AddressAbout the Role
This is a Fixed term role for 12 months
The HSEQ and Risk Training Officer is responsible for identifying, scoping, and delivering vocational training and skills assessment that underpins operational capability. This position reports to the Training Lead and works collaboratively across the HSEQ team and with SRS Operational Leaders. This role is accountable for:
- building internal capability
- delivery of on-the-job training and skills assessments in accordance with the VRO position profiles: This role requires high-level interpersonal skills for liaising with internal and external stakeholders to ensure all activities are supported, resourced and relevant.
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Position Outcomes
The strategy to improve safety culture includes training staff, sharing information, promoting best practices, and auditing training activities. Ensuring compliance involves keeping training, licensing, and authorizations up to date. Training programs are to be identified, scheduled, and delivered, with competency assessments conducted.
Accurate data and reporting will be maintained for management purposes. Safety information is communicated through risk-assessed training materials, with knowledge transfer verified during assessments. Lastly, health and wellbeing are supported by promoting safe, inclusive, and flexible team operations.
- Project Delivery (Applied) - Defines tasks to be delivered to meet agreed outcomes; Coordinates and guides others in the execution of work activities; Monitors progress of tasks against plans and takes corrective action when required.
- Influence & Persuasion (Applied) - Consistently adapts the content, style, message or tone of a presentation to suit the audience and plans how to tackle objections; Applies own ideas by linking them to others’ values, needs & goals.
- Customer Focus (Applied) - Monitors customer satisfaction to gain critical insights; Looks for continuous improvement opportunities and ways to innovate.
- Develop Capability (Applied) - Actively seeks to improve others’ skills and talents by providing knowledge, constructive feedback, coaching and learning opportunities; Consistently develops team capability; Recognise and develop potential in others.
- Communicate with Impact Skills (Applied) - Prepares and delivers logical sequential and succinct presentations; Uses clear & concise language; Uses media appropriate to the audience and presents information to develop the understanding of the topic.
Personal Attributes
- Resilience (Applied) – Gives frank and honest feedback/advice. Listens when ideas are challenged, seeks to understand the nature of criticism & respond constructively; Displays confidence and conviction when communicating an opinion.
- Outcomes Thinking (Applied) – Works with sense of purpose within the team and enables others to understand the strategic direction of the branch and organisation; Creates a sense of purpose within the team by establishing links between work and impact to the community.
- Flexibility & adaptability (Applied) – Accept changed priorities without undue discomfort. Responds quickly to changes. Comfortable working in collaboration with teams outside of own organisation.
Qualifications and Experience
Mandatory
- Valid Australian Heavy Rigid (non-synchro) drivers’ licence.
- Extensive experience towing trailers and securing mobile plant for transport.
- Construction Induction (white card).
- Minimum 4 years (recent) experience in mobile plant operations within civil construction road maintenance or road construction sectors.
- Computer literacy skills (Power Point, Word, Outlook, Excel, Teams, and Safety Culture)
Desirable
- TAE40122 Certificate IV in Workplace Training and Assessment, or equivalent.
- RII30920 Certificate III in Civil Construction (preferably B1744 Road Construction and Maintenance or B1741 Bitumous Surfacing), or equivalent.
- Current Victorian Dangerous Goods Drivers Licence
- Current WorkSafe High Risk Work Licence with endorsements (LF, DG, WP)
Role Specific Requirements
• The successful applicant will be required to travel throughout the state and work at locations away from base depot/office.
• The successful applicant must have the physical capability to:
• Meet the medical standards for commercial vehicle drivers (2022 edition)
• Access and egress various types of mobile plant unaided;
• Work in hot weather outdoor;
• Work in dusty conditions;
• Wear a half/full face respirator; and
• Work at heights up to 11 meters.
• The successful applicant may be required to work outside normal working hours.
What we offer
· Meaningful work making Victorian communities more accessible and liveable
· Professional growth and development opportunities across the department and the wider Victorian Public Services
· A hybrid working model focused on collaboration and teamwork
· Optimal work-life balance initiatives including flexible working arrangements
· Opportunity to work across multiple urban and suburban hubs
· We prioritise se the development of a safe and inclusive culture
Culture Value
We are an equal opportunity employer, embracing a diverse range of applicants such as veterans, and people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, LGBTQIA community members, individuals with disabilities and/or health conditions, as well as those from varied faith and cultural backgrounds. At our department, we prioritize the development of a safe, inclusive, and high-performance culture through shared actions and behaviours that align with our strategy and direction. This empowers our employees to effectively contribute to our goals.
How to Apply
Click the ‘Apply’ button and follow the prompts. Applications should include a resume and a cover letter. Applications close 11.59pm on 10th June 2024. For further information about the role please contact Bill Wilton, Training Lead via ***********@transport.vic.gov.au
Preferred applicants may be required to complete a police check and may be subject to other pre-employment checks. Information provided to the Department of Transport and Planning will be treated in the strictest confidence.
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