$85,607 - $97,790 (plus Super)
- Bungendore - NSW
**The Role**
The Work Health and Safety (WHS) Officer in Joint Operations Command (JOC) is integral part of the team to help support and influence for positive safety outcomes for JOC Group across all our area of operations including bi lateral and multi-lateral exercises and operations worldwide.
The Work Health and Safety (WHS) Officer will be work under broad direction to perform and achieve work health and safety work within a Joint and integrated workforce.
They will:
- Require knowledge of and compliance with legislative frameworks, government decision-making and Defence's mission and policy requirements;
- Ability to understand and work with a degree of independence, sound decision making and judgement to provide policy advice;
- Have knowledge and awareness for the development, implementation, compliance and review of policies and procedures relevant to their work within that function;
- Engage in problem solving and issues management and may coordinate and perform detailed or sensitive projects that impact on strategic, political or operational outcomes for Defence;
- Work within a team to achieve outcomes
- Develop processes to ensure that relevant safety data is able to support the Command and Enterprise level WHS issue;
- Monitor and report all WHS incidents, near misses and investigations, and update senior personnel in accordance with established escalation and chain-of-command protocols.
- Actively engage with key stakeholder relationships and will be required to identify relevant stakeholders' expectations and concerns to develop and communicate methodologies and practices to achieve outcomes. They will be accountable to contribute towards ongoing self-improvement and professional development of their work area.
**About our Team**
The WHS Directorate provides expert advice and assurance to JOC Group in meeting and exceeding work health and safety obligations. The WHS Directorate is responsible for the examination and investigation of WHS incidents and events and management of interactions with relevant regulatory entities.
- A good working knowledge of Work Health and Safety legislation and practices in a complex shared duty environment.
- Collaborating with and providing well-structured advice to lead and influence internal and external stakeholders.
- Planning and prioritising work to tight deadlines and monitoring implementation of the work.
- Drawing appropriate insights from data, reports and analysis.
- Representing the WHS team at safety related conventions, training and forums.
- Well-developed writing skills including briefs, reports, papers.
- Be proactive, personable, resilient and organised.
- Strong ability to work under limited supervision and track the progress of multiple tasks in a fast paced and diverse environment.
You must be able to obtain and maintain an NV2 Security Clearance.
As Defence's greatest asset is our people, we offer generous remuneration and conditions as our commitment to you:
- Competitive salary with the flexibility to negotiate based on skillset and experience
- Generous employee superannuation contributions ranging up to 15.4%
- Leave entitlements including: 4 weeks of annual leave, 3 weeks of personal leave, 14 of weeks maternity leave, Defence Enterprise Agreement (DEA) allows for paid leave of up to one day / shift each calendar year and other additional leave entitlements
- Access to study assistance including financial support and study leave to gain professional qualifications
- Flexible working arrangements, including access to home-based work for some roles
- Career development and progression opportunities
- Committed to an inclusive culture to foster a work environment where individual differences are valued and utilised
- Undertake interesting, challenging and unique work