Health Safety And Wellbeing Administrator

The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) works in partnership with 15 National Boards to implement the national regulatory scheme for health professionals. The purpose of health practitioner regulation is to protect the public by ensuring that only health practitioners who have the skills, qualifications and knowledge to provide safe care are registered.

Reporting to the  Health Safety and Wellbeing Project Manager, this newly established role is responsible for providing proactive, efficient and professional administrative support across the Health, Safety and Wellbeing team.   The role requires a good understanding of Health Safety and Wellbeing (HSW), including applicable frameworks, policies, processes, and legislation and is responsible for the system administration of the incident management system. The successful candidate will also assist with the preparation and drafting of various internal reports and supporting Ahpra’s National HSW committee.

Ahpra requires all employees to comply with Ahpra policies, including our Flexible working policy

About you 

You will be a professional HSW Administrator with your experience gained from complex and diverse organisations.  You provide proactive administrative support to a small team that has an enterprise wide impact and will engage with stakeholders at all levels to foster a collaborative, safe and engaging workplace.

As an individual, your ability to develop and maintain strong working relationships will be one of the keys to your success as will your agility and adaptability in working in dynamic environments. You will be proactive in providing what you identify as opportunities for improvement and be a key support for positive change. You embody our values of Integrity, Respect, Collaboration and Achievement enabling you to build trust with and influence key stakeholders.

As the ideal candidate, you will also have: 

• Work health and safety certificate IV and/or equivalent level of experience across a similar area
• A positive, solutions focused mindset with critical thinking to support business outcomes  
• Strong communications skills with the ability to confidently engage with stakeholders and peers at all levels
• Demonstrate professional, proactive, accurate, efficient, confidential and customer focused support

Role description:  Health Safety and Wellbeing Administrator (CL4) - May 24.pdf

What we offer: 

• A friendly and supportive team based culture 
• Great work/life balance with hybrid office and work from home arrangements  
• Sophisticated open plan workspaces in a 5-star rated building in a central location  
• Attractive salary of $85,047 per annum plus superannuation  

To apply: 

• Click ‘Apply for this job’ to submit your application. 
• Your application must include a resume and a cover letter outlining your skills and experience relevant to the requirements in the role description 
• Applicants must be an Australian Citizen, Permanent Resident or hold a valid work permit or visa. Work eligibility will be checked as part of the recruitment process 
• For any queries or a confidential discussion regarding this position, please contact the recruitment team via email  ***********@ahpra.gov.au 

Closing Date:  11.30 pm AEST on Sunday 26 May 2024. Offer of employment is subject to successful background (pre-employment screening) and Criminal History checks. 

Ahpra is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. We strongly encourage people of all abilities to apply, particularly people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage, and those who may experience diversity or disability related barriers in securing employment.  If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at time of application. 

With respect, no agencies please.