Safety Business Partner

Health and Safety Business Partner

The role of the Health and Safety Business Partner is to support the business in achieving its health, safety, and wellbeing objectives. This involves two distinct yet interconnected functions: Health & Safety Business Partnering and Hazard Portfolio leadership.

In the Health & Safety Business Partnering function, the role actively engages in collaboration with employees, leaders, and executives to provide specialised workplace health and safety advice and support. The objective is to ensure that all individuals within the organisation understand and fulfill their respective WHS (Workplace Health and Safety) duties effectively. By offering guidance and assistance, the Health and Safety Business Partner helps create a safe and healthy work environment.

Additionally, the Health and Safety Business Partner contributes to compliance and assurance activities. This involves conducting or supporting assessments to ensure adherence to the RACQ Safety Management System. By monitoring compliance, identifying areas of improvement, and implementing necessary changes, the Business Partner strives to enhance the organisation's safety performance continually.

Overall, the Health and Safety Business Partner plays a crucial role in the development and execution of health, safety, and wellbeing strategies within the organisation. Through collaboration, support, compliance, and continual improvement, they contribute to creating a safe and healthy workplace for all employees.

 About you:

To be considered for the role of Health and Safety Business Partner, the following qualifications, skills, and experience are required:

• Relevant tertiary qualification, preferably an Occupational Health and Safety degree or a similar field, or equivalent industry experience.
• 5-7 years of relevant experience in health and safety or a related field.
• Detailed knowledge of and strong demonstrated experience in the application of effective health and safety risk management programs.
• Contemporary understanding of key health and safety legislation, codes of practice, as well as industry precedents and trends.
• Demonstrated ability to lead workplace changes, working with senior executives from developing a business case to implementation and post-execution evaluation.
• Strong interpersonal skills, including influencing operational roles, as well as leaders and executives.
• Demonstrated ability to record, review, investigate, and provide appropriate actions in response to incidents and hazards.
• Well-developed communication skills, including the capacity to influence and negotiate.
• Well-developed research, conceptual, problem-solving, and analytical skills.
• Experience in the use of WHS information management systems, as well as proficiency in using MS Office and other relevant programs.

Why join RACQ?  

It is an exciting time to be part of RACQ as we continue our transformation towards better, smarter solutions that deliver more security and prosperity for Queenslanders. We are big enough to make a real difference in our community, yet small enough to nurture your professional and personal development.  

By joining RACQ, you’ll be part of new sustainability initiatives, including a commitment to being a carbon neutral organisation by 2030. We’ve invested in and partnered with sustainable companies, including the introduction home solar and batteries, Green Home and Car Loans, and many other products and initiatives.  We’ll continue to advocate for, research, and offer green solutions.  

RACQ is committed to ensuring that every employee has access to flexibility in their role. We encourage all candidates to discuss what flexibility means to you, and how we can help you find your balance.  

At RACQ we are passionate about building a diverse and inclusive workplace to create better outcomes for our employees and our members. We aim for our teams to be a true reflection of our communities and are committed to inclusion particularly people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage, and those who may experience diversity or disability related barriers in securing employment. Applicants from these and other diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. If you have any support or access requirement, please advise us at the time of applying.  

What we offer you:  

Our employee benefits are designed to enrich your work life, your home and the community you live in, some of these include:  

• Financial benefits and discounts on a range of banking, assistance and insurance products  
• Giving back to our communities with paid volunteer leave, payroll giving and volunteering for community events such as MotorFest and EKKA  
• A range of flexible working and leave options, parental leave of 13 weeks primary carer leave, purchased leave up to 4 weeks per year, cultural observance leave, substitution of public holidays for cultural/religious reasons, personal leave for wellbeing, gender affirmation leave.  
• Prioritise your wellbeing with our onsite and virtual health hub, discounts on health programs and access to wellbeing initiatives such as yoga, mindfulness and free and confidential Employee Assistance Program (EAP).  
• Invest in your development with in-house development programs and access to 80,000+ online courses.  

You can check out all our employee benefits at https://www.racq.com.au/about-us/careers/employee-benefits  

Ready to apply? You’ve got this.  

Please Note: to objectively and comprehensively assess your potential and suitability for the role, RACQ may require you to complete video interviews, psychometric assessments and/or criminal history check as part of the application process. If you require any adjustments during the application process, please advise the RACQ Careers team. 

Questions? Please contact *******@racq.com.au or visit www.racq.com.au/about/careers/our-recruitment-process 

RACQ is a ‘Circle Back Initiative’ employer – we commit to respond to every applicant.  

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