Training Co-ordinator/whs Specialist

At United for Care our focus is on helping people with disabilities to achieve fuller, better lives. United for Care offers independent living opportunities for members of the community living with complex disabilities to live in individual apartment accommodation with 24 hour support._

**Position Overview**

As the Training Coordinator/WHS Specialist your focus will be on enhancing performance, safe work practices and ensuring compliance is met. The role is responsible for the development and engagement of a consistent and positive workplace health and safety culture across the organisation by developing our staff through sharing the knowledge and tools they need to perform their role in a safe manner and to minimise risk of injury.

An important component of the role is coordinating the workplace health and safety, workers compensation and rehabilitation activities to assist United for Care in meeting its ‘duty of care’ responsibilities.

Much of the training and support you deliver will be face to face but can also be remote using Microsoft Teams as necessary.

**Key Responsibilities**

**General**
- Work closely with Regional Managers and Practice Leaders to implement targeted onsite training and development activities to meet compliance standards.
- Coordination of training, including the efficient planning, implementation and evaluation of training activities
- Conduct ‘on-site’ training, including scheduling, liaising with managers, support workers and other relevant parties, arranging venues, equipment and other requirements as needed
- Ensure staff attend mandatory training, monitoring attendance and implementing appropriate actions to ensure attendance
- Align training with the National Disability Standards and maintain evidentiary records and documentation
- Ensure support workers have access to appropriate professional development based on identified needs of the service and individual staff;
- Liaise with external providers of training services and products as directed
- Provide regular reporting on training activities

**Workplace Health & Safety**
- Prepare and deliver WHS Training to include induction and manual handling
- Conduct risk assessments and develop safe operating procedures for high risk tasks
- Assist with incident/accident investigations

**Position Description**
- Maintain the United for Care register of injuries.
- Manage workers compensation and return to work to include conducting workplace assessments, wage reimbursements and liaising with rehabilitation providers and icare
- Maintain up to date register of chemicals and SDS
- Review of incident reports to identify root cause and provide solutions to prevent recurrence

Develop reporting methodology and regular reporting on WHS and workers compensation activities

Qualifications Skills and Experience
- Certificate IV in Workplace Training and Assessment
- Certificate IV in Workplace Health and Safety or equivalent
- Exceptional customer services ethos, with a focus on meeting deadlines, quality, and accuracy.
- Minimum of 2 years working in the disability, aged care or allied health services with ‘hand on’ training experience
- Strong attention to detail, excellent organisational and time management skills
- Demonstrated experience and understanding of competency-based training and assessment related to care.
- Intermediate to Advanced Excel, Word and Outlook skills.
- Hands-on experience with HRIS software, a knowledge of Employment Hero HR desirable.
- Ability to handle confidential information.
- Demonstrated experience working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
- Current NSW Drivers Licence

**Other**

Ability to travel to United for Care sites

**Competencies and Behaviours**

**Core Competencies**
- **Teamwork** - Works collaboratively with partners, colleagues and customers. Develops strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders to achieve common goals.
- **Communication** - The ability to communicate information and ideas respectfully and appropriately using a variety of methods available. Uses language and style of communication appropriate to the situation and audience.
- **Relationships**:

- Establishes and maintains effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders to understand and meet or exceed their needs.
- **Cultural Awareness** - The ability to understand, communicate with and effectively interact with people across diverse cultures and background
- **Ethical Practice** - Earns others’ trust and respect through consistent honesty and professionalism in all interactions.
- **Values** - Demonstrated commitment and alignment to United for Care’s Vision, Values and Mission

**Functional Competencies**

**Judgement and Decision Making**

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**Position Description**
- organisation's policies & procedures. Makes decisio