• Utilise your Risk Management expertise to provide support and advice to the Safety Wellbeing and Compliance
• An Ongoing, Full-Time opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service
• VPS Grade 6: $138,631 - $185,518 plus superannuation.

About the Business Unit:

People, Safety, Culture and Communications' (PSCCs) core functions span the breadth of workplace cultural and people matters, including human resource policy and strategy; organisational culture and change; recruitment, redeployment, and retention; performance and development; pay, benefits and workforce reporting; occupational health and safety management; and employment regulations.

About the Role:

An opportunity exists for an experienced Safety Manager to provide high-level safety advice and support, influence the development of strategic safety initiatives, and champion the safety agenda within a complex operating environment, whilst mentoring and developing staff to build their safety capabilities.

Some of your duties will include:

• Providing leadership and direction toward the delivery of strategic safety and wellbeing initiatives working collaboratively with key partners to ensure a consistent departmental approach
• Working collaboratively to identify process and performance gaps while influencing senior executives and stakeholders in developing, promoting, implementing, and reviewing strategic initiatives that deliver a safety-first culture across the department to improve the overall safety performance of the site
• Demonstrating visible safety leadership by providing coaching and mentoring for the site's executive leadership group, frontline leaders, and staff in the resolution of complex operational problem ssuch as occupational violence, manual handling, slip/trip and falls incidents that are impacting on the safety and wellbeing performance of the site.

To learn more about this role before applying, please read the attached position description.

About You:

As our ideal candidate, you will possess:

• Comprehensive knowledge, understanding and experience in the application of OHS legislation, compliance codes, codes of practice and regulations and the Dangerous Goods and Hazardous Substances legislation and regulations
• Relevant significant industry experience in occupational health and safety management systems
• A wealth of experience in the identification of OHS risks and developing, implementing and evaluating preventative strategies.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Suitably qualified person with a minimum of diploma in occupational/workplace health and safety.
• A full and current driver's license is required due to the need to work across different locations.

How to Apply:

Please click the Apply button on this advertisement. Applications should include a resume and covering letter. Attachments can be uploaded in .doc, .docx, .pdf, .txt or .rtf formats.

The successful candidate will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which may include reference checks, national police checks and misconduct screening. Dependant on the role, other checks may include VicRoads checks, drivers licence checks, medical checks, Working with Children Checks, and Declaration of Private Interests (for executive and responsible officer roles).

If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application material, please don't hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

CHILD SAFE STATEMENT OF COMMITMENT:
The Department of Justice and Community Safety is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. We seek to prevent harm of any kind impacting children and young people and have zero tolerance for racism, child abuse and inequality. Children and young people's rights, relationships, identity, and culture must be recognised and respected, their voices heard, and their concerns acted upon. We aim to foster a culturally safe, child safe and child friendly environment for all children and young people we have contact with, deliver services to, or are impacted by our work.