Senior Safe Farming Work Health and Safety Advisor

Job Description

Senior Safe Farming Work Health and Safety Advisor 357321 Department of JusticeWorkSafe TasmaniaCompensation and Communications Applications must be submitted by Sunday 09 February, 2025 11:55 PM AEST Award/Classification: Tasmanian State Service Award - General Stream Band 5 $99,482.00 to $104,352.00 pro rata, per annum Employment type: Permanent, part-time Region: Statewide The position contributes to and positively influences the reduction of farm work related death, injury and disease. It raises awareness of farm safety issues by encouraging and leading positive farm safety discussions throughout Tasmania’s farming communities, to improve the health and safety performance of the farming sector in line with the strategic objectives of WorkSafe Tasmania and the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania. We encourage applications from Indigenous Australians, people living with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, mature age workers and LGBTIQA+ people. The Department of Justice supports reasonable adjustment requests in any stage of the assessment process to remove barriers and facilitate full participation in all aspects of employment for applicants with disability. If you have individual requirements that need to be accommodated in order to participate in an interview or recruitment activity, please inform the contact listed at the end of this vacancy. We are a diverse and inclusive workplace and understand the importance of flexible working arrangements. Talk to us about how this could work for you. Hours per fortnight 58 hours and 48 minutes per fortnight- flexible options available. Duties Improve the health and safety performance of Tasmania’s agricultural sector, including farm owners, managers and workers, and in general, raise awareness of farm safety issues by encouraging positive farm safety discussions. Produce and disseminate meaningful, relevant, and accurate information and resources about farm safety. Provide technical advice, information and educational material to industry stakeholders on emerging farm safety issues. Attend Tasmanian farms, farm related businesses, and farming communities to provide high level advice and guidance on farm safety issues. Promote farm safety at rural gatherings (including presentations and displays in partnership with rural organisations and representative bodies) and attending these gatherings to encourage positive farm safety discussions and generally promote farm safety improvements. Present on farm safety issues at meetings and gatherings of industry groups, organisations, and workers. Promote to stakeholders the availability of existing farm safety resources, and further opportunities for promoting farm safety. Identify and develop (in consultation with key stakeholders) resources designed to promote and enhance improved safety outcomes. Relevant agricultural knowledge and experience. Tertiary qualifications and industry experience in the field of work health and safety or related disciplines. Application Process To apply, please provide a Short Form Application which is a 1-2 page covering letter outlining your experience, skills and knowledge as they relate to the Statement of Duties, and a copy of your current Resumé/CV. We do not require a separate statement addressing the selection criteria. Please note if you submit the details of your referees with your application the Selection Panel may contact them without notifying you. Please apply online by clicking the 'Apply Now' button. Refer to the 'Information for Applicants (DOJ)' document for further information. Please note, attachments must be in Microsoft Word or PDF format. If you are unable to submit your application online, please contact the Department of Justice Recruitment Team on (03) 6165 4911. #J-18808-Ljbffr