This role reports directly to the Manager Health and Safety Operations
- This role will work directly with and support Metro North OH&S
- Temp to perm role and career progression
Intro Recruitment is working closely with one of Brisbane's leading hospitals in the search for a suitable Health and Safety Support Officer to be an integral part in maintaining and implementing Health and Safety practices, policies, legislations and standard OH&S practices.
The purpose of this role is to provide an effective and efficient administrative support service that compliments the daily functions of the Health and Safety Team whilst providing an extensive range of information and support services to the business areas within Metro North Health (MNH).
**Role**:
This successful applicant will carry out the following key accountabilities in accordance with the Metro North Health's values:
- Respond to general workplace health and safety, fire safety, occupational violence prevention, common law and workplace rehabilitation enquires with reference to safety management system
- Escalate complex workplace health and safety, fire safety, occupational violence prevention, common law and workplace rehabilitation enquires to Leadership Team and Advisors across Health and Safety Services for further advice
- Perform general administrative support functions, including myHR, invoices and health and safety activities such as document control (file creation to archiving), utilise FAMMIS and OfficeMax and daily management of health and safety inbox
- Provide administrative support to the secretariat of health and safety committees and working parties, minute taking, preparing minutes for timely circulation and circulate agendas
- Maintain an up to date knowledge of various software programs that support the health and safety function such as RiskMan, WorkCover Online and ChemAlert
- Provide the support function for training activities including health and safety training registration compilation, copying and delivering materials and collating feedback
- Support continual improvement to ensure a contemporary health and safety governance framework, strategy and culture to meet Hospital and Health Service risk profile and opportunities, ensuring compliance measures are addressed (e.g. Work Health and Safety and Workers Compensation legislation and ACHS)
- Coordinate and provide support to obtain evidence for Safety Advisors in the investigation of accidents and incidents
- Provide administrative support to gather documentation for Common Law claims
- Contribute administration support to health and safety projects and initiatives
- Contribute to effective relationships within Health and Safety Services and the wider People and Culture portfolio including Human Resources, Workforce Advisory, Organisational Development and Recruitment
- Maintain a current list of all HSRs and deputy HSRs and display a copy at the workplace as per Work Health and Safety legislation
**Qualifications**
- Cert IV in Health and Safety
- Construction White Card