APS4 Work Health and Safety Administrator

• Non-ongoing - Full Time - APS4
• $75,022 to $81,775

The Role

Reporting to the EL1, Work Health and Safety Manager, the Work Health and Safety Administration Officer will provide sound administrative support to the Work Health and Safety (WHS) team, assisting in supporting the day-to-day activities of the WHS space.

The WHS Administration Support Officer is responsible for coordinating and managing the WHS inbox, ensuring timely responses and effective communication to both internal and external stakeholders and general administrative tasks including but not limited to the preparation of agendas, taking minutes, and undertake finance and procurement activities to support WHS operations.

In addition to generalised administrative duties, the WHS Administration Officer will carry out WHS specific administrative duties centred around triaging incident reports using Noggin, assisting in gathering information on non-complex cases, overseeing workplace responsibility roles such as First Aid Officers and Health and Safety Representatives

Core Responsibilities

Management of WHS administrative processes including but not limited to:

• Coordinate and manage the WHS inbox to ensure timely responses and effective communication.
• Provide secretariat support to the Work Health and Safety Committee, including preparation of agendas, minutes, and follow up actions.
• Undertake finance (using TechOne) and procurement activities to support WHS operations.
• Triage incident reports using Noggin to efficiently capture, categorise, notify, log, track corrective actions and run reports on workplace incidents to support compliance and safety management
• Assist with gathering information on noncomplex cases.
• Oversee workplace responsibility roles (e.g., First Aid Officers, Health and Safety Representatives), including identifying vacancies, managing appointment processes, coordinating training, and monitoring retraining requirements.
• Maintain and update the WHS training register, ensuring licenses and certifications are current.
• Review and process Work From Home applications in line with WHS requirements.
• Review and process Travel Assessment applications in line with WHS requirements.
• Review reports and assist in keeping the WHS data up to date for quarterly reporting

Position Eligibility

• Under section 22(8) of the Public Service Act 1999, employees must be Australian citizens to be employed in the Australian Public Service (APS).
• All applicants external to AWM that are offered employment will be required to successfully undergo a National Police Check, even if they currently hold a security clearance. The check is conducted in accordance with the Australian Government Protective Security Policy Framework requirements.

Contact Information

• For specific questions relating to this job vacancy, please contact: AWM Recruitment at
• For questions relating to the online lodgement of your application, please email the Recruitment team via

Closing Date

Applications close at 11:30pm, Monday, 22 December 2025

For more details about the position and how to apply, please view the Job Information Pack.

Notes

This recruitment process may be used to fill ongoing and/or non-ongoing position/s.

A merit pool of suitable applicants may be created which to fill future ongoing and non-ongoing vacancies should they become available over the next 18 months.

Successful applicants engaged into the APS will be subject to a probation period.

The Memorial is committed to workplace diversity and maintains an environment that values the contribution of people from different backgrounds and experiences. The Memorial welcomes applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, veterans, mature age people, people from diverse backgrounds, and people with a disability.

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