKillop, a woman of courage, faith and an irrepressible desire to change the lives and journey of the children.

**Explore **our school website** to learn more about us.**

St Joseph’s College is a P-12 Catholic College - a community which is founded on Christ’s teachings and the virtues which are espoused by our patron, St Mary of the Cross MacKillop and charism of the Josephite Sisters. It is the responsibility of all staff to uphold these values which form the foundation for all of we do. St Joseph’s College is committed to the provision of life-long and life-giving educational opportunities for students, within a supportive school environment.

The Health, Safety, Risk and Compliance Officer is a member of the College Finance Team reporting directly to the Business Manager and will play a vital role in keeping our school environment and community safe. You will ensure that the school is aware of and compliant with all workplace health and safety regulations, BCEO policies and procedures and other government regulations so that we minimise risk in all areas of school operation.

**It is essential that the role holder**:

- Deeply understands the core values and ethos of Catholic schooling across the range of college life and always be faithful to the implication of that when dealing with people.
- Demonstrates a high level of communication and interpersonal skills to be able to work successfully with the school community in order to ensure knowledge and compliance with all necessary directions and procedures
- Holds knowledge and experience in ensuring safe work practices
- Can effectively manage their time and priorities to ensure records are maintained and up to date. To do this you must possess confidence and knowledge with the use of Microsoft Office suite - One Note, Sharepoint, Word, Excel, Outlook and Powerpoint as well as the ability to master internal BCE systems and programmes.
- Demonstrates collaborative, supportive and positive work habits within a team environment

**Duties of the role include (but are not limited to), the following**:

- Provide a source for information, initial advice and support on school health and safety compliance with BCE and legislative requirements
- Undertake workplace health and safety work assigned by the Business Manager, including updating and improving College procedures for changes in system and/or government requirements
- Undertake health and safety compliance inspections, providing recommendations to the Business Manager for follow up actions and improvements. Oversee any follow up required by contractors or staff to ensure the actions are complete
- Undertake health and safety risk and hazard identifications and assessments with regular reporting to the Business Manager
- Assist staff in the compilation of school-based risk assessments
- Assist with the collation of the College risk registers for consideration by the Leadership team
- Work with BCEO Health and Safety Officers to assist with and undertake assigned incident investigations
- Provide and support site specific health and safety training, including health and safety inductions, that meets BCE health and safety requirements
- Assist the Business Manager with the administrative process improvements concerning school health and safety
- Coordinate the WHS committee on behalf of the Business Manager
- Take on the role of S8 Medication Manager and manage the first aid officers, including reviewing student health plans, medication forms and first aid facilities
- Maintain the College Contractor Register, including validating new contractors, providing an induction, regular review of compliance with requirements etc.