Your future workplace

Every day of the year, Sacred Heart Mission assist hundreds of people who are experiencing homelessness or living in poverty to find shelter, food, care and support. We are in this for the long haul - we are committed to making a sustainable difference in people’s lives. Everyone is welcome at our table.

Your new role

With this key role full-time or part-time, take your next step in your health and safety career with this key role. Build on your health and safety expertise and practical approach to advocate and foster safe workplaces for our employees, volunteers and clients.

Working in the People and Culture team, the Health and Safety Advisor provides advisory services and operational assistance to line managers and staff on workplace health and safety and risk management issues, has key responsibilities in the implementation and ongoing development of SHM’s H&S Framework and undertakes the Return to Work Coordinator role. Take your next step in your health and safety career with this key role. Build on your health and safety expertise and practical approach to advocate and foster safe workplaces for our employees, volunteers and clients.

Your day-to-day

• Implement our Health & Safety framework and grow our safety culture
• Manage incident reporting and together with the relevant manager ensure action is taken to address the cause
• Prepare and analyse data to maximise our health & safety initiatives
• Coordinate health & safety assurance activities
• Be an active member of our Health & Safety Committee
• Facilitate injured workers’ swift and effective return to work
• Maintain health & safety policies and procedures

We're looking for someone

• Passionate about growing a health and safety culture
• Keen to broaden and develop their skills and knowledge
• Experienced in providing support, guidance and advice on H&S issues
• Able to interpret and practically apply workplace H&S legislation and codes of practice
• With great relationship building skills
• Talented in data analysis and report writing.
• Possessing qualifications in Occupational Health and Safety

You can look forward to

• Flexible working arrangements. You can choose to work a 4 or 5 day week, and even work from home for some of the time

• Applying your current health and safety knowledge and experience to make a positive difference
• Professional development opportunities to broaden your knowledge and skills
• Working in an organisation with many diverse workplaces
• Flexible work arrangements
• Being a member of a close knit People and Culture team
• Salary packaging expenses like your rent, holiday accommodation and dining out: up to $15,990 pre-tax
• Access to in-house training

Come and Work with us

To join our team, simply scroll down and enter your details below.

For more information about the role, contact Suzanne Eagle, Manager People and Culture on 0438 047 783.

SHM is committed to equal employment opportunities for all people regardless of age, gender, cultural background, disability, or sexual orientation. We recognise the strength and value in diversity, and actively foster an inclusive workplace. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.

All appointments are subject to Police Checks and certain roles require additional pre-screening as outlined in the position description. All NDIS roles will require a NDIS Worker Screening (NDIS) check. Individuals placed on the DWEL will not be engaged by Sacred Heart Mission.