Position Title Senior Work Health Safety Advisor

Position Number 11165.1

Division Customer and Corporate Strategy

Branch Safety & Risk

Grade 16

Special Requirements Ability to work flexible working hours

Drivers licence

Physical and Environmental Demands Ability to work across multiple sites including construction sites

Manual tasks, lifting, climbing, working at heights

Authorities As applicable and as delegated by the General Manager

Key Direction/s Strong Local Leadership

Reporting Structure

Director Customer

and Corporate

Strategy

Manager Safety and Risk

Risk and BCP Safety Analyst and

Coordinator Reporting Officer WHS Coordinator

Risk Management Safety Auditor and

WHS Advisor WHS Advisor Senior WHS

and Claims Officer Investigator Advisor

Position Purpose

To support Council to maintain a working environment that provides for the health, safety and well-being of all Council workers and visitors to our workplaces. This will include facilitating and delivering WHS strategies and programs to support legislative compliance with particular emphasis on construction and major projects.

Key Result Areas

• WHS and Risk Management Strategies

• Business partnership

• Strategy, Innovation and Continuous Improvement

• Customer Service

• Corporate Core Values

Key Duties & Responsibilities

WHS and Risk Management

• Provide hands on support implementing and delivering Council’s Safety Management Systems to all work areas, including Council’s Works Depots, construction sites and major project sites.

• Provide specialist advice to Managers, Coordinators and Supervisors on the legislative requirements and effective management of safety risks in relation to high-risk work, including construction and excavation, plant and equipment.

• Support relevant staff to fulfil legislative requirements in relation to Principal Contractor and assist in monitoring contractors who perform this function on behalf of Council.

• Assist Managers, Employees and Contractors to achieve high standards of safety performance.

• Assist with and undertake safety audits and investigations.

• Contribute to the monitoring, measuring, and reporting on all aspects of safety performance across Council.

• Act in an ex-officio advisory capacity on the WHS Committee.

• Actively monitor Council workplaces to identify the presence of hazards and implement appropriate control measures.

• Initiate action to improve health and safety within area of responsibility.

• Monitor changes to WHS legislation, standards and industry practices and notify relevant parties regarding changes.

• Develop, implement and monitor WHS Procedures.

• Establish sound working relationships with Union Representatives, delegates and employees alike in all matters affecting safety and wellbeing.

Business Partnership

• Engage in partnership methodology with nominated operating branches to actively assess, anticipate and proactively engage with management and staff to deliver safety outcomes.

• Provide assistance to other functional areas of the Safety and Risk Branch when required.

• Represent Council in network groups where appropriate.

Strategy, Innovation and Continuous Improvement

• Contribute as an effective team member to enable identified strategies, plans and customer services to be achieved.

• Maintain and support systems to manage information and documentation.

• Participate in the continuous improvement activities by contributing to team meetings and discussions, engaging in team projects and sharing information and techniques with staff and management.

Customer Service

• Demonstrate a strong customer focus which is accurate, responsive, timely and courteous.

• Respond to internal and external enquiries and complaints exercising initiative, judgement and discretion.

• Promote Council as professional, committed and customer focused by providing high level communication, consultation and quality services.

• Act in accordance with Council’s Fraud and Corruption Prevention Policy and Plan at all times as Council will not tolerate fraudulent or corrupt practices by its own staff, contractors or others working for Council.

Corporate Core Values

• Continuously display Council’s corporate core values of Leadership, innovation, partnership, commitment, safety and customer focus.

WHS Responsibility

• Implement, monitor and comply with Councils Safety Management System, including WHS Policies, Procedures,

Risk Assessments/Work instructions and associated systems and tools in their relevant work area.

• Undertake workplace inspections.

Risk Management Responsibilities

• To act at all times in a manner which does not place at risk the health and safety of anyone in the workplace.

• Responsible and accountable for taking practical steps to minimise Council’s exposure to risks so far as is reasonably practicable

• Must be aware of operational and business risks. Particularly:

o understand and adhere to the principles of Risk Management within their job role;

o assist Managers and Team Leaders in identifying risks and risk treatments in their job role;

o provide input into various risk management activities;

o report all emerging risks, issues and incidents to their manager or appropriate officer; and

o follow Council policies and procedures.

Essential and Desirable Criteria

Essential

• Tertiary qualifications in WHS or a related discipline.

• Construction industry general induction (white card)

• Construction industry experience in a safety leadership role.

• Demonstrated experience in implementing safety systems in an operational / trade environment.

• Knowledge and understanding of the NSW WHS Act and Heavy Vehicle National Law.

• Ability to provide advice and support to enable internal customers to meet WHS legislative and organisational requirements.

• Demonstrated ability to communicate to a broad range of internal customers in relation to both strategic and operational matters.

• Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality and discretion on staff issues.

• Ability to work flexible working hours.

Desirable

• Certificate IV in Workplace Training and Assessment.

• Experience undertaking safety audits and investigations.

• Experience in Local Government.

Prepared By Manager Safety & Risk

Date Prepared/Date Reviewed November 2023

I have read and understand the contents of the position description for my role and agree to work in accordance with the requirements of the position.

I understand that this position description may change with organisational requirements and the tasks and responsibilities outlined in the position description may vary from time to time.

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