AddressWorkSafe is Victoria's workplace health and safety regulator. We are also the workplace injury insurer. Our job is to reduce workplace harm and improve outcomes for injured workers. This is our promise to the Victorian community and the reason we exist.
Psychosocial Inspector
- $111,289 per annum + superannuation
- Full time, ongoing (includes 13 week training paid at full salary)
- Location: Melbourne CBD, Mulgrave or Narre Warren.
Come and join an energised and positive workplace which makes a difference to all Victorians.
About the role
As a WorkSafe Psychosocial Inspector, you will have a vital role in ensuring that workplaces meet their health and safety obligations in relation to psychosocial hazards. You will assist and advise employers, supervisors, and workers on how to make workplaces safe and undertake enforcement action to ensure compliance with health and safety laws. You will also assist Health and Safety Representatives in their role of representing workers on Occupational Health and Safety issues.
You will work and make decisions for injured workers and the employers within parameters determined by the Act and organisational policy and procedure.
Key Accountabilities
- You will assess, monitor and enforce compliance to OH&S legislation in the workplace, in accordance with WorkSafe policy and procedure; with a particular focus on workplace bullying, sexual harassment, work-related violence and other psychosocial hazards.
- You will review incidents, report and determine next steps, including making recommendations for further investigation.
- Stakeholder Relationships: You will represent WorkSafe at a variety of public forums and manage stakeholder relationships according to operational policy and procedure.
- Drive safety and the prevention of disease and injury in Victorian workplaces.
- As a Subject Matter Expert you may be required to support the implementation of projects within the scope of your specialist knowledge and experience.
Please ensure you click here to view the Position Description provided for additional information on accountabilities for this role.
About you
You are person who is passionate about Health and Safety and wants to make a difference. Your communication and organisational skills are exemplary, and you demonstrate active listening skills and apply a trauma-informed approach to your interactions with distressed and vulnerable people. You are a team-oriented person who enjoys making an impact on your team and stakeholders.
- You will utilise expertise in Occupational Health and Safety Acts and Regulations and your specific industry sector to influence compliance and to provide expert advice to external stakeholders.
- You will have technical expertise that can be accessed and utilised across teams. You will utilise knowledge of industry standards and codes of practice, work equipment, work practices, standards and operating procedures to support the team and influence and drive compliance.
- You will also possess a degree of knowledge and expertise in relation to psychosocial health & safety which is utilised to provide an effective response to high risk issues/problems and/or provide coaching and on-the-job development for field officers in relation to subject matter expertise.
- Demonstrated ability to liaise in a professional manner with a diverse internal and external client/stakeholder group in a variety of situations; including with individuals who have experienced inappropriate workplace behaviour.
- Hold a current Victorian Driver's Licence with no restrictions
Qualifications
Tertiary qualifications in OH&S, Investigations, Psychology or Organisational Psychology will be viewed favourably, but are not mandatory.
Recruitment Process
The below are some indicative dates for key activities/milestones throughout the process. Please note that these dates and activities may change but we will keep you informed throughout the process.
Applications close - 10th June 2024
Video Interview - Mid to Late June 2024
Psychometric Assessments & Panel Interviews - June to July 2024
Police checks, reference checks and medicals - July 2024
Offers - August 2024
Start date - September 2024
Induction (Based at Essendon Fields) - September to December 2024 (Paid at full salary)
Potential candidates must ensure they are available for all key dates above as we may not be able to accommodate individual requests.
You will be required to undergo a National Police Check, Psychometric and Medical Assessments as part of the recruitment process. The role of an inspector can be physically demanding, so we need to ensure you can perform the inherent requirements of the position safely without putting yourself or others at risk. As an applicant, WorkSafe will require that you undergo a pre-employment medical examination by an external GP who will assess your current health as well as your medical and surgical history. Applicants are also required to meet the standards of medical fitness for an inspector and complete an alcohol and drug screen.
What's next?
Applications close 11:00pmMonday 10th June 2024. Click the link to apply, and join us in making a difference to Victorian lives.
Only people with the right to work in Australia may apply for this position. You may be required to undergo a National Police Check (and/or Medical Assessment) as part of the recruitment process.
Candidate screening may take place prior to the advertisement closing, so get your application in. For further enquiries please contact Bree Jackson via email ***************@worksafe.vic.gov.au
Working with Us
At WorkSafe, we aspire for every employee to feel connected, safe and valued in their team, for teams to feel valued in the workplace, and for WorkSafe to be valued in the community.
We believe that a diverse workforce is the key to delivering the best outcomes for the Victorian community and strongly encourage applications from all people, including First Nations people and people with disability, diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, sexualities and genders.
Our future
WorkSafe's Strategy has our core purpose front of mind - reducing workplace harm and improving outcomes for injured workers. We don't shy away from the importance of our purpose to the Victorian community, that's why we have a stated ambition to be world leading.
We want Victoria to be the safest place to work in Australia and one of the safest in the world; and we aspire to be a world leader in return to work after a workplace injury.
WorkSafe are striving to build a diverse workforce that reflects the Victorian community we serve.
