Swim Advisor

**About the role

The Safety, Health and Wellbeing (SHW) Advisor is responsible for advising and responding to workplace health and safety and organisational wellbeing across the Wacol Remand Centre. With a focus on implementing departmental policies and procedures on workplace health and safety and organisational wellbeing, as well as designing and implementing initiatives in these areas.

Key responsibilities

As SHW Advisor, you will specifically:

- Perform the functions of Rehabilitation and Return to Work Coordinator as outlined under the Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003 to assist the department to discharge its legal obligations.
- Assist in the management of worker's compensation claims and rehabilitation and return to work activities.
- Undertake the appropriate level of investigation, in collaboration with management, into all workplace injuries, illness and dangerous events and provide practical advice and/or recommendations/solutions for managers to enable them to prevent recurrences.
- Provide information, instruction and training to management and staff on workplace health and safety and worker's compensation and rehabilitation issues, including relevant legislation and policy.
- Engage in hazard identification, risk assessment and risk control activities.
- Conduct/co-ordinate internal inspection and audit programs as required and report to management on the development, implementation, maintenance and effectiveness of safe systems of work.
- Where required, lead or work as a member of a team, incorporating workplace health and safety functions.
associated regulations and standards.
- Aid the Principal Advisor Safety Health and Wellbeing as required.

What we are looking for

We'll assess your suitability for this role by looking at what you've done previously - the knowledge, skills and experience you've built, your potential for development, and your personal qualities. The position requires an applicant who:
Vision
- Stimulates ideas and innovation by - gathers insights and embraces new ideas and innovation to inform future practice.
- Makes insightful decisions - makes considered, ethical and courageous decisions based on insight into the broader context.

Results
- Builds enduring relationships - builds and sustains relationships to enable the collaborative delivery of customer-focused outcomes.
- Inspires others - inspires others by driving clarity, engagement and a sense of purpose.
- Drives accountability and outcomes - demonstrates accountability for the execution and quality of results through professionalism, persistence and
transparency.

Accountability
- Fosters health and inclusion workplaces - fosters an inclusive workplace, where health, safety and wellbeing is promoted and prioritised.
- Pursues continuous growth - pursues opportunities for growth through agile learning, and development of self-awareness.
- Demonstrates sound governance - maintains a high standard of practice through governance and risk management.

Every staff member is expected to role model leadership behaviours. This role requires the leadership capabilities of an individual contributor as outlined in the Leadership competencies for Queensland booklet.

The department is committed to keeping Queensland communities safe, supporting victims and actively tackling the complex causes of youth crime and
targeting serious repeat offenders. We do this by providing early intervention, statutory Youth Justice, and detention services to ensure that young people are held accountable for their offending behaviour. We help support them to become responsible members of the community.More information about Youth Justice is available from Queensland Government, Department of Youth Justice.

Applications to remain current for 12 months.
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