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Work Health & Safety Team Leader

Job No: SHELL1105
Location: Shellharbour NSW

Package range:          From $116K to $126K pa. (includes car allowance and superannuation)

Hours of work:           35 hrs per week with flex leave options

Flexibility:                 Talk to us about your individual needs and interest

 

About the role

Newly created this role will lead a small team of safety professionals to drive dynamic and proactive WHS operational and strategic support across Shellharbour City Council’s diverse activities and teams.

Reporting to the Executive Manager, Corporate Governance and Risk, you will work closely with leaders across all business units to ensure that Council's systems, policies and processes are compliant and that deployment of these systems creates high engagement across all areas to foster a strong health and safety culture across the organisation. 

This role will provide you with the ability to work within a great team culture with strong values led leadership, and a progressive team approach, to deliver outstanding outcomes for the community we service and the people we employ.

About you

You are passionate about creating safe and healthy workplaces, utilising your knowledge skills and experience.  You have highly developed influencing and interpersonal skills which enable you to build and maintain effective workplace relationships.

You are known for being approachable and empathetic, coupled with respect for your professional approach and trust in your advice.  You have worked in diverse organisations and know how crucial compliance and engagement is to fostering a culture of safety.

You also bring:

  • Tertiary qualifications in a relevant field and/or demonstrated extensive experience in a similar role
  • High level of technical ability in the interpretation and application of WHS legislative, regulations, and standards
  • Demonstrated strengths in leading, mentoring, coaching and facilitating individuals and groups through safety activities and improvement projects
  • Proven experience leading complex investigations, safety observations, conversations, audits and inspections
  • Ability to exercise critical thinking in the workplace to solve problems
  • High calibre of communication skills both written and oral to suit specific audiences
  • Hold a current NSW Driver’s Licence (Class C)
  • Advantageous skills include; knowledge of Local Government, Workplace Training and/or Auditor qualifications, a Current Senior First Aid Certificate and a General Induction for Construction Work Certificate (White Card)

 

About us: 

Shellharbour City, located in the Illawarra region, is just 80 minutes south of Sydney and is home to over 76,000 people in a city that spans 154 square kilometres.  It's an area of great natural beauty - stretching west from the picturesque coastline to rolling pastures, set against the majestic backdrop of the Illawarra escarpment. 

Click here to view the diverse and unique operational footprint we look after.

This diverse mix of community and business operations provides a unique and exciting work environment for all roles and people within Council.

Shellharbour City Council is an Equal Opportunity Employer and values the unique strengths and talents of all people.  Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with a disability are encouraged to apply.

At Shellharbour City Council we promote respect at work as a fundamental right for all, and strive to create a workplace free from discrimination and harassment.  This commitment extends to the promotion of the rights of all children and young people to be safe from harm when interacting with our services and spaces. Our values, Collaboration, Accountability, Integrity, Respect and Sustainability underpin all we do.

Your decision to apply for a role at Shellharbour City Council is the first step in acknowledging your alignment to our values and aspirations to create a great workplace.

 

For further information about the position or to obtain a copy of the position description, please contact: 

Flora Lepouras, Executive Manager Corporate Governance and Risk on 0421 044 100.

 

Closing date: Wednesday, 16 October 2024 at 11:30pm.

 

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Complete the application below by answering the questions, describing how your skills and experience are relevant to the position.  

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For further information about the selection process including tips on how to address the selection criteria, please view our Guide To Applying.

 

Our core values of Collaboration, Accountability, Integrity, Respect and Sustainability represent who we are and what we expect of one another.

To work with us, you must be committed to role modelling our core values.

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