Your opportunity

An exciting, permanent full-time opportunity has become available to be our Health, Safety and Wellbeing Advisor. Reporting to the Health, Safety and Wellbeing Manager, you will be providing practical Work Health and Safety (WHS) support and advice to Aruma Managers and staff across a range of services.

What success looks like:

• Provide authoritative and expert guidance, coaching, support and advice to key stakeholders to build their capability in addressing WHS risks, incident and injury trends, emerging WHS risks and the implementation of policy, procedures and processes to ensure compliance
• Provide guidance, advice and support to WHS consultative committees and Health and Safety Representatives
• Ensure safety related incidents are resolved appropriately within organisational KPI timeframes, recommendations are provided, and corrective actions implemented to reduce risk and prevent further occurrence of incidents
• Prepare regional reports and correspondence related to WHS issues
• Identify emerging WHS issues for the organisation and sector related to project responsibilities and provide recommendations to resolve them

About you

• Tertiary qualifications, minimum a diploma in Workplace Health and Safety or equivalent
• Minimum 3 years' experience in WHS Advisory role
• Strong organisational skills, with demonstrated ability to work independently to organise and prioritise workload, handle multiple tasks and work efficiently and effectively to deadlines and respond to multiple and diverse stakeholders.
• Understanding of the statutory and regulatory frameworks in which Aruma operates.
• Current Australian Drivers Licence

What we offer

• We offer the benefits of flexibility, ongoing supervision and professional development opportunities.
• As a charitable organisation, our staff benefit from some Fringe Benefit Tax exemptions through salary packaging up to $15,900 p.a + up to $2,650 p.a on meal & entertainment.
• Salary package living expenses (i.e., mortgage, loan, credit card repayments) meal and entertainment (dining out), a car (new or used)
• We offer employees and their immediate family members access to a confidential, impartial, and professional counselling service.
• Employees of Aruma can access exclusive discounts, savings and advantages through our Membership with Church Resources (CR) such as Apple products
• Ongoing discounted health insurance with Bupa and Medibank & more.

About us

Aruma is a new name in disability services, but we're definitely not the new kids on the block. You might remember us as House with No Steps and The Tipping Foundation, two great organisations, with over 100 years of combined experience, who came together in 2018. Find out more about us at www.aruma.com.au.

We are committed to growing and developing our staff in a supportive environment. To be part of the Aruma journey, apply now by sending your CV and a cover letter addressing the selection criteria.

Only applicants with the right to work in Australia will be considered. Shortlisted applications will be required to undergo pre-employment checks. We will be actively shortlisting during the advertising period and reserve the right to close this advert prior to the advertised date.