Overview
Workplace Health and Safety Business Partner
Coastal & Country Lifestyle in Regional Victoria. Promote consistent Health and Safety Culture. Live where others holiday.
Colac Otway Shire Council is seeking an experienced and values driven Workplace Health and Safety Business Partner to join its People and Culture team. This is a rare opportunity to make a genuine, organisational wide impact while enjoying an exceptional coastal and country lifestyle.
This key role offers the opportunity to shape a strong, consistent organisational health and safety culture across Council - driving proactive and responsive compliance, influencing capability, and embedding best‐practice processes.
About Colac Otway Shire Council
Located approximately two hours south west of Melbourne and one hour from Geelong, Colac Otway Shire offers the best of both worlds, a rewarding role and an outstanding quality of life. The region is renowned for its natural beauty, from the iconic Great Ocean Road and Otway rainforests to pristine beaches, lakes and vibrant regional townships. With a strong economy built on agriculture, tourism and community services, Colac Otway is an ideal place to live, work and grow your career.
About the role
Reporting to the Manager People & Culture this role provides strategic and operational leadership across:
* Health and Safety
* Injury Management
Responsibilities and expectations
You are a confident, people focused person with strong technical expertise and the ability to operate at both a strategic and operational level. You bring sound judgement, approachability and a values driven style, with the credibility to advise and influence senior leaders.
* Tertiary qualification or equivalent experience in Occupational Health and Safety or related discipline.
* Demonstrated experience working in a role that provides advice and guidance on workplace health and safety, injury management and employee wellbeing.
* Experience in the implementation and maintenance of effective and robust safety management systems.
* Return to work/injury management experience.
* Excellent communication skills and the ability to gain the cooperation of staff at all levels across the organisation, members of the public and other professionals.
* Proven ability to build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external customers.
* Proficiency in understanding, interpreting and providing advice on relevant legislation, policy, guidelines and insurance matters.
* Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities and meet agreed outcomes and timelines with minimal supervision.
About you
You will have:
* Tertiary qualification or equivalent in Occupational Health and Safety or related discipline.
* Demonstrated experience advising on workplace health and safety, injury management and employee wellbeing.
* Experience implementing and maintaining safety management systems.
* Return to work/injury management experience.
* Excellent communication and relationship-building skills across the organisation and with external stakeholders.
* Ability to understand and apply relevant legislation, policy, guidelines and insurance matters.
* Ability to manage competing priorities and meet outcomes and timelines with minimal supervision.
For further information regarding the duties and requirements of the role, please refer to the position description.
Salary information: $86,793.20 to $93,614.04 per annum plus superannuation
Applications for this position close on Thursday 2 April 2026 at 11.59pm
For further information and how to apply:
* Information to be included with your application:
o Letter of application
o Current resume
o Key Selection Criteria Responses
Please note: we reserve the right to conduct interviews with suitable candidates prior to the closing date.
Colac Otway Shire Council is a child safe organisation and is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
About Colac
Colac Otway Shire is widely regarded as one of the most picturesque municipalities in Victoria. It comprises spectacular coastal areas, rain-forested hinterlands and beautiful vast open plains with native grasslands and wildflowers. From the Great Ocean Road towns of Apollo Bay and Lavers Hill, to the beacon of the Cape Otway Lighthouse, the cascading waterfalls, nature trails and native wildlife, the lush tree ferns of the rainforests and tall timber of the Otway forest, Colac Otway has it all. Country living without compromise.
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