Risk, Safety and Compliance Officer

Join the Glen Eira Leisure Team

Are you ready to be part of a dynamic and purpose-driven team at the forefront of community leisure? Glen Eira Leisure is growing, with three fully operational sites — Glen Eira Sports and Aquatic Centre, Carnegie Memorial Swimming Pool, and Caulfield Recreation Centre. We're seeking a dedicated professional to play a key role in strengthening our culture of safety, accountability and continuous improvement across all venues.

Why Join Glen Eira Leisure?

• Culture of Excellence: Be part of a collaborative, inclusive and supportive workplace that values continuous learning and professional development.
• Industry Leader: As a recognised leader in the leisure industry, we set the benchmark for safety, innovation, and exceptional customer service.
• Impact and Growth Opportunities: This is a fantastic opportunity to join and contribute to a high-performing organisation, ensuring the safety and wellbeing of our community, contractors and staff across all three sites of operations.

About the role

This senior-level role supports the Risk and Compliance Coordinator and plays a proactive, hands-on role in implementing Glen Eira Leisure's (GEL) risk, safety and compliance frameworks. You'll contribute to developing and monitoring systems that support safe and accountable operations across all GEL sites.

You will help maintain a risk-aware culture at GEL, where risks are actively identified, categorised, and treated.

Your key responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Risk Management: Maintain, administer and improve GEL's Risk Management Framework and Risk Register.
• Safety and Wellbeing: Implement Council's OHS procedures across GEL operations in collaboration with Council's Wellbeing and Safety team.
• Audits and Reviews: Coordinate documentation for internal and external audits; conduct spot checks and operational reviews to assess risk and compliance.
• Incident Management: Investigate incidents, near misses and hazards involving staff and patrons; escalate issues where appropriate.
• Contractor Oversight: Support and oversee contractor compliance and service agreement obligations. Provide administrative support for GEL's contractor management strategy.
• Data and Reporting: Prepare insightful, analytical quarterly reports for GEL senior leaders on risk and compliance activities.

• Training and Education: Educate GEL staff on evolving compliance frameworks, legislative changes, risk mitigation strategies and safety protocols.

• Chemical Management:Coordinating chemical stocktakes and ordering processes.

• Stakeholder Liaison:Work with auditors, Victoria Police, WorkSafe, and Council's Wellbeing and Safety Team.
• CCTV Coordination: Coordinating CCTV requests in line with Council guidelines
• Policy and Process Improvement: Identifying procedural gaps and helping implement improved processes

About You

You're a natural problem-solver with a strong understanding of risk and safety frameworks and the confidence to engage with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders. You thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and bring a proactive mindset to incident investigation, policy improvement and compliance oversight.

Qualifications and Experience

We're looking for candidates with:

• A formal qualification in Occupational Health and Safety, Risk Management or equivalent, OR demonstrated experience with relevant work skills
• Experience delivering risk management, compliance, and/or OHS systems
• A strong working knowledge of Australian Standards and current legislative frameworks
• Excellent administrative and analytical skills, including report writing and data analysis
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (especially Excel) and OHS reporting systems
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to educate and support others
• A current Victorian Driver's Licence

Pre-employment checks

Progressed candidates must undergo pre-employment screening as a standard procedure which will include:

• Employee Working with Children Check
• New National Police Record Check
• Health Declaration
• Evidence of right to work in Australia.

Pre-employment checks are not used by Glen Eira City Council to prevent any applicant from applying for this position. Each application will be considered on its merits.

Position Description

Risk Safety and Compliance Officer - Position Description - May

Apply NOW

All applications must be submitted online by clicking the 'Apply' button. As part of your application, you will need to:

• Attach your resume
• Attach a cover letter (no more than one page)

Closing date: 11.55pm Monday 20th of October 2025

For further information or a confidential discussion please contact Jacqui Hawkins, Risk and Compliance Coordinator on or email

Glen Eira City Council prides itself on being an equal opportunity employer and a child safe organisation. As a Council, we are committed to:

• Providing a diverse and inclusive workplace that values the safety and wellbeing of children and young people, as well as all our employees.
• Receiving applications from people of all diverse abilities, skills, languages, cultures and backgrounds including: people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and LGBTIQA+ and gender diverse people.
• Reconciliation and supporting the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander aspirations.

If you are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and require advice and support with the recruitment process, contact Grant Lea our Aboriginal Community Officer on T: or E: 

We value the knowledge, skills and talents that all people can share with our workforce and community.