Work Health and Safety Officer
- Full time 3 year fixed term contract
- Newly created role within the organisation
- Coolangatta based
We’re on the hunt for a driven Workplace Health & Safety Officer to join our amazing Quality, Risk and Compliance team.
Please note this is a full time position on a 3 years' fixed term contract.
The Perks:
- Salary packaging (up to $15,899 per annum), free gym access, and some of the best coffee on the Gold Coast located in our building
- Generous gender neutral paid parental leave
- Our office is located at The Strand in Coolangatta, we are literally across the road from the beach
- Growth prospects and upward mobility
- We work hard but also love to bring play into our day, so dust off that dress-up box!
- Truly flexible and supportive work environment – we walk the talk
- Be part of an organisation shaking up the aged care industry
The People:
Feros Care is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Work with ballerinas, mountain bikers, surfers, trivia pros, musicians, single people, family people, happy people! We truly actively seek to include, welcome and value the unique contributions of all people. We harness a culture that embraces individual differences in all their glory.
The Role:
This is a newly created role within Feros Care. Work Health Safety Officer is responsible for the development, implementation and monitoring of systems that allow the organisation to meet its legal obligations to the Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) and Environmental legislation of the states and territories in which Feros Care employs staff.
This role underpins the company's genuine desire to:
- Provide a safe work environment for its employees
- To uphold the employees right to work without being injured
- To have no adverse impact on the environment as a result of its operations
The Workplace Health and Safety Officer is responsible for maximising effective communication in the workplace and promote positive employee attitudes in regards to OH&S and the Environment.
The boxes you have to tick:
- Demonstrated understanding of OH&S and environmental aspects, awareness of the legal requirements, legal codes, government regulations and agency rules for OH&S and the environment
- Demonstrated understanding of all aspects of Manual Handling Code of Practice (all jurisdictions)
- Demonstrated experience developing and monitoring manual handling policy, procedures and program including oversight of manual handling trainers and competency to support safe manual handling practices across Feros Care
- Demonstrated professional communication and presentation skills, both written and verbal.
- Demonstrated ability to convey complex concepts to differing audiences, including own peer group Ability to engage in and promote the continued flow of information across all departments and levels of Feros Care
- Demonstrated experience providing support for continued research and development in the area of OH&S and the environment
- Ability to provide training on relevant OH&S and environmental issues for plant and office personnel
Qualifications, Certificates and Registrations:
- Diploma of Occupational Health and Safety, Graduate Diploma in Work Health Safety or equivalent Manual Handling qualification/assessor/trainer certificate or higher
For bonus points:
- Previous experience working within the aged and/or community care industry
To apply online, please click on the appropriate link below. Alternatively, for a confidential discussion, please contact Nic Gulliver on 07 5669 0559, quoting Ref No. 867592.