Are you passionate about Safety? Infrastructure Services Division, Infrastructure Safety, is seeking a permanent dedicated Senior Safety Advisor to work with schools in the North Coast Region. You will provide safety advice to schools, regional and central office stakeholders across a range of infrastructure safety issues. This role can be located in Maroochydore or the Maryborough Regional Office.
About The Department
The Department of Education are dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the community and schools we support by treating everyone with respect and dignity. This starts with recruitment and selection. The methods of assessing suitability in the recruitment process may vary. This includes making reasonable adjustments to support applicants at all stages of the process and employee lifecycle.
About The Opportunity
As the Senior Safety Advisor, you will actively participate in teams and projects to undertake analysis, design, review and implementation of infrastructure safety related business activities, systems, policies, projects and programs of work. A current driver's license is mandatory as travel and overnight travel is a requirement of the role.
The Senior Safety Advisor Will
* Provide client focused safety advice to staff in schools, regional centres and other educational centres.
* Collaborate with staff across central office and regional facilities teams and Infrastructure Services Division to provide comprehensive field-based safety support service to clients.
* Participate in teams involved in the formulation of workable solutions for infrastructure safety related services issues that align to industry standards.
* Maintain effective communication and collaboration with internal and external networks to support departmental responses to safety issues and a best practice approach to implementing consistent processes.
* Provide high level advice, information and support services across a broad range of infrastructure safety related issues, with a strong focus on client centric facilities services and the provision of advice to staff in schools, regional teams and the wider community.
* Participate in project teams for the development, implementation, maintenance and review of programs, policies and procedures, to support the strategic direction of the department for a range of infrastructure and planning related issues.
About You
Our ideal applicant will possess the following attributes:
* An infrastructure safety background and/or relevant qualifications, project management skills and a commitment to continuous improvement.
* To undertake duties in this role an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.
Interested? To Apply:
* Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history).
* Attach a 2-page written statement about how your achievements and capabilities meet the requirements of the role, including relevant examples to evidence your claims.
Contact Name: Danielle Grieco, Manager - (07) 3034 4913
Closing Date: Tuesday, 06 May 2025
We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.
Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.
Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.
When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.
Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE).
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