Work Health and Safety Advisor

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About TAFE Queensland

TAFE Queensland is proud to be the largest and most experienced Vocational Education and Training provider in the State. For more than 140 years, TAFE Queensland has delivered practical and industry-relevant training to provide students with the skills and experience they need to build lifelong careers. TAFE Queensland been named the Large Training Provider of the Year at the prestigious 2023 Australian Training Awards. Our training is delivered to students and apprentices on-site, online, in the workplace, or on-campus to give people the skills they need to enrich their communities, support their industries, and strengthen their local economies.

By working at TAFE Queensland, you can be part of a highly experienced workforce closely connected with their industries and dedicated to delivering best practices and innovative training.

Your Opportunity

As the Workplace Health and Safety Advisor you will be responsible for:

Contributing to the delivery of cost efficient, high quality and client responsive services in the People and Culture and Workplace Health and Safety units.
Developing and implementing strategies, systems and processes to ensure Institute compliance with Work Health and Safety Act 2011.
Providing an advisory service for management and staff on matters relating to workplace health and safety.

This position reports to the Director Assets, Facilities Safety.

This is a Permanent, Full-Time opportunity.

The position will be based primarily at the Hervey Bay Campus however you may be required to perform work at other TAFE Queensland campuses.

Key Responsibilities

Contribute to the success of the organisation through promoting and modelling TAFE Queensland core values and Agreed Behaviours and the established TAFE Queensland values of Working Together, Focussing on our Customer, Taking Responsibility, Showing Initiative, and Safety First.
Provide quality, solution oriented services and advice to managers and employees on a range of matters including:
Interpretation and updates on legislation, industrial instruments, directives and policies
Operational procedures, processes and systems
Developing and implementing action plans to meet business and statutory requirements
Collate, analyse and prepare reports on data and metrics utilising internal software systems, providing recommendations as required.
Provide expert advice to management and staff on all matters pertaining to the prevention of accidnets, a wide range of hazard identification and control, promotion of health and safety, and environmental and risk issues as they relate to students, staff and contractors.
Identify, develop and implement, monitor and revise relevant policies, standards and systems, to ensure efficient and effective workplace health and safety processes are implemented and provide regular and ad hoc reports to management on Workplace Health and Safety issues and/or concerns.
Establish, co-ordinate and maintain procedures, systems and registers for Workplace Health and safety audits, environmental audits, first aid deliver and personal safety.
Undertake proactive risk assessments in the field of Workplace Health and Safety, identify safety related training needs and provide support to established safety committees in Workplace Health and Safety including induction, evacuation, floor warden and safety committee training.
Carry out and report on inspections at all campuses to ensure safe work practices and environments are maintained, undertake the evaluation of the use of safety equipment and chemicals and develop and implement emergency procedures for all areas of the Region.
Ensure that all accident, injuries, illnesses and occurrences are investigated in a timely manner, records are kept according to legislative requirements and ensure follow up on accident/injury investigations.
Liaise with stakeholders to ensure accurate maintenance of information systems (eg. training records, incident registers) and resolution of matters.
Prepare reports, briefing notes, email communications and general written correspondence.
Coordinate projects including assisting with project documentation, managing project tasks and preparing project reports.
Actively contribute to the development, documentation and implementation of operational procedures.
Model and actively promote an ethical and safe work environment that supports a culture of Safety Leadership at Work and best practice regarding health, safety, wellness and sustainability.
Displays the initiative, attitude and ability to thrive within a dynamic, challenging and changing environment.

How you will be assessed

The ideal applicant will be someone who has the following key capabilities:

Demonstrated knowledge of workplace health and safety practices and procedures, risk management and emergency procedures including experience in the application of the provisions of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011, and other relevant legislation, codes and standards.
Demonstrated ability to develop, promote and implement workplace health and safety strategies including incident investigation and reporting, health and safety auditing and hazard management.
Demonstrated ability to coordinate, deliver and evaluate workplace health and safty training programs, policies, procedures and initiatives to meet legislative, client and organisational needs.
Well developed interpersonal, negotiation and communication skills including the ability to liaise with and advise senior management, staff at all levels and external agencies.
Demonstrated research, analytical and problem solving skills including the ability to develop options, solutions, and action plans to meet business requirements.

Mandatory Qualifications/Requirements

There are no mandatory qualifications required.

Highly Desirable Requirements

Certificate IV Work Health and Safety or equivalent
Fire Safety Advisor certificate
Current driver's licence

How to apply

If you're interested in this role, click the 'Apply' button to submit your application via the TAFE Queensland Recruitment Portal. When submitting your application, please ensure you provide the following:

A detailed resume;
A cover letter that outlines your known skills, abilities, knowledge and experience in response to the 'How you will be assessed' criteria above (maximum of 2 pages in total); and
The contact details for two referees (one of whom is your current supervisor)

Closing date: 4:00pm, Tuesday 24 June, 2025

Job Reference Number: TQ2025-50+

For further information, please contact:

Ryan Purkiss, Director Assets, Facilities and Safety

ryan.purkiss@tafeqld.edu.auThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.

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