Work Health and Safety Officer

4 days ago


Canberra, Australia Australian Government Department of Defence Full time


The Role

The Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA) is currently seeking an experienced and motivated Work Health and Safety (WHS) Officer at the APS 5 level. The role supports the improvement, monitoring and maintenance of work health and safety outcomes for all stakeholders of ADFA.

Responsibilities include:

Have a good understanding of the management of a safety environment where there are multiple duty holders; Support the development, implementation, management and review of the Safety Management System and associated activities; Support the ADFA WHS Manager with the WHS Safety Management System Audit Program across ADFA; Support the ADFA WHS Manager in developing and delivering a training and awareness program; Ensure consultation and engagement activities align with the ADFA Safety Management System; Provide WHS advice and support to stakeholders; Manage the ADFA WHS inbox; Provide secretariat duties for the WHS Committees; and Monitor and report all WHS incidents in accordance with established escalation protocols.
Please note: The successful candidate will be required to undergo a Pre-employment Health Clearance prior to commencement in the role.

About our Team
The APS 5 WHS Officer position sits within the ADFA Headquarters team that is responsible for work health and safety activities at ADFA in Canberra. The WHS team supports senior leadership in Defence by providing high quality, timely and accurate advice on work health and safety matters.

The position provides secretariat services for the ADFA Work Health and Safety committees. This role requires you to engage with stakeholders that are dispersed throughout the precinct, and walking around the site will be a requirement of the role. 

The candidate will be required to use initiative and display a willingness to contribute to organisational priorities and establish stakeholder relationships.

Our Ideal Candidate
In this role, the WHS Officer will require:

A good working knowledge of Work Health and Safety legislation and practices in a complex shared duty environment; Experience maintaining and updating a complex WHS Management System for a large private or government organization; Collaborating with, and providing well-structured advice to influence internal and external stakeholders; Working with senior staff (designated as officers under S 27 of the WHS Act); Work in a team to plan and prioritise work to tight deadlines; Represent a WHS team at WHS related conversations, training and forums; Well-developed writing skills including briefs, reports, papers; Be proactive, resilient and organized; and The ability to work with limited supervision to action multiple priorities in a fast paced and diverse environment.

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