Ohs Officer

** Permanent Part Time - 5 hrs per day (15 hrs per week)**:

- ** $81,672.54 per annum (pro rata) plus Superannuation**:

- ** 2 days in the office - preferably Monday & Wednesday**

Hume City Council is one of Australia’s fastest growing and culturally diverse councils. We put the customer and our community at the centre of all that we do, ensuring our services are efficient and accessible.

The OHS Officer supports the OHS Team with a variety of duties that assist the implementation of Councils OHS Management System. The role involves generalist health and safety tasks, with key areas of focus including: Emergency Preparedness, OHS data analysis and reporting and Employee Health Monitoring.

**What you’ll be doing**:

- Support OHS Advisors and OHS Business Partner in the implementation of Councils Occupational Health and Safety Management System (OHSMS) and OHS Strategy.
- Advise and distribute Occupational Health and Safety information to departments in order to support the effective implementation of the Councils Occupational Health and Safety Management System (OHSMS).
- Assist with development and maintenance of Hume’s Occupational Health and Safety Management System, including the management of online information resources.
- Coordinate the planning, testing, and training related to emergency preparedness.
- Support stakeholders with the planning and scheduling of safety inspections and training.
- Support the OHS team with Occupational Health and Safety performance reporting, including the analysis and reporting of incident and hazard data.
- Review data within the incident and hazard database, including the management of corrective actions, to ensure compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Management System (OHSMS).
- Plan and schedule health monitoring programs, encompassing but not limited to:

- Audiometric testing; and
- Skin checks
- Assist OHS team members with incident response activities.

**The skills and experience you’ll bring to the role**:

- Demonstrated experience working in Occupational Health and Safety role in a complex, multi-disciplinary environment.
- Emergency management experience desired.
- Understanding of contemporary safety management systems and work health and safety compliance requirements.
- Genuine appreciation and understanding of Occupational Health and Safety within a large local government which provides a broad range of services to our community.
- A current and valid driver’s licence.
- Strong customer service focus with proven capability to deliver high quality service to internal and external stakeholders.
- Demonstrated ability to solve problems with mínimal supervision.

**Why Hume City Council?**

A leader in local government, we’re committed to creating an inclusive and collaborative work environment that is guided by our values:
**We’re better, every day**: We give things a go and value progress over perfection. We have permission to go for it and are expected to reflect and learn.

**We’re in it together**: At Hume, everyone matters. We Welcome and include all. Respect and safety are expected.

**We show up**: We empower and trust others and own our work. We rise to the challenges and are expected to do what we say we will.

**All for Hume**: We strive to achieve our best for the Hume Community. We are proud and passionate about working towards better outcomes and expect they are at the centre of everything we do.

We offer a competitive salary package, professional development opportunities, with flexible start and finish time and a supportive work environment.

A child safe organisation and an equal opportunity employer. Council encourages people of all ages, people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply.