Ohs Officer

**Overview**:
**Work type**:Part time

**Salary**:Salary not specified

**Grade**:Ed Support Level 1-Range 3

**Occupation**: Other

**Location**: Maryborough

**Reference**: 1477609

**Location Profile**:
Carisbrook Primary School, established in 1874, is located in Central Victoria, 8kms from Maryborough. The school draws students from Carisbrook, neighbouring Maryborough and the surrounding rural areas. Carisbrook Primary School facilities include modern well-resourced classrooms, the use of the Tullaroop Leisure Centre (gymnasium), an art room, and spacious well-maintained grounds.

At Carisbrook Primary School, we are committed to providing environments where our students are safe and feel safe, where their participation is valued, their views respected, and their voices are heard about decisions that affect their lives. Our Child Safe policies, strategies and practices are inclusive of the needs of all children and students. We have no tolerance for child abuse and take proactive steps to identify and manage any risks of harm to students within our school environments. We promote positive relationships between students and adults and between students and their peers. These relationships are based on trust and respect. We are committed to promoting school wide positive behaviours approach, which focuses on developing positive relationships and celebrating student achievements.

Our vision is to provide all students with the skills, abilities and desire to grow and learn to meet their full potential in an inclusive environment. Our mission is to foster integrity, promote lifelong learning and the achievement of excellence. The fundamental purpose of the school is to provide an engaging and comprehensive education where students of all abilities will have access to high quality, explicit teaching and learning. Students are guided to reach their academic, social, emotional, technological, physical and creative potential in a safe, caring and stimulating environment.

Carisbrook Primary School encourages and values strong community links through open and positive communication. The home-school relationship is of high importance. Carisbrook Primary School base everything around our 3 school values of Respect, Integrity and Resilience. In 2025 we have an enrolment of 232 students. The school implements the priorities of the Victorian education system, emphasising the importance of providing all students with strong foundations in Literacy and Numeracy learning. There are two staff members taking part in the PMSS program in 2025. The School Improvement Team comprises of a Principal, Assistant Principal, Leading Teacher and Learning Specialist.

Literacy and Numeracy continue to be the core curriculum areas with students being provided with personalised learning opportunities as part of their regular classroom program. Carisbrook Primary School provides an array of student support programs for students in English, Mathematics and Wellbeing. The programs offer intervention as well as extension opportunities to students at each grade level. The school offers a range of literacy intervention programs. These include SPAIDES in our junior school, MACQLIT in grades 3-6. All staff are trained in the Berry Street Education Model and it¿s morning routines and practices are embedded at CPS. Carisbrook Primary School is part of the Dogs Connect Program with Tilly our Golden Retriever.

Students at Carisbrook Primary School enjoy specialist classes in Auslan, Library, Visual Arts, Performing Arts and Sustainability.

**Selection Criteria**:
Key Selection Criteria

SC2 Demonstrated high level oral and written communication skills.

SC3 Demonstrated capacity to show initiative, prioritise tasks and work independently and as part of a team to achieve a set outcome.

SC4 Demonstrated knowledge of OHS including implementation of OHS processes and maintaining up to date records.

**Role**:
Range 3 is distinguished by the introduction of management responsibility and accountability for the delivery of professional support services. The role will usually impact beyond the work area or professional field. It seeks to gain cooperation of other staff members or members of the school community to achieve specific objectives, such as in school administration, operations or educational programs.

Direction on targets and goals is provided but the position will have some degree of latitude in determining how they are achieved. This latitude will generally be limited by standard procedures and school policy. Deviation from standard procedures and school policy will require guidance and direction from senior management.

The provision of business management responsibilities becomes a feature at range 3. Management of staff to achieve the expected outcomes is a key responsibility. Staff management issues will be resolved with mínimal reference to senior management, although guidance will be required in more complex cases. Senior management