Health & Safety Advisor

The Queensland Police Service's (QPS) Health, Safety and Wellbeing Division has embarked on one of its most significant organisational transformations. Central to these improvements is the significant uplift in the capacity and capability of its Safety Group.

The Safety Group comprises specialist safety, risk, governance and compliance functions including those for psychosocial hazards and risk management. The Group also plays a key role in strategic planning for health, safety and wellbeing and is involved in high level projects and program development.

The AO5 Health and Safety Advisors are fundamental to workplace engagement, workforce capability building and WHS compliance and advisory services for designated localised QPS business units. While Health and Safety Advisors work within local business support units, they are part of the centralised QPS Safety Group which includes senior, principal and manager level WHS practioners. There are distinct career paths within the Safety Group enhanced by further opportunities to consider moving across to related areas within health and wellbeing, and
elsewhere within the Service, depending on your qualifications and experience. This is your opportunity to be part of one of the most significant safety business improvement undertakings in the QPS. You will have opportunities to grow professionally while developing subject matter expertise within a premier frontline public safety agency. Join us and leave a mark in QPS WHS history. What will be your legacy?

Your key accountabilities

The core capability requirements for this role are:

• Coordinate a broad range of health and safety activities throughout the Region/Command/Corporate Services including consultative processes and networks, workplace inspections, organisational audits and continuous improvement initiatives
• Develop and implement local strategies, systems and procedures in support of strategic QPS health and safety policies and initiatives
• Coordinate the identification and assessment of workplace hazards, conduct risk assessments and develop control strategies to address potential hazards to the health and safety of members
• Facilitate and/or conduct incident and accident investigations and investigation management
• Prepare submissions, reports, briefings and other relevant documentation relating to health and safety issues and initiatives
• Provide advice and support to managers and staff on all aspects of health and safety, including the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 and Regulation 2011, the Safer and Healthier Workplaces Initiative, and other relevant Acts, Regulations, Codes of Practice and Standards
• Develop, coordinate and deliver health and safety training programs and information products to regional personnel
• Coordinate the collection, recording and analysis of health and safety data to produce recommendations and reports to Regional management

Role Requirements

Mandatory: C Class drivers licence and intrastate travel is a requirement of this position

Qualification: While a qualification is not essential, a relevant qualification in health and safety would be highly regarded

Technical/Operational/Educational experience other: The successful applicant may be required to participate in a 24 hour on-call roster

Applications to remain current for 12 months.

Job Ad Reference: QLD/541987/24

Closing Date: Wednesday, 14th February 2024