Are you a proactive, detail-oriented professional with a passion for safety and risk management? Join our dynamic and supportive school community, where your expertise will play a vital role in creating a safe and compliant learning environment. This is a fantastic opportunity for a self-motivated individual who values flexibility, collaboration and making a real impact in the lives of students and staff.

The Risk and WHS Officer plays a key role in supporting the Principal and Business Manager in ensuring a safe and compliant working and learning environment for all staff, students, contractors and visitors. The role is responsible for implementing and maintaining effective WHS and risk management systems and supporting the school in meeting its legislative and duty of care obligations.

About the role

Dynamic risk and WHS role working across WHS compliance, risk identification and mitigation, incident management and reporting, staff training, emergency management and policy management.

Employment Type: Permanent part-time (approximately 0.7FTE).

Open to negotiation regarding work hours.

Possibility of working school hours (9.00am to 3.30pm) four days per week.

School term only position.

Salary: D5 School Officer: $93,855pa + superannuation, full-time. When reduced for 0.7FTE and 41 working weeks, salary is $58,950pa + superannuation (including 5 weeks paid annual leave).

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Why work for Good Shepherd?

Work-life satisfaction – enjoy school holidays off with your family.

Outstanding close-knit community culture.

Committed to excellence and innovation.

Passionate about 21st century learning and the learning that matters.

Dedicated to our staff, their wellbeing and their professional development.

To learn more about the school, please visit www.gslps.vic.edu.au.

Our ideal candidate

The successful applicant will be able to demonstrate:

Qualifications in WHS, risk management, business, or a related discipline.

Minimum 2 years’ experience in a comparable role. Experience in a school setting would be highly regarded.

Strong analytical skills, with ability to research, problem solve and develop innovative and effective solutions.

Advanced written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to convert complex information into plain language.

Ability to foster professional relationships with a wide variety of people.

High level of integrity and respect for confidentiality.

Understanding of and commitment to the ethos of Christian school education.

Does this sound like you? If so, we would love to hear from you!

How to apply

Submit your application electronically to Carla Milne, HR Officer, via email to [email protected]. Applications are to include:

a cover letter

Curriculum Vitae, including your qualifications, experience and the contact details for at least two professional referees

a brief statement addressing each of the selection criteria listed above.

Applications close: Friday 25 July 2025

Good Shepherd Lutheran Primary School is a child safe organisation which welcomes all children and their families. We are committed to providing a child friendly environment where our students are safe and feel safe. We are committed to creating a safe place for students where their participation is valued, their views respected and their voices are heard.

The school’s child safe policies, strategies and practices are inclusive of the needs of all children, regardless of background, culture, identity, disability or other characteristics that may make a child vulnerable. Inappropriate or harmful behaviour targeting students based on these or other characteristics is not tolerated at our School, and any instances identified will be addressed with appropriate action taken.

Each member of the school community has a responsibility to understand the important role they play individually and collectively, to ensure the wellbeing and safety of all students. All applicants are to be aware that the school carries out appropriate checks to ensure candidates are suitable for working within a child safe school environment.

For more information, please contact:

Carla Milne
HR Officer
Good Shepherd Lutheran Primary School
[email protected]
Phone: (03) 9726 2900