- Utilise your expertise to provide support and advice to key stakeholders.
- Fixed term, Full-Time opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service
- VPS Grade 6: $142,790 - $191,084 plus superannuation.
The Department of Justice and Community Safety (the department) is seeking a Safety Manager to provide a critical role at Safety, Wellbeing and Compliance.
About the Business Unit
People, Safety and Culture (PSC) is the corporate and delivery team that support custodial business and it's core functions span the breadth of workplace cultural and people matters, including human resource policy and strategy; organisational culture and change; recruitment, redeployment, and retention; performance and development; pay, benefits and workforce reporting; occupational health and safety management; and employment regulations.
PSC support Youth Justice Custodial Services who aim to engage young people in change by addressing their offending behaviour and equipping them with the skills required for positive community participation, within a safe and secure environment.
About the Role
The Malmsbury Safety Manager role sits within Safety, Wellbeing and Compliance (SWC), a branch of the PSC in the Department of Justice and Community Safety (the department). The SWC branch provides process, systems, and services to support the department to meet its responsibilities under health and safety laws (Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004, Dangerous Goods Act 1985 and Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2013).
As the Safety Manager at Malmsbury Youth Justice Precinct you will provide a high level of advice and support to executive and senior leaders to drive cultural change and improve safety performance outcomes while delivering against strategic and operational objectives of the department to meet its responsibilities under the Health Safety and Wellbeing Strategy 2026 - 2028 for the department together with health and safety laws (Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004, Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017, Dangerous Goods Act 1985 and Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2014).
Some of your duties will include:
- Provide leadership and direction toward the delivery of strategic safety and wellbeing initiatives working collaboratively with key partners to ensure a consistent departmental approach.
- Work collaboratively to identify process and performance gaps and influence senior executives and stakeholders in developing, promoting, implementing, and reviewing strategic initiatives that deliver a safety- first culture across the department to improve the overall safety performance of the site.
- Demonstrate visible safety leadership by providing coaching and mentoring for the site's executive leadership group, frontline leaders, and staff in the resolution of complex operational problems such as occupational violence, manual handling, slip/trip and falls incidents that are impacting on the safety and wellbeing performance of the site.
To learn more about this role before applying, please read the attached position description.
About you
To be successful in this role, you will have:
- Demonstrated comprehensive knowledge, understanding and experience in the application of OHS legislation, compliance codes, codes of practice and regulations and the Dangerous Goods and Hazardous Substances legislation and regulations.
- Relevant significant industry experience in occupational health and safety management systems
- Demonstrated experience in the identification of OHS risks and developing, implementing and evaluating preventative strategies.
- Demonstrated expertise in consulting with senior leaders and managers in the delivery of key outcomes in health and safety, change management and related workplace improvement initiatives.
- Demonstrated experience in delivering cultural change in health, safety and wellbeing.
Qualifications
- Suitably qualified person with a minimum of diploma in occupational/workplace health and safety.
- Demonstrated extensive experience is desirable.
- A full and current driver's license is required due to the need to work across different locations.
How to Apply
Please click the Apply button on this advertisement. Applications should include a resume and covering letter. Attachments can be uploaded in .doc, .docx, .pdf, .txt or .rtf formats.
The successful candidate will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which may include national police checks and misconduct screening.
If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application material, please don't hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
CHILD SAFE STATEMENT OF COMMITMENT:
The Department of Justice and Community Safety is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. We seek to prevent harm of any kind impacting children and young people and have zero tolerance for racism, child abuse and inequality. Children and young people's rights, relationships, identity, and culture must be recognised and respected, their voices heard, and their concerns acted upon. We aim to foster a culturally safe, child safe and child friendly environment for all children and young people we have contact with, deliver services to, or are impacted by our work.
