Work Health and Safety Advisor 0410

Job Description

About Intereach: Intereach is a leader across community organisations. We work across 38 local government areas and have more than 550 dedicated staff who deliver more than 30 programs which have a direct impact on the communities we support. At Intereach, we are committed to supporting rural and regional communities. Our Vision of Strong Connected Communities is what drives us daily to ensure our communities are at the heart of everything we do. Now is the time to make your career move! Join Intereach as we embark on a journey of growth and enhancement. In this newly created WHS Advisor role, you will work alongside our teams as a business partner, advisor, and lead for WHS and environmental matters, providing hands-on and practical support, expert guidance, and recommendations to stakeholders. This influential role will see you champion an already existing strong culture of safety and wellbeing as well as embed a proactive safety-first mindset. At Intereach, we pride ourselves on continuously improving our safety and wellbeing approach to ensure that our employees, volunteers, educators, and communities thrive. Here are a few responsibilities you will have in this role: Implement and maintain health, safety, environment, and quality policies. Deliver engaging safety alerts and education to drive safety awareness. Investigate incidents and near misses, ensuring lessons are learned and improvements made. Ensure legislative compliance and support safe service delivery within programs. Conduct risk assessments on worksites, equipment, tasks, and hazardous substances. Oversee injury management and return-to-work processes. Collaborate with leadership to develop practical, effective solutions for health and safety challenges. Join us on this exciting journey and as we continue to grow. Lead, develop, implement & maintain comprehensive safety and wellbeing initiatives. Showcase your expertise and grow within a progressive team. This is a full-time position and can be based in any Intereach office. This position has been classified under the Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Award as a Level 5.1 with a starting salary of $97,377.28 + Superannuation + Salary Packaging. What’s in it for you? Employee benefits include:- a great team and supportive work environment- the option to accrue and access to time off via our flex time accrual program- We offer all our employees the option to salary package. For more information on this, please visit - paid parental leave- career progression opportunities- volunteer leave- workplace giving program- the option to purchase up to 2 weeks additional leave- learning and development opportunities, including study leave- a fantastic Employee Assistance Program which is available to all staff and their immediate family. Ready to apply? Applications can be submitted through our the Intereach website under careers, where you can download the Role Profile and when you’re ready, click ‘Apply Now’. To be considered for this role you must complete the online form, address the relevant selection criteria, and upload a resume. Please note that failing to provide the required information may result in your application not being submitted for shortlisting. If you are shortlisted for an interview, you will be notified by phone. If you are not shortlisted, you will be notified via email. Resumes and applications will be retained on file for a period of 12 months and may be referred to during this time. For more information: If after having read the Role Profile and other available information on this website you have further queries, please contact: Human Resources on 1300 488 226 or (email protected) for general enquiries or for further information related specifically to the role please contact Felicity Whorlow on 0417 821 583. #J-18808-Ljbffr