Safety Coordinator

About this role

• Coordinate the safety, risk and compliance activities of Corrections Victoria.
• Fixed, Full-Time opportunity (2 years)
• VPS Grade 4: $97,955 - $111,142 plus superannuation.

The Department of Justice and Community Safety is seeking a Safety Coordinator to provide a critical role at Western Plains Correctional Centre.

About the Business Unit

Corrections Victoria is part of the Corrections and Justice Services group in the Department of Justice and Community Safety. Corrections Victoria operates Victoria's adult custodial corrections system and Post Sentence Scheme. Its vision is for Safer Prisons, Safer People, Safer Communities. Corrections Victoria's mission is to create a safer, smarter system with a skilled and supported workforce, that enables people in our care to make better decisions.

Western Plains Correctional Centre is a modern, maximum-security prison. It accommodates up to 1248 people, including people convicted of an offence and people placed on remand.

About the Role

As the Safety Coordinator you will provide support to the Safety and Assurance Manager to partner with the operational teams by coordinating, supporting and monitoring Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) within Corrections including implementing actions related to A Safer Place to Work. The primary purpose of this role is to promote safety in a collaborative and informative manner. You will work alongside Corrections staff to educate them on all safety matters including occupational violence, slips trips and falls, manual handling and psychosocial hazards.

You will work collaboratively with a range of internal and external stakeholders to implement and drive the existing safety management system providing guidance and advice at the operational and tactical level to develop and deliver operational safety excellence in partnership with managers, supervisors, Health and Safety Representatives (HSRs) and staff to maximise the effectiveness of the safety management system.

The Safety Coordinator will work in partnership with a range of safety and wellbeing stakeholders under the leadership of the Safety Manager with a focus upon driving improved safety outcomes, through proactive preventative health and safety strategies, to address safety risks to Corrections workers.

This role operates within a matrix structure, involving both direct and functional (dotted line) reporting relationships to Safety, Wellbeing and Compliance.

Some of your duties will include:

• Contribute to the delivery of operational initiatives by working collaboratively with the Safety and Assurance Manager and key partners to ensure a consistent departmental and Corrections approach to the management of health, safety and wellbeing.
• Continuously build and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Coordinate day to day safety support and action directed at process, systems and services to support Corrections Victoria to deliver a safe and healthy workplace for staff and to meet its responsibilities under health and safety laws.

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

About you

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Subject matter expert in occupational health and safety management systems with demonstrated business partnering experience to meet operational demand.
• Proven experience managing a diverse stakeholder group to deliver consistent and quality safety service.
• Demonstrated knowledge, understanding and experience in the application of OHS legislation, codes of practice and regulations.

Qualifications/requirements

• The relevant tertiary qualifications and/or demonstrated extensive experience in safety are desirable.
• 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 a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC) and misconduct screening.

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.