Work Health and Safety Coordinator

Byron Bay, NSW
Permanent
Full-time

13 days ago

Byron Shire Council is focused on partnering with our community and offers pristine beaches, diverse lifestyles, a magnificent natural environment and a subtropical climate. Stay, live and work in our community. We have a newly created role available for an experienced Work Health and Safety Coordinator who will support the Manager People and Culture in managing Council's Work Health and Safety (WHS) framework, leading the development of a safe work culture, ensuring compliance with legislation, and enhancing WHS performance through strategic advice, policy development, effective injury management, and leadership of the WHS team. Your responsibilities will include but not limited to:

Provide high-level support, advice, and coaching to managers and supervisors on WHS matters, including policy compliance and safety legislation.
Support and strengthen a “Safety First” culture, including oversight and improvements to Council's WHS Management System.
Lead the development, review and implementation of WHS policies, procedures, and documentation in consultation with stakeholders.
Lead the Work Health and Safety Committee to develop, implement, and monitor strategies that promote a safe work environment and drive continuous improvement in WHS practices across the organisation.
Lead notifiable incident response (contractor and Council) to ensure timely investigation, compliance with reporting requirements, implementation of corrective actions, and the prevention of future incidents through improved safety practices.
Advance safety culture by assisting in the induction of new employees with safety and WHS matters, providing general WHS training to staff, and attending toolbox talks and team meetings.

Your knowledge and experience will include:

Demonstrated extensive experience in a similar position, including successfully leading a team
Sound and thorough knowledge of NSW Work Health and Safety Legislation.
Sound knowledge of Australian Standards, Advisory Standards and Industry Codes of Practice systems relating to WHS.
Thorough knowledge of risk management practices and processes.
Demonstrated understanding of Work Health and Safety/Rehabilitation and Return to Work environment.

To be successful in this role you will have:

Tertiary qualifications in Work Health and Safety or other relevant discipline, with demonstrated extensive experience in a similar role building and maintaining a strong “Safety First” culture.
Demonstrated thorough understanding and working knowledge of relevant WHS legislation and standards
Demonstrated experience in the supervision of staff and effective team leadership.
Demonstrated high level interpersonal skills and ability to provide excellent customer service and deliver quality service outcomes as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
Demonstrated knowledge of Local Government Act, Regulations, functions and associated legislation, would be highly regarded
Demonstrated high level of diplomacy and discretion in dealing with confidential information.
Excellent organisation skills and ability to plan and prioritise multiple projects while consistently meeting agreed timeframes.
Demonstrated commitment to Work Health Safety, Equal Employment Opportunity and Cultural Diversity principles.
Demonstrated computer literacy, with experience in the MS Office suite of software (Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint).
Current Drivers Licence

We offer:

Permanent full-time position, 35 Hours week.
Opportunity to be part of a supportive, high performing, values led, People and Culture team
Flexible working arrangements
Salary and Conditions will be in accordance with the NSW Local Government (State) Award with an appointment at a salary in the range of $2,003.14 to $2,320.94 per week full time equivalent (dependent upon skills and experience).
Partner with an organisation that is taking steps in all areas to reduce our carbon emissions and be an innovative and sustainable council.

Other benefits include:

Annual salary reviews
Superannuation
Private Car Lease for the position
Education and training support
Flexible work hours
Attractive salary packaging scheme.
Employee Assistance Program (4 sessions per year)
Fitness Passport
Health and Wellbeing days

Location:This position is based at Byron Bay, however Council can require you to work from other work sites as required for operational reasons.Contact:Vicki Lawrence, People and Culture Manager, Phone: (02) 6626 7163Closing date:10pm (NSW time), 7th September. Late applications will not be permitted.Position Description:We believe in diversity, inclusion and equality and are committed to ensuring that our workplaces are a reflection of our community. We recognise the benefits that diversity and inclusion brings, and in turn encourage talented people from all backgrounds, abilities and identities to apply for our vacancies.We are open to discussing flexible working arrangements and encourage our people to explore new ways of working – including part-time, job-share or working from different locations. Everyone can ask about it.We strongly encourage applications from people with disability and will provide reasonable adjustments in our recruitment process and in the workplace. If you need an adjustment during the recruitment process, please call or email the contact person listed above, and also advise us of your preferred method of communication.Pre-Employment Screening Process:

Reference Checks: Referees will preferably be your current or most recent supervisor and must be able to comment directly on your abilities in a work situation. If you have any objection to this action, your concerns should be raised in your application and be discussed with the Selection Panel.
Functional Health Assessment: If applicable, the functional health assessment evaluates your physical and functional capacity against the physical demands necessary to safely perform the job for which you have applied. Applicable roles are subject to drug and alcohol testing, please note these tests will potentially require the provision of a urine sample, and a positive test will preclude a candidate from employment with Council at that time.
Background Screening: Background checks verify the information you have provided in your application, and where applicable, also check for relevant criminal history. Checks may also include, for example, a confirmation of your employment history, qualifications/tickets and working with children clearance.

HOW TO APPLY:Scout Talent has released an improvement to the candidate application experience through the 'Save Application' Feature. As a candidate you can start an application and progressively update the application until they are ready to submit.You can start an application on the go, from anywhere and return to finish your application via the automatic follow up email when you have time and the required information at hand.You must use your own email address and not one used previously by another person that has applied for a position with Council.Being mindful of diversity and inclusion we have provided 2 options to apply for the position.Option 1 - Written ApplicationYou may wish to prepare your responses in a Word document, and then COPY and PASTE into the fields below.Step 1: Fill out our online application form below. Once you have completed all the questions, click 'Next'Step 2: Attach your resume/CV and a cover letter (optional). Once you have attached your document/s click 'Next'.Step 3: Please review your application and confirm everything is correct. Click 'Confirm' to send your completed application.You will receive an email to confirm your application has been received.Option 2 - Audio File ApplicationStep 1: Scroll down and review the Questions that you are required to answer.Step 2: Record an audio file of your responses and save the file (the file must be in an MP3 format and less than 50MB). Please note that all questions with a drop box or a check box as well as the reference checks details can not be answered via audio file and must be completed below.Step 3: Fill out the Personal Details section and the questions that can not be completed by audio file on the application form below. For all of the Questions where you are responding via audio file, type the response “audio file”. Once you have completed all the questions, click 'Next'Step 4: Attach your resume/CV, a cover letter (optional) and your audio file. Once you have attached your documents click 'Next'.Step 5: Please review your application and confirm everything is correct. Click 'Confirm' to send your completed application.You will receive an email to confirm your application has been received.Apply NowAllows you to pre-fill the application using your SEEK profile information and resuméPrivacy AcknowledgmentCollection of Personal InformationByron Shire Council is collecting personal information from you as part of the recruitment and selection process. Council recognises the importance of privacy and is committed to ensuring the privacy of your personal information collected and/or received by us.Council's recruitment applications are hosted by external service providers who also recognise the importance of privacy. By proceeding with your application, you acknowledge that your personal information will be hosted by these external service providers until such time as you elect not to have your information stored on these external hosted sites. * Yes I agree to the privacy statement*

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