About Us:

Founded in 1907, Aftercare is the longest serving national mental health charity. We provide wide range of services supporting people's journeys to social and emotional wellbeing.

Aftercare is a values-driven organisation. Our people are passionate about their work. Our culture is professional, fun, friendly, rewarding and collaborative. We have over 600 staff in 40 locations across Queensland, NSW and Victoria.

On offer:

• Full-time and Permanent
• Based in Sydney (Lilyfield) or Brisbane
• Excellent base salary plus superannuation
• Plus Leave loading at 17.5%
• Plus Salary Packaging options (up to $15,899 tax free!)
• Plus meals and entertainment allowance of up to $2,650!
• Excellent training and development
• Supportive team environment

Role Overview:

We are looking for someone that is motivated and passionate about the safety and wellbeing of our employees. You will have the opportunity to make a big impact within our organisation, be creative and inject fun into how we do things at Aftercare.

• The HSW Advisor's primary role is to ensure that Aftercare operates safely and complies with all relevant legislation
• Responsible for the administration & communication of Aftercare's safety management system and processes, as well as the provision of safety expertise for management and staff
• Work collaboratively with leadership to develop, implement and monitor effective WHS systems, policies, training & practices including health and wellbeing initiatives
• Develop and conduct regular audits to ensure processes, systems and contractors comply with Work Cover's standards relevant legislation and; organisational policies and procedures
• As we are a specialist mental health provider, the role will also be responsible for raising the profile of wellbeing for all of our staff and clients

Requirements:

• Ideally tertiary level education in WHS or a relevant diploma with extensive experience
• Minimum of 5 years WHS experience ideally within a health or community services sector
• Demonstrated ability to build relationships, understand and respond to changing business needs, and taking personal ownership for delivering on safety actions and achieving outcomes
• Experience in the development and implementation and continuous improvement of WHS management systems and contributing to a culture of health, safety and wellbeing
• Comprehensive knowledge of relevant WHS legislation, Codes of Practice and Standards relevant to the role
• Experience managing WHS across a multiple site organisation
• Strategic and lateral thinking focus with the ability to interpret data & develop appropriate safety management strategies to achieve long term functional and organisational goals
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to influence and guide others in a constructive manner
• Good computer skills including knowledge and experience with Microsoft packages
• Flexibility to travel interstate as and when required
• Current driver's licence with a good driving history