Safety Officer

Passionate about safety? We're hiring a Safety Officer! If you're proactive and detail-oriented, apply now for a rewarding career opportunity!

Who we are:

Respect Group Limited is a rapidly growing, not-for-profit, progressive, and purpose-driven aged care and retirement living provider that operates across Tasmania, Victoria, and New South Wales. Respect is known for the great care we provide to our clients and the supportive and respectful working environment for our employees.

About the role:

Reporting to Chief People Officer, you will provide advice, guidance and management on all matters relating to Health, Safety & Wellbeing to ensure a safe and healthy workplace and enable compliance with local regulations and standards. This position is remote, however, will require regular travel.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the implementation of a work Health and Safety Management System that identifies risks and implement controls and apply responsibilities to WHS actions. Replacing traditional paper-based processes into digital and online systems.
• Produces a suite of data and analytics to report on safety performance and improve monthly based on insights, recommendations, and actions.
• Ownership for WHS policy, procedures, work health and safety management plans, work instructions and tools (forms, checklist, and registers).
• Drive projects and programs of work to actively promote a culture of Safety and Health awareness, excellence, and continuous improvement.
• Construct and manage annual improvement plans for WHS and implement in conjunction with departmental management teams.
• Bring to the attention of management new legislation, codes of practice, and any other matters affecting safety, health, and welfare.
• Provide technical guidance on establishing root cause analysis and provide training, education, and management to advise the root cause.
• Develop and conduct training programs on Health & Safety, and Wellbeing.
• Liaison and maintenance of relationships with external stakeholders and local and national authorities.
• Implement safety standards management program i.e. hazards communication program, and personal protective equipment.
• Carry out internal auditing & inspection of the WHS system to ensure continuous improvement of the system.
• Establish manual handling risks and develop programs to identify, quantify and coach employees on risks.
• Help shape a safety culture that influences the collection of beliefs, perceptions and values that employees share in relation to safety.

Measures of Success

• Improvements to organisational safety performance
• Effective risk management
• Demonstrated legislative compliance
• Benchmarking of accountability against tracked safety measures
• Demonstrated leadership and embedding of safety culture and behaviours.
• Clear transparency and accountability for nominated managers
• Reduction in workplace injuries

Requirements

Qualifications & Requirements

• Tertiary qualification in Safety or WHS.
• Solid and well-established experience in safety.
• Experienced in dealing with external stakeholders such as regulatory and local authorities.
• Project management knowledge and experience is highly experience.
• Risk management, mitigation, and communication experience & skills.
• Exceptional ability to translate scientific, technological concepts to relevant business insights and growth opportunities.
• Proven track record in delivering results in complex environments is essential.

Benefits

• Remote opportunity – full time work from home, however the role requires regular travel within Tasmania, Victoria and NSW.
• Competitive salary and entitlements.
• Pay incentives including not-for-profit salary packaging.
• Meaningful work in a purpose-driven organisation.
• A healthy and positive workplace culture.
• Learning, development, and growth opportunities.