Advisor, Health, Safety and Wellness - HASS/BEL Faculties

• Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences /Faculty of Business, Economics & Law

• Broaden your career within one of QLD’s largest employers

• Belong to a vibrant community where your work genuinely makes an impact

• Access a range of on-site services, facilities, museums, and events

• Based at St Lucia Campus

About UQ

As part of the UQ community, you’ll have the opportunity to work alongside the brightest minds, who have joined us from all over the world.

Everyone here has a role to play. As a member of our professional staff cohort, you will be actively involved in working towards our vision of a better world. By supporting the academic endeavour across teaching, research, and the student life, you’ll have the opportunity to contribute to activities that have a lasting impact on our community.

Join a community where excellence is at the core of our culture, contributions are valued and a range of benefits and rewards are available, such as:

• 26 weeks paid parental leave or 14 weeks paid primary caregiver leave

• 17% superannuation contributions

• 17.5% annual leave loading

• Access to flexible working arrangements including hybrid working options (may be negotiated), flexible start/finish times, and purchased leave

• Health and wellness discounts – fitness passport access, free yearly flu vaccinations, discounted health insurance, and access to our Employee Assistance Program for staff and their immediate family

• On campus childcare options

• Cheap parking (from just $5.75 a day)

• Salary packaging options

About This Opportunity 

An excellent opportunity is available for an experienced Advisor, Health, Safety and Wellness. In this role, you will support day to day health, safety and wellness operations across the Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) and Faculty of Business, Economics and Law (BEL). This includes assisting the Health, Safety, and Wellness (HSW) Manager in incident and hazard management, compliance with policy, procedures and relevant legislation, and supporting a positive workplace culture through communication, training and education.

Key responsibilities will include: 

Incident and Hazard Management

• Coordinate annual health, safety and wellness compliance assessments of worksites across the faculties and assist in implementing corrective action plans.

• Support staff with the development and review of risk assessments, and where appropriate with the completion of accident, injury and hazard reports.

• Assist with incident and hazard investigations and ensure recommended corrective or risk mitigation actions have been implemented.

• Assist with health, safety and wellness audits, as required.

Culture and Training

• Assist with health, safety and wellness inductions and training for staff and students and organise specialised or external safety training, as required.

• Monitor staff compliance with mandatory training requirements.

• Assist with the design, implementation and review of projects intended to improve workload health, safety and wellness.

• Support and contribute to engagement opportunities that build a positive health, safety and wellness culture.

Communication and Advisory Support

• Contribute to the development, review and updating of local health, safety and wellness materials.

• Consult and liaise with local areas, UQ Health, Safety and Wellness, and other areas of the University to provide expert guidance on all matters relating to health, safety and wellness for all stakeholders across the faculties.

This is a part-time (60%), continuing position.

At HEW level 6, the full-time equivalent base salary will be in the range $88,099 - $94,512, plus a generous super allowance of up to 17%. The total FTE package will be up to $103,076 - $110,579 annually. As this role is covered by an Enterprise Agreement, you will also receive regular remuneration increases – at least once a year.

About You  

• Degree qualifications in occupational health and safety or a related field with subsequent relevant experience, and/or equivalent combination of relevant training and professional experience.

• Demonstrated experience and proven achievement in providing expert advice and guidance on effective health, safety and wellness matters, and supporting the implementation of relevant policies, procedures and regulatory requirements.

• A working, practical knowledge of relevant legislation, Codes of Practice and Australian Standards, or the ability to acquire such knowledge.

• Ability to establish and maintain productive working relationships with key stakeholders and establish and become a trusted adviser to key clients.

• Strong communication, negotiation and influencing skills to support delivery of health, safety and wellness initiatives and compliance requirements.

• Experience working in professional advisory and/or service delivery functions in complex stakeholder and policy environments.

In addition, the following mandatory requirements apply:

• Work Rights: You must have unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this appointment to apply. Visa sponsorship is not available for this appointment. 

For more information about this opportunity, please contact Chris Pye, HSW Manager via [email protected] . For application queries, please contact [email protected] stating the job reference number (below) in the subject line. 
 

All applicants must upload the following documents in order for your application to be considered:

• Cover letter addressing the ‘About You’ section  

• Resume 

Other Information 

At UQ we know that our greatest strengths come from our diverse mix of colleagues, this is reflected in our ongoing commitment to creating an environment focused on equity, diversity and inclusion .  We ensure that we are always attracting, retaining and promoting colleagues who are representative of the diversity in the broader community, whether that be gender identity , LGBTQIA+ , cultural and/or linguistic , Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples , or people with a disability . Accessibility requirements and/or adjustments can be directed to [email protected] .

If you are a current employee (including casual staff and HDR scholars) or hold an unpaid/affiliate appointment, please login to your staff Workday account and visit the internal careers board to apply for this opportunity. Please do NOT apply via the external job board.

Applications close Tuesday, 2 April 2024 at 11.00pm AEST (Job Reference Number - R-36739).