Occupational Health Specialist

This opportunity offers:

• Ongoing employment
• Full time & 35 hour working week
• Attractive annual salary $127,391 - $140,380 p.a. plus 11.5% superannuation
• Location: Sydney Olympic Park (minimum of 3 days office attendance per week, with hybrid/flexible working arrangements considered)

Join Our Team: Protect, Serve, and Make a Difference!

We are the Rural Fire Service (RFS), a dedicated community of volunteers providing fire and emergency services to approximately 95% of NSW. When you work with the RFS, you join a passionate team committed to protecting our neighbours, the wider community, and the environment from the threat of bushfires and other emergencies. With over 70,000 volunteer members and staff, we embody the spirit of mutual respect, support, friendship, and camaraderie. We are one team with many players, united by a single purpose. If you share our passion for community service and environmental protection, we want to hear from you! Become a part of our mission to safeguard lives and our cherished NSW landscapes.

What You’ll be doing:

An exciting opportunity awaits for a dedicated and experienced Occupational Health Specialist to join our Health & Wellbeing Team at the NSW Rural Fire Service. In this vital role, you will develop and implement evidence-based health assessment, promotion, and monitoring programs that reduce psychological and physical risks in our workplace. It's a chance to make a real difference in the lives of those who selflessly serve and protect our communities.

The Occupational Health Specialist is responsible for, among other things, reviewing members health prior to mandatory physical testing, administration of the fitness passport program, development and facilitations of physical wellbeing training, conducting ergonomic assessments, coordination of health checks, flu vaccinations, and wellbeing challenges and leading physical health promotion projects and programs within the NSW Rural Fire Service.

To thrive in this role, you will have:

• A Degree in applied health sciences, or a relevant allied health discipline.
• Strong experience in occupational health within a complex, safety-critical organisation.
• An understanding of a volunteer-based emergency service agency.
• The ability to communicate effectively and engage with stakeholders to achieve program outcomes.

The commencing salary will be considered in alignment with skills and experience.

If you are interested in finding out more about this opportunity, please access the role description.

Note: As per the role description, candidates are required to meet minimum essential requirements. If you do not meet the essential requirements for this role, your application may not progress to shortlisting.

Why work for us?

• Corporate uniform available
• Attractive leave entitlements including 4 weeks annual leave per year, plus more
• Free access to our Member Assistance Program (MAP) for all RFS members, and their immediate family
• Salary packaging options available
• One ‘Agreed Absence’ leave day per calendar month
• Ongoing learning and professional development programs (RFS is a Registered Training Organisation giving you access to various internal courses)
• Partnership with Fitness Passport for eligible RFS staff and their families to access more than 845 gyms and pools!

You'll also get to enjoy:

• Easy access to Sydney Olympic Park Train Station, bus services and parking facilities
• Local eateries and childcare facilities
• Sydney Olympic Park Entertainment and Sports Precinct, including Accor Stadium, Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney Showgrounds, and Bicentennial Park
• Eligible staff are invited to join the local Sydney Olympic Park Connected Membership program, at an additional cost

Looking for more information?

Why not reach out to our role expert Emma Barrett, Manager Health & Wellbeing, for a confidential chat on 0460 001 226.

To ignite your RFS journey:

To be considered for this opportunity, you must submit your application online via I Work for NSW, and attach:

• Can you provide an example of how you have developed and implemented an evidence-based occupational health program in a complex, safety-critical environment? How did you assess its effectiveness?

• A cover letter in PDF format, addressing how you meet the essential requirements of the role, outlining your suitability and why you are interested in this opportunity;
• A resume in PDF format, including two current/recent professional referees (please include email address and contact number)
• Respond to one targeted question within the online application process (maximum 500 words):

Please submit your application no later than 11:59pm Sunday 13th April 2025.

Important recruitment Information

• A recruitment (talent) pool may be created through this recruitment process to fill future ongoing, temporary, casual and term, full time or part time opportunities.
• We value a diverse and inclusive workplace and are committed to ensuring our employees represent the diversity of communities that we serve.
• If you require an