The Health and Safety Unit is responsible for partnering with stakeholders across the department to provide strategic and statewide leadership and guidance on all matters pertaining to health, safety and wellbeing in SES. We are also responsible for proactively monitoring organisational health and safety performance, researching current and emerging issues and industry trends to identify and develop initiatives and ensuring legislative and policy compliance to address key WHS risks across SES.

Job details

You will collaboratively with key internal and external stakeholders to develop, coordinate and implement health and safety management programs and initiatives.

Your key accountabilities

The core capability requirements for this role are:

• Provide expert, strategic advice and support to Executive and senior management on a range of complex organisational health, safety and wellbeing and
injury management issues to support delivery of services and ensure compliance with organisational priorities, policy, processes and legislation.
• Prepare advice and correspondence regarding health, safety and wellbeing programs, projects and governance, including the review and development of policies, guidelines and tools.
• Analyse and compile accurate, timely and reliable qualitative and quantitative data from various sources to contribute to improved ways of working including monitoring trends and prepare reports for managers and stakeholders with recommendations for managing identified staff and volunteer safety and wellbeing issues.
• Review, research, develop and evaluate a broad range of health, safety and wellbeing strategies and initiatives throughout the state including incident and hazard management recording and reporting, audits, and continuous improvement programs to ensure a healthy and safe work environment.
• Work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders, including Queensland Police Service WHS leaders and regional People Hubs, to promote and build a positive health and safety culture within the SES.
• Ensure the completion of operational activities, such as identifying and assessing workplace hazards, conducting risk assessments and developing control strategies to address potential or existing hazards, minimise or eliminate risk to enhance safer workplaces and wellbeing of SES staff and volunteers.
• Review and conduct complex incident investigations and safety audits including identifying risks and trends, and provide recommendations and reports to ensure SES workplaces meet their legislative and regulatory obligations.

Role Requirements

Technical/ Operational/ Educational experience

• While a qualification is not essential, possession of Certificate IV in Work Health and Safety or similar relevant qualification and experience in maintaining a compliant safety management system, would be highly regarded.

Other

• The incumbent may occasionally be required to support critical incident and disaster management responses including outside of standard hours and travel to locations throughout Queensland.

Applications to remain current for 12 months.

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

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Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• 634478 25 - Role Description (Word, 771KB)
  
  
  634478 25 - Applicant Guide non-Police (Word, 227KB)