Psychosocial Harm Prevention Specialist

6-month contract
Camberwell
About Us
At Baptcare, we care. Our Mission and Vision are lived through our WE CARE Values: for our residents, customers, clients, partners, and supporters; with the very young through to the very old, the vulnerable, with families through all of life's stages and challenges.
Baptcare is a purpose driven organisation working across Victoria, Tasmania, and South Australia. Focused on providing residential and community care for older people and support to children, families, and people with disability, financially disadvantaged people and people seeking asylum.
Our Values are Wellbeing, Ethics, Co-creating, Accountability, Respect and Effectiveness.
About the Role
Key Duties
Develop and implement a plan to identify, assess, control, and review psychosocial hazards
Recommend strategies to reduce physical and psychological harm from psychosocial hazards in collaboration with stakeholders
Review or develop systems, policies, procedures, and guidelines to establish safe and consistent work practices.
Contribute to incident debriefing processes following significant events
Gather and analyse information from multiple reporting systems to help prevent harm from psychosocial hazards
Collaborate with the WHS Systems and Governance Lead to establish a process for ongoing audits, evaluations, and continuous improvements, benchmarking against similar organisations where feasible
Build strong relationships with stakeholders to ensure a consistent approach to managing psychosocial hazards, including occupational violence
In consultation with relevant stakeholders, develop and implement a best-practice, evidence-based training program for preventing and managing the risk of occupational violence
Provide advice to ensure occupational violence training programs remain up-to-date and aligned with Baptcare's practices, and deliver training as needed
Remain informed on current issues and practice that affect the management of psychosocial hazards and the effectiveness of WHS programs
Ensure all duties are performed in line with Baptcare's Work Health and Safety Management System, relevant legislation, regulations and codes of practice
Contribute to a safe workplace by collaborating with staff on health and safety matters
Support safe patient care and a high-quality consumer experience through participation in continuous improvement activities
Key Selection Criteria
Tertiary qualification in Work Health and Safety or a related field
Extensive experience (3+ years) implementing risk management strategies to address psychosocial hazards, ideally in the healthcare sector
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a proven ability to consult, facilitate, negotiate, and maintain relationships with a variety of stakeholders
Demonstrated project management experience with a track record of achieving measurable outcomes/deliverables
The role requires travel to sites across Victoria. Interstate travel may also be required to Tasmania and South Australia
About You
Tertiary qualifications in Work Health and Safety or a related field
Tertiary qualifications in psychology, social work, or a related discipline
Certificate IV in Training and Assessment
Knowledge of the Aged Care sector
For You
Baptcare is focused on living our values, not just talking about them. You'll find the culture at Baptcare is one of genuine respect, support, and positive intention. We work hard to achieve results through change, continuous improvement, and ongoing focus on providing the best service delivery to our stakeholders.
A competitive salary, plus access to the tax benefits of salary packaging and novated leasing.
Access to confidential counselling and support services.
Be part of an organisation and a team that is driven to make a difference to the lives of our vulnerable community members.
Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.
Applicants must have the right to work in Australia.
The successful applicant will be required to undergo a National Criminal History check.
At Baptcare, we value diversity in all forms and aim to co-create inclusive experiences and communities with our employees, volunteers, the people we work alongside and our partners. We are committed to diversity and inclusion across all we do and to building communities and workplaces where everyone belongs.
Baptcare is dedicated to the safety, empowerment, and participation of all children. We have zero tolerance of child abuse and are committed to a thoughtful, protective environment that supports infants, children, and young people to feel safe and respected.