Senior Advisor, Health, Safety and Wellbeing- Executive Level 1

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Detail information about job Senior Advisor, Health, Safety and Wellbeing- Executive Level 1. Terms and conditions vacancy

• Small agency
• Ability to influence outcomes and see results

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has created a new and exciting opportunity for a Senior Health, Safety and Wellbeing Advisor to play a significant role in providing quality assurance to the Executive that the ATSB is continuing to be a leader in its field across a range of health and wellbeing initiatives and commitments.

If you consider yourself well practiced, passionate and professional when it comes to all aspects of organisational health, safety and staff wellbeing, this is the opportunity for you – noting the potential to become permanent. The ATSB is a world-leading transport safety investigation agency. Our specialist investigators are often required to attend accident sites involving aviation, rail and marine modes of transport – hence our focus on remaining contemporary when it comes to ensuring the health, safety and wellbeing of our staff and critical incident stress management (CISM).

The successful candidate will not only benefit from a range of employment conditions designed to support our evolving culture, founded on mutual trust and respect, they will also be provided a unique opportunity to join a highly regarded and operationally focused organisation, dedicated to improving transport safety.

Being a part of a small team, you can expect to be more ‘hands on’ and operational than might be the case in a larger organisation, you will need to be proactively involved in the delivery of outputs.

Your primary responsibility will be to provide expert advice and guidance on health, safety and wellbeing procedures and programs to ensure the environmental and occupational safety and wellbeing of our people. You will:

· Ensure WHS procedures, guidance and administrative functions are compliant with legislative and policy requirements, and underpinned by an assurance and reporting framework.

· Lead a review into ATSB’s procedures and management of critical incident stress.

· Design, implement and monitor wellbeing programs to achieve zero harm objectives.

· Undertake research and liaise with external organisations to ensure compliance with different jurisdictions, legislation, regulations and industry standards to minimise ATSB’s risk exposure and liabilities.

· Actively participate in the WHS Committee and business unit forums to drive health, safety and wellbeing procedures and programs that achieve ATSB objectives.

· Monitor and support health, safety and wellbeing activities ensuring communication and distribution of timely, reliable and relevant workplace safety and wellbeing information and/or training.

· Provide expert advice and support to managers and/or Human Resources dealing with any issues/injuries in the workplace or where an investigation is required.

Through this role the ATSB is aspiring to be “best practice” with contemporary WHS frameworks, policies/procedures and guidance for our managers and staff. You will play a major role in providing quality assurance to the Executive that the ATSB is continuing to be a leader in its field across a range of health and wellbeing initiatives and commitments.  

To succeed it in this role you will need to:

· Have demonstrated experience with implementing health, safety and wellbeing procedures and programs that focus on reducing and managing critical incident stress.

· Have demonstrated experience in proactively developing health, safety and wellbeing programs that are fit-for-purpose in a small operationally focused organisation.

· Be outcomes focused and have experience with coaching and leading others to achieve effective results.

· Be able to prioritise and adjust your time and tasks to respond to the needs of your team and the organisation.

· Adjust your communication style and approach to suit the situation, managing sensitive matters with discretion and objectivity.

TO APPLY please go to https://www.atsb.gov.au/about_atsb/employment/ to view the vacancy information kit for specific application requirements for the position.