Senior Work Health and Safety Advisor

6 days ago

Launceston, Tasmania, Australia Department of Justice Full time

**Applications close 11:55pm, Sunday 2 November 2025**

We encourage applications from Indigenous Australians, people living with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, mature age workers and LGBTIQA+ people.

The Department of Justice supports reasonable adjustment requests in any stage of the assessment process to remove barriers and facilitate full participation in all aspects of employment for applicants with disability. If you have individual requirements that need to be accommodated in order to participate in an interview or recruitment activity, please inform the contact listed at the end of this vacancy.

We are a diverse and inclusive workplace and understand the importance of flexible working arrangements.  Talk to us about how this could work for you.

Hours per fortnight

73.50 hours per fortnight - flexible options available.

Duties
  • In consultation with agency staff, business groups and key stakeholders, develop, implement, monitor and evaluate a range of intervention strategies for identified industry sectors.
  • Provide technical and operational advice to workplaces on the development and implementation of health safety and wellbeing systems. Respond to, and provide oversight of, assigned requests to assist workplaces comply with their obligations associated with legislation administered by WorkSafe Tasmania.
  • Prepare complex reports, high level correspondence and responses in relation to industry health, safety and wellbeing plans, projects and programs and ensure proper stakeholder consultation is undertaken.
  • Contribute to the development of targets, principles, activities and priorities within the health, safety and wellbeing Strategic Framework for Tasmania.
Essential Requirements
  • Current motor vehicle drivers licence
Desirable Requirements
  • Relevant Tertiary qualifications and industry experience
Download the Statement of Duties and any Associated Documents

Statement of Duties Senior Work Health and Safety Advisor (September

Statement of Duties Senior Work Health and Safety Advisor (September

Information for applicants (WorkSafe

Information for applicants (WorkSafe

How to apply

To apply, please provide a Short Form Application which is a 1-2 page covering letter outlining your experience, skills and knowledge as they relate to the Statement of Duties, and a copy of your current Resumé/CV.  We do not require a separate statement addressing the selection criteria.

Please apply online by clicking the 'Apply Now' button.

Refer to the 'Information for Applicants' document for further information. Please note, attachments must be in Microsoft Word or PDF format.

If you are unable to submit your application online, please contact the Department of Justice Recruitment Team on

For more information

Paul Kilby

Team Leader Health Safety & Wellbeing Advisory Service

Phone:

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