* Provision of advice, guidance and support to provide a safe and healthy workplace for staff and to meet its responsibilities under health and safety laws.
* 1 X Ongoing and 1 X Fixed term, full-time opportunity until 30 June ****
* VPS4: $97,955 - $111,142 plus superannuation
The Department of Justice and Community Safety (the department) is seeking 2x Safety Coordinator, to provide a critical role within Safety Wellbeing and Compliance.
About the Business Unit
People, Safety, Culture and Communications' (PSCCs) core functions span the breadth of workplace cultural and people matters, including human resource policy and strategy; organisational culture and change; recruitment, redeployment, and retention; performance and development; pay, benefits and workforce reporting; occupational health and safety management; and employment regulations.
The Safety Coordinator sits within Safety, Wellbeing and Compliance (SWC), a branch of the PSCC in the Department of Justice and Community Safety (the department).
The SWC branch provides process, systems, and services to support the department to meet its responsibilities under health and safety laws (Occupational Health and Safety Act ****, Dangerous Goods Act **** and Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act ****).
The department is responsible for the statutory supervision of young people in the criminal justice system.
The three Youth Justice Custodial Precincts in Victoria are managed by the department.
The Parkville Youth Justice Precinct is a 180-bed facility and is in the inner northern Melbourne suburb of Parkville.
Cherry Creek youth justice precinct is a 140-bed facility to the west of Werribee.
Malmsbury Youth Justice Precinct is a 30-bed facility in the outer northwest.
Youth justice precincts accommodate young people aged ***** years who have been remanded or sentenced by the Criminal Division of the Children's Court, and some *****-year-olds sentenced by Adult Courts to a youth justice custodial sentence.
Youth Justice Custodial Services aim to engage young people in change by addressing their offending behaviour and equipping them with the skills required for positive community participation, within a safe and secure environment.
About the Role
As the Safety Coordinator you will provide support to the Safety Manager to partner with the operational teams by coordinating, supporting and monitoring Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) within the Youth Justice facility.
The primary purpose of this role is to promote safety in a collaborative and informative manner.
You will work alongside Youth Justice staff to educate them on all safety matters including occupational violence, slips trips and falls, manual handling and psychosocial hazards.
You will work collaboratively with a range of internal and external stakeholders to implement and drive the existing safety management system providing guidance and advice at the operational and tactical level to develop and deliver operational safety excellence in partnership with managers, supervisors, Health and Safety Representatives (HSRs) and staff to maximise the effectiveness of the safety management system.
The Safety Coordinator will work in partnership with a range of safety and wellbeing stakeholders under the leadership Safety Manager with a focus upon driving improved safety outcomes, through proactive preventative health and safety strategies, to address safety risks to youth justice workers.
Some of your duties will include:
* Contribute to the delivery of operational initiatives by working collaboratively with the Safety Manager and key partners to ensure a consistent departmental and Youth Justice approach to the management of health, safety and wellbeing.
* Continuously build and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
* Coordinate day to day safety support and action directed at process, systems and services to support the Youth Justice custodial operations deliver a safe and healthy workplace for staff and to meet its responsibilities under health and safety laws.
To learn more about this role before applying, please read the attached position description.
About you
To be successful in this role, you will have:
* Subject matter expert in occupational health and safety management systems with demonstrated business partnering experience to meet operational demand.
* Proven experience managing a diverse stakeholder group to deliver consistent and quality safety service.
* Demonstrated knowledge, understanding and experience in the application of OHS legislation, codes of practice and regulations.
Qualifications
* The relevant tertiary qualifications and/or demonstrated extensive experience are desirable.
* A full and current driver's license is required due to the need to work across different locations.
How to Apply
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Applications should include a resume and covering letter.
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The successful candidate will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which may include national police checks and misconduct screening.
If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application material, please don't hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
CHILD SAFE STATEMENT OF COMMITMENT:
The Department of Justice and Community Safety is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people.
We seek to prevent harm of any kind impacting children and young people and have zero tolerance for racism, child abuse and inequality.
Children and young people's rights, relationships, identity, and culture must be recognised and respected, their voices heard, and their concerns acted upon.
We aim to foster a culturally safe, child safe and child friendly environment for all children and young people we have contact with, deliver services to, or are impacted by our work.