OHS Performance Specialist

OHS Performance Specialist

• $130,042 per annum + superannuation
• Full time, Ongoing
• Geelong location (hybrid working model – 3 days in the office)

Come and join a progressive and rewarding business to protect our Victorian workers and return them home safely every day.

About the role

The Self-insurance OHS Performance Team forms part of an integral function that supports the sustainability and effective oversight of the self-insurance model. Work undertaken by the Self-insurance OHS Performance Team provides valuable input into the assessment of self-insurer performance, which contributes to the ongoing assessment of renewal and approval to be a self-insurer.

The Self-insurance OHS Performance Specialist is required to take a leading role in ensuring self-insurers maintain the highest levels of OHS standards by providing sufficient, accurate and timely information about self-insurers’ OHS management systems (OHSMS) to enable an informed decision to be made regarding approval or renewal of a selfinsurer.

This role also provides stakeholders, such as other WorkSafe teams, regulators, employers and certification bodies with technical support and advice regarding the content and application of the relevant self-insurer OHS management system audit tools and other OHSMS standards.

You will be:

• Leading OHSMS assurance program activities across a portfolio of self-insurers using AS/NZS ISO 45001, in alignment with policy and procedures
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with self-insurers and key internal and external stakeholders to achieve agreed goals; work collaboratively, embrace continuous improvement ways of working, enhance knowledge sharing, and influence change where required
• Reviewing and approving self-insurers submissions/data provided in response to requirements of the OHSMS assurance program activities
• Follow-up of all post assurance activities, including appropriate remediation of non-conformances, identifying any areas for improvement and trends over time, monitoring triggers that escalate for increased oversight
• Taking accountability for staying up to date with trends, research, and new approaches to safety management and emerging workplace environments and risks, so that value adding technical advice on OHSMS programs can be provided to strengthen current practice in industry
• Frequent travel to self-insurers sites across Victoria is required.

Please ensure you take a look at the Position Description here for additional information on accountabilities for this role.

About you

You are an experienced OHS Specialist with demonstrated and significant onsite OHS management. You have technical knowledge of the Victorian Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 and associated legislation and regulations. Your highly developed communication skills allow you to influence senior leaders and write concise and value adding audit reports. Further, you demonstrate a growth mindset and are able to adapt to new ways of working, creating space for change with your stakeholders, with a drive for negotiating and effectively engaging.

You will also possess:

• Demonstrated experience in implementing and maintaining occupational health and safety systems, from either a workplace or regulatory perspective
• Significant experience in auditing OHS management systems against AS/NZS ISO 45001, risk standards or other safety certifications
• Ability to undertake effective research, analysis and produce accurate reports/material within specified timeframes, used to make continuous improvements to current internal processes and systems
• Ability to work under limited supervision, individually or part of a team, to meet common goals, using excellent time management, prioritisation and organisational skills
• Ability to be flexible and responsive to support the broader divisional needs, as required
• Experience in facilitating discussion groups and presentations advantageous.

Qualifications:

• Training and experience sufficient to attain the level of OHSMS Lead Auditor certification with Exemplar Global (or relevant experience / capability to complete relevant training)
• Tertiary qualifications in health and safety
• Current Victorian driver’s licence; frequent travel to self-insurers sites across Victoria is required.

Working with Us

At WorkSafe, we aspire for every employee to feel connected, safe and valued in their team, for teams to feel valued in the workplace, and for WorkSafe to be valued in the community.

We believe that a diverse workforce is the key to delivering the best outcomes for the Victorian community and strongly encourage applications from all people, including First Nations people and people with disability, diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, sexualities and genders. 

What’s next?

Applications close 11:00pm, Thursday 28th November 2024. Click the link to apply, and join us in making a difference to Victorian lives.

Due to the ongoing nature of this role, only people with Australian Citizenship, Permanent Residency or New Zealand Residency may apply for this position. You may be required to undergo a National Police Check (and/or Medical Assessment) as part of the recruitment process.

Candidate screening may take place prior to the advertisement closing, so get your application in.

For further enquiries please contact Talent Acquisition Specialist, Brittany Walker via email Brittany_walker@worksafe.vic.gov.au. Please note, only applications made via our formal channels (WorkSafe Victoria Careers page, SEEK or LinkedIn) will be considered. 

About us

WorkSafe's Strategy has our core purpose front of mind – reducing workplace harm and improving outcomes for injured workers. We don’t shy away from the importance of our purpose to the Victorian community, that’s why we have a stated ambition to be world leading.

We want Victoria to be the safest place to work in Australia and one of the safest in the world; and we aspire to be a world leader in return to work after a workplace injury.

WorkSafe are striving to build a diverse workforce that reflects the Victorian community we serve.