At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead initiatives for workplace health, safety, and wellbeing while ensuring compliance with OHS legislation.
- Company: Join Cafs, a supportive and inclusive organisation dedicated to community wellbeing.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, salary packaging, professional development, and above-award entitlements.
- Other info: Opportunities for career progression and a commitment to diversity and inclusion.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on employee safety and wellbeing in a collaborative environment.
- Qualifications: Experience in occupational health and safety management and strong leadership skills.
The predicted salary is between 69750 - 85250 $ per year.
Join our People & Engagement team and help create a safe, healthy and supportive workplace where our people can thrive.
Employment Type: Full Time Permanent
Location: Ballarat, VIC
About the Program
The People & Engagement Team is responsible for delivering a safe, inclusive and high-performing workplace experience for all Cafs team members. The team develops and oversees policies, procedures and programs that support the employee lifecycle, including attraction, development, retention and wellbeing.
The OHS Lead function plays a critical role in embedding a proactive safety culture across Cafs, ensuring compliance with occupational health and safety legislation while supporting the physical and psychological wellbeing of employees delivering essential community services across the Central Highlands region.
About the Role
As an OHS Lead, you will play a key leadership role in driving a culture of safety, wellbeing and injury prevention across Cafs. You will be responsible for developing, implementing and continuously improving Cafs' Occupational Health and Safety Management System, while providing specialist advice and support to leaders and employees regarding workplace safety, wellbeing, injury management and return to work practices.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead, develop and deliver workplace health, safety and wellbeing initiatives that build organisational capability and a proactive culture of safety.
- Develop, implement and review Cafs' OHS management system, policies and procedures in line with legislative requirements.
- Provide expert advice and coaching to leaders regarding OHS obligations, risk management and psychosocial hazards.
- Oversee hazard reporting, incident management, workplace inspections, audits and continuous improvement activities.
- Manage all Return to Work processes, including WorkCover claims, return to work planning and liaison with insurers and medical providers.
- Support leaders, employees and Health & Safety Representatives with health, safety, injury and incident management matters.
- Promote a safety-first mindset through education, coaching and organisational engagement initiatives.
- Coordinate employee health monitoring and workplace wellbeing programs.
- Support the OHS Committee through meeting coordination, reporting and action tracking.
- Provide analysis, reporting and recommendations on safety performance, injury trends and organisational risk.
- Contribute to the development and implementation of wellbeing, safety and risk management strategies.
- Embed trauma-informed and family violence-informed approaches into workplace safety practices.
Why Join Cafs?
- At Cafs, you'll join a supportive and inclusive organisation where your contribution genuinely matters.
- Salary packaging benefits
- Professional development and career progression opportunities
- Regular supervision and reflective practice support
- A supportive, collaborative and values-based culture
- An organisation committed to child safety, inclusion, diversity and eliminating family violence
- Opportunities to positively influence the lives of young people transitioning from care
- Above-award benefits, including 3 days paid Christmas Leave annually
How to Apply
All applicants must be eligible to work in Australia, and employment will be subject to satisfactory Police and Victorian Working with Children Checks.
Our Commitment
Inclusion and diversity are at the heart of everything we do at Cafs. We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, members of the LGBTIQA+ community and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
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