The Health and Safety Unit is responsible for partnering with stakeholders across the department to provide strategic and statewide leadership and guidance on all matters pertaining to health, safety, and wellbeing in SES. We are also responsible for proactively monitoring organisational health and safety performance, researching current and emerging issues and industry trends to identify and develop initiatives, and ensuring legislative and policy compliance to address key WHS risks across SES.
You will collaborate with key internal and external stakeholders to develop, coordinate, and implement health and safety management programs and initiatives.
Your Key Accountabilities
The core capability requirements for this role are:
* Provide expert, strategic advice and support to Executive and senior management on a range of complex organisational health, safety, and wellbeing issues, including injury management, to support service delivery and ensure compliance with organisational priorities, policies, processes, and legislation.
* Prepare advice and correspondence regarding health, safety, and wellbeing programs, projects, and governance, including reviewing and developing policies, guidelines, and tools.
* Analyse and compile accurate, timely, and reliable qualitative and quantitative data from various sources to contribute to improved ways of working, including monitoring trends and preparing reports with recommendations for managing staff and volunteer safety and wellbeing issues.
* Review, research, develop, and evaluate a broad range of health, safety, and wellbeing strategies and initiatives, including incident and hazard management, audits, and continuous improvement programs to ensure a healthy and safe work environment.
* Work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders, such as Queensland Police Service WHS leaders and regional People Hubs, to promote and build a positive safety culture within SES.
* Ensure operational activities are completed, including hazard identification, risk assessments, and development of control strategies to mitigate risks and promote safer workplaces and wellbeing for SES staff and volunteers.
* Review and conduct complex incident investigations and safety audits, identify risks and trends, and provide recommendations and reports to ensure SES workplaces meet legislative and regulatory obligations.
Role Requirements
Technical/Operational/Educational experience:
* While a qualification is not essential, possessing a Certificate IV in Work Health and Safety or a similar relevant qualification, along with experience in maintaining a compliant safety management system, would be highly regarded.
Other
* The incumbent may occasionally be required to support critical incident and disaster management responses, including outside of standard hours and travel throughout Queensland.
Applications remain current for 12 months.
Occupational group: Occupational Health & Safety
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