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Health safety and wellbeing officer

Perth
Department of Education WA
Posted: 4 June
Offer description

5d ago, from Western Australia Government

This is a permanent part-time (0.4FTE) position commencing Term 3, 2026

Woodvale Secondary College's (SC) vision and values are reflected in the College's commitment to working together with its community to provide an innovative and caring learning environment where each student is given the opportunity to develop academic rigour and to achieve personal excellence. An appointment to Woodvale SC presents an exciting opportunity to work with staff who possess superior interpersonal skills and work closely with students, parents, teachers and the community to achieve the best educational outcomes for our students.

The College enjoys successful students who are on track for a range of post-secondary pathways. Parents are supportive and engaged with their children's education and new staff to the College recognise the success of transparent day-to-day operations. The College is well-resourced with excellent facilities. Its ICT capability is world class with every student bringing a laptop to school every day. All classrooms are fitted with a seamless projection system all of which are connected to an excellent College network.

The College prides itself on developing staff to achieve their career aspirations through the provision of growth opportunities such as College facilitated professional learning, engaging in leadership roles, applying for L3CT/ST, application support and mentoring.

The Role

The successful applicant would ideally provide advice to college staff on Work Health and Safety (WHS) issues whilst liaising with the Executive team and college staff to implement and manage effective WHS procedures and processes. The successful applicant should ideally contribute to the planning, development, promotion, implementation and evaluation of college health and wellbeing programs and frameworks whilst undertaking investigations of workplace hazards, incidents and accidents. You would undertake analysis of data and trends related to injuries, incidents and hazards and assist with developing plans to reduce the risk of injury and harm, including the development of Safe Work Procedure documents whilst ensuring the college is compliant with and adheres to relevant statutory obligations, standards and Department policies and procedures.

The successful applicant would extract and manipulate various data systems and undertake data analysis which supports support college planning objectives whilst participating on the Workload Advisory Committee and the Health, Safety and Wellbeing Committee. You would also provide first aid to staff and students as required and is the central point of communication for first aid matters, within their level of training and experience, regarding the Department's provisions on first aid in the workplace and the relevant WHS legislation whilst ensuring student medical plans are current and supervise students with self-administration of prescribed medication, as documented.

Equity and Diversity

We are committed to an inclusive and culturally responsive workforce reflecting the diversity in our schools and the Western Australian community. We welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, young people, people of diverse sexualities and genders, people with disability, and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

Eligibility

* be an Australian or New Zealand citizen, permanent resident or have a valid visa with relevant work rights for the term of the appointment.
* obtain a valid Working With Children Check before you start; and

Additional eligibility and training requirements are outlined in the attached Job Description Form (JDF).

Qualifications

* Demonstrated well developed project management skills with the ability to develop, implement and evaluate health and wellbeing programs.
* Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of WHS legislation, policy and practices.
* Demonstrated relevant knowledge and expertise in First Aid and associated qualifications.
* Demonstrated well developed interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to work collaboratively with staff at all levels and in emergency situations.
* Demonstrated well developed computer application skills, including a working knowledge of word processing and development and maintenance of databases and spreadsheets.

Advertised Vacancy Number: IPS/SS1044772

Suitable applicants may be considered for similar vacancies arising within the next 12 months following this selection process. This may include circumstances where the successful applicant declines or vacates the position.

The Department applies a four (4) day breach period to this selection process.

Applications close: 4.30pm (AWST) on Wednesday, 10 June 2026

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