Safety Investigator and Auditor

**Overview**:
**Work Type**:Ongoing - Full-time

**Salary**: $97,955 - $111,142

**Grade**:VPS 4

**Occupation**:Occupational health and safety

**Location**:Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs

**Reference**:VG/D00918JULY2025

At the Department of Justice and Community Safety, we’re looking for people who want to make a difference. People who take pride in their work. People who get things done. People who are committed to making Victoria a safer place.

We embrace diversity and strive to have a workforce that reflects the community we serve. We’re all about recruiting the best people, regardless of gender, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation or cultural background. If you think you can do the job and would be a good fit for our department, we’d love to hear from you.

The department is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and recognises that children’s rights need to be respected, their views welcomed and valued, and their concerns taken seriously and acted upon.

For more information on working with us and our recruitment process, please visit justice.vic.gov.au/careers

We’re proud of the important work we do across Victoria. Want to be part of it?
**Shape the future of safety assurance and investigations at DJCS**
- ** Full time, ongoing VPS4 role based in Melbourne CBD**:

- **Establish and embed frameworks for OHS investigations, auditing, and governance**:

- **Drive proactive safety culture and continuous improvement across the department**:

- ** VPS4 salary: $97,955 to $111,142 plus superannuation**
- The Department of Justice and Community Safety is seeking a motivated and experienced professional to join our Safety, Wellbeing and Compliance team as a **Safety Investigator and Auditor**.

**About us**:

- People, Safety, Culture and Communications' (PSCCs) core functions span the breadth of workplace cultural and people matters, including human resource policy and strategy; organisational culture and change; recruitment, redeployment, and retention; performance and development; pay, benefits and workforce reporting; occupational health and safety management; and employment regulations.
- The Safety Investigator and Auditor sits within Safety, Wellbeing and Compliance (SWC), a branch of the PSCC in the Department of Justice and Community Safety (the department). The SWC branch provides process, systems and services to support the department to meet its responsibilities under health and safety laws (_Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004, Dangerous Goods Act 1985 _and _Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2013_).

**About the role**:

- This is a unique opportunity to lead meaningful change and help build a safer, more resilient workplace. In this role, you will:

- Design, collaborate and embed a comprehensive safety governance, auditing, and investigation framework that ensures compliance, consistency, and continuous improvement.
- Lead and deliver high-quality investigations and audits, identifying root causes and recommending effective, preventative risk controls.
- Coach and support managers, Health and Safety Representatives (HSRs), and staff, building capability and fostering a proactive safety-first culture.

**We're looking for people who**:

- Have demonstrated experience in OHS investigations, audits, and governance within complex environments.
- Possess excellent interpersonal and organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and build strong stakeholder relationships.
- To learn more about the role and what you'll bring to it, please refer to the position description attached.

**How to apply**:
**IMPORTANT INFORMATION**:
**CHILD SAFE STATEMENT OF COMMITMENT**:
**The Department of Justice and Community Safety is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. We seek to prevent harm of any kind impacting children and young people and have zero tolerance for racism, child abuse and inequality. Children and young people's rights, relationships, identity, and culture must be recognised and respected, their voices heard, and their concerns acted upon. We aim to foster a culturally safe, child safe and child friendly environment for all children and young people we have contact with, deliver services to, or are impacted by our work.**

- Applications close Sunday 20 July 2025 at 11.59pm

Posted
- 3 July 2025