Health & Safety Business Partner - Graduate/ Early

**Job Number**:
498701

**Division**:
Finance & Corp Services

**Employment Status**:
Full time, Permanent

**Categories**:
People, Culture and Safety

**The details**:

- Permanent Full Time
- $73,560 to $94,194pa + super (up to 12%)
Qld Local Government Industry Award (Stream A) - Level 3-6 of the MBRC EBA4 Certified Agreement
- 9 day fortnight
- 72.5 hour fortnight
- Hybrid, flexible working environment, including some work from home days.
- Location: Our Health & Safety Business Partners work across all Council facilities and locations. This role is based out of Strathpine and will be expected to travel throughout the region.

**About our opportunity**

We're looking for expressions of interest for a potential future opportunity from **recent university graduates or someone in the first few years of their safety career,** keen to use those skills and knowledge already gained and work closely with experienced mentors to grow and develop.

Our focus is in being proactive as we partner with the greater business to drive positive safety culture You will champion all things safety and wellbeing for all team members and coach, support and develop leaders and team members to ensure we continue to improve culture that will make a difference to how work is done.

As a Health and Safety Business Partner and member of the Wellbeing and Safety team you will:

- Facilitate and operationalise safety improvement strategies that support a positive and progressive safety culture.
- With a customer focused mindset - understand the key drivers within our Council and support leaders and team members in identifying and implementing complimentary wellbeing and safety initiatives.
- Review wellbeing and safety goals and achievements and provide our teams with continuous improvement ideas to minimise any risk and harm.
- Support key Council wide wellbeing and safety initiatives to drive engagement with your business partners.
- Identify opportunities and support the implementation of programs to continually develop our team’s safety awareness and engagement.

**About you**

You'll be curious and passionate about all things safety, getting out and about to meet people and learn first-hand what the operational risks and challenges are in their job. Your passion will be in understanding the key components of a progressive wellbeing and safety culture, and your role in being able to influence and drive change within various operational teams.

Whilst you may still be building your professional capabilities early in your career, you have the drive to make a difference and are ready to work in a supportive and fun team. You will be given the freedom to support your client groups using your own initiative and ideas in alignment with our Council values, whilst having the safety net of a well experienced leadership group to provide you with guidance and assistance as required.

**Position Description**

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Note: this PD reflects the top of the salary band.

**Why join the MBRC Team?**

As the third largest local government area in Australia and the fifth fastest growing region, the Moreton Bay Region boasts beautiful beaches and waterways, amazing manufacturing hubs and picturesque hinterland hamlets. Moreton Bay has a strong and connected community that enjoys all the traditional Jinibara, Kabi Kabi and Turrbal country has to offer within our region.

With a diverse workforce of more than 2000 team members dedicated to servicing the needs and enhancing the lifestyle of more than 479,000 residents, each team member has an intrinsic ability to impact our community. Whether you’re a manager or working on the frontline, your role will make a difference - bring your expertise and join our driven team today.

Aside from an opportunity to build a rewarding career within a diverse and growing organisation, we offer a range of team member benefits including:

- Discounted Health Insurance.
- Free flu vaccinations every year.
- Fitness Passport program offering discounted membership for you and your family to selected facilities.
- We are proud to offer opportunities to develop your career within a local government organisation and our team members are encouraged to undertake study for career development in their area of employment under our Study, Training And Research Scheme (STARS).
- Generous employer and employee super contribution scheme.
- Salary packaging options on novated leases, superannuation payments, smartphones and devices.
- We want you and your family to feel well supported when you need it most - as a team member you will have access our 24/7 confidential counselling service, leader support hotline, chaplaincy program and our Mates in Construction program.
- Our Strathpine office has local parking on-site and is in close proximity to public transport networks.
- Flexibility at MBRC depends on the type of work you do but could include options such as work from home, part time, 9-day fortni