Senior Work Health and Safety Consultant

Job reference: 707669

Location: ADELAIDE

Job status: Long Term Contract

Eligibility: Open to Everyone

About the Department for Correctional Services

The Department employs approximately 2,000 staff and has responsibility for nine prisons and fifteen Community Correctional offices across the state. Our vision is for a safer community by protecting the public and reducing re-offending. We work towards this through the contribution of staff who are employed in a wide variety of fields, from correctional officers and teachers, to social workers, psychologists and supervisors of court orders. Their commitment ensures we deliver quality services to prisoners, offenders and victims of crime. We strongly promote diversity and equity in our workforce, which directly contributes to greater effectiveness and better outcomes. In a supportive and collaborative environment, you will encounter interesting professional challenges and you will work alongside dedicated and passionate people who help to turn around the lives of offenders and rebuild lives affected by crime.

About the role

The Department are currently looking for their next new Senior WHS professional who can deliver high level advice, direction and operationalising of work health and safety systems at the Department. Working with a driven team filled with leading safety and infrastructure professionals, this is your opportunity to make a difference to South Australia. The work undertaken by the Safety Systems team contributes to rehabilitation through safety in correctional practices and the psychosocial environment across the work place.

With the team in a stage of re-development in safety operations, this an exciting opportunity to shape the functions of work health and safety within the Department and build a lasting legacy in the correctional field. The ideal candidate will demonstrate experience in managing work health and safety systems, high level of autonomy and knowledge in functional work health and safety practices with the ability to install success in their work. With a focus on risk management, team development and designing systems, the role operates in a meaningful and educated manner contributing to personal development and growth.

Duties

The Senior Work Health and Safety Consultant is accountable to the Team Leader, Safety Systems, for the effective development, implementation, management and monitoring of the Work Health and Systems across the Department for Correctional Services (DCS). The Senior Work Health and Safety Consultant will also be required to monitor, in consultation with local WH&S Coordinators and Managers, activities and programs and initiate strategies, policies and procedures for the prevention and management of workplace health and safety within DCS.

The incumbent is responsible for ensuring that DCS complies with relevant legislation, standards and best practice principles with regard to work health and safety.

Special Conditions

• Section 47 of the Public Sector Act 2009 applies in conjunction with other provisions of the act and other applicable industrial entitlements.
• The incumbent is required to satisfactorily complete a National Criminal History Check;
• A current South Australian Driver's Licence is essential;
• A flexible approach to working hours is required;
• Some interstate and intrastate travel will be required which may necessitate overnight absences.
• The incumbent is a member of the Corporate Services Directorate and will be required to work at multiple sites.

Requirements

Essential: Nil

Desirable: Certificate 4 in Training and Assessment, an appropriate tertiary qualification in Work Health and Safety and HACCP Awareness — HACCP Codex Alimentarius Method.

Remuneration

ASO6 ($98,478 - $104,165 pa)

Enquiries

Mr Michael Rogers

A/ Team Lead Safety Systems

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Application Instructions

• All applications must be submitted online via I Work for SA.
• A CV or resume outlining your qualifications and employment history
• All written applications are required to include additional information that specifically addresses the selection criteria outlined in the Job and Person Specification. Your response to each key selection criteria should not exceed one page in length.
• Please note: Applicants that do not address the selection criteria may be disadvantaged during the shortlisting process.
• Refer to the Advice to Applicants for information on how to apply.
• Applicants are required to complete the Employment Declaration if not currently employed by the Department for Correctional Services.

Additional Information

This is a temporary vacancy for up to 12 months.

DCS is an equal opportunities employer, and our workplace reflects the diverse communities that we serve. Safety at Work is central to our mission — emphasising respectful relationships, psychological wellbeing, and the physical and cultural safety of all employees.

We strongly encourage applications from women, Aboriginal people, people of African heritage, people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, LGBTIQA+, neurodivergent people, people living with disability, people of all ages, and other diversity groups. We support flexible ways of working including part-time working arrangements, wherever reasonably possible, and strive to ensure a fair, accessible, and barrier-free recruitment process. We encourage you to share any support or access needs when you apply.

Applications close: 16/11/2025 11:00 PM