Safety Coordinator - Melbourne

• Utilise your skills to coordinate the safety, risk and compliance activities of Corrections Victoria.
• Ongoing, Full time opportunity.
• VPS4: $100,894 - $114,476 Salary plus superannuation.

The Department of Justice and Community Safety is seeking a Safety Coordinator to provide a critical role within Corrections Victoria.

About the Business Unit

The Safety Coordinator sits within Safety, Wellbeing and Compliance (SWC) which provides process, systems, and services to support the department to meet its responsibilities under health and safety laws.

This role is based at MAP, Victoria's primary reception prison for men, responsible for assessing, classifying and managing newly remanded and sentenced prisoners to support their placement, rehabilitation and ongoing custodial management across the correctional system.

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) 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 closely with Corrections Victoria staff and leaders to promote a strong safety culture by providing education, guidance and support across a broad range of workplace health and safety matters, including occupational violence, manual handling, slips, trips and falls, and psychosocial hazards.

The role partners with managers, supervisors, Health and Safety Representatives (HSRs) and staff to implement and continuously improve the existing safety management system, ensuring a consistent and proactive approach to risk management, compliance and wellbeing. Working collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders, you will support the delivery of operational safety initiatives, build strong stakeholder relationships, and coordinate day-to-day safety activities, systems and processes that help create a safe, healthy and compliant working environment across Corrections Victoria. 

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.