Manager Work, Health and Safety

**Competitive annual salary will be negotiated based on skills and experience, including 12% superannuation**:

- **Great range of additional benefits, including health & wellness programs, salary sacrifice options, salary packaging arrangements**

**About the Region**

**Gympie is at the heart of a rapidly expanding region which stretches from rural valleys in our western reaches to the Cooloola Coast. Bordering Noosa and Fraser Coast Local Government areas, we are uniquely positioned to grow whilst still retaining our country charm. Our borders with North and South Burnett, and the Somerset Local Government areas link with our rural lifestyle, where you can enjoy our picturesque smaller townships, or our abundant local history. Our local festivals such as the Gympie Music Muster are renowned both nationally and internationally.**

**For someone seeking a high quality of life, with pristine natural areas and spectacular beaches, all within reach of Noosa, the Sunshine Coast and Brisbane, we are offering this unique opportunity.**

**Manager Work, Health and Safety**

**Remuneration**:_A_**nnual salary of $185-200K TRP inclusive of superannuation and vehicle allowance.**

**Closing Date**: Sunday 4th May** at 11.00pm AEST**

**Role Overview**

The Work, Health & Safety Manager is responsible for leading the Gympie Regional Council’s comprehensive WHS programs, ensuring legislative compliance, managing WHS risks, and driving injury prevention and return-to-work strategies.

This role oversees safety performance, incident investigations, and the implementation of wellbeing initiatives to foster psychosocial safety and worker wellness.

A key focus is embedding a safety-first culture by taking a collaborative approach to ensure effective policies, procedures, systems and services are in place that provide and maintain the highest level of WHS awareness, capability, and compliance across all of the Council’s operations to achieve a safe and healthy workplace for all.

**Essential Knowledge & Skills**:

- Tertiary qualification (AQF 7 or higher) in Work Health & Safety or related field, and/or significant experience in WHS or related discipline; and relevant to the role’s responsibilities and key performance areas.
- Substantial and proven experience in providing high level strategic and operational advice on compliance to relevant WHS, rehabilitation and compensation legislation within an organisation with multiple stakeholders.
- Demonstrated ability to develop, lead and implement safety and wellbeing solutions in a complex environment aligned with strategic objectives, and to deliver aligned organisational wide culture programs and initiatives.
- High level communication skills with the ability to establish partnerships internally and externally and influence others with a diverse range of stakeholders to increase awareness, engagement, and collaboration in the effective implementation of safety and wellbeing frameworks.
- Ability to think strategically, recognise issues and use initiative to identify and implement solutions.
- Experience leading a safety and wellbeing team, including performance management and professional development.
- Ability to influence and drive a strong safety-first culture across the organization.
- Proven experience in leading change management initiatives related to safety and wellbeing.
- Proficiency in WHS management systems, reporting tools, and digital platforms for safety and wellbeing tracking.
- Licensed ICAM Investigator and experience conducting workplace safety inspections, investigations and audits
- Queensland ‘C’ Class driver’s licence that is current and maintained.
- Construction Industry White/Blue card.

**Who to Contact**

**What we offer?**
- Negotiated flexible work and 19 day working month.
- Access to employee health and well-being programs
- Fitness Passport: work out at over 25 local gyms for you and your family at a subsidised rate
- Long service leave after seven years
- Access to salary sacrificing and salary packaging arrangements
- Employee assistance program offering free confidential counselling services for employees and their families.

**Our Values**
- Accountability
- Communication
- Customer Service Focused
- Integrity
- Teamwork and Collaboration

You will be assessed on your understanding of these values and how you have applied values such as these in your previous employment.

**Our Process**

Successful applicants will be required to undertake various checks such as skills, qualifications, reference, medical and national police.

**Keen to apply? -** Simply follow the instructions below:
1) Download and review the above
3) Click 'APPLY'
4) Attach your resume, covering letter and a single document containing copies of your qualifications, licences or tickets as applicable.
5) Click 'NEXT' and 'CONFIRM'

**_ Gympie Regional Council is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, and our people represent the community which we service. We invite