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Work Health & Safety Officer - North
Contract Type: Permanent/Ongoing Position Full Time
Applications Close: 10 November 2024
Work Health & Safety Officer - North
1.0 FTE Ongoing
Commencing January 2025
<p><strong>Work Health & Safety Officer - North</strong></p><p>Catholic Education Tasmania is a community of thirty-eight schools and colleges serving over 17,000 students, their families and over 2,400 employees across Tasmania.</p><p>Tasmanian Catholic Education Office, a division of Catholic Education Tasmania, is seeking a dedicated and experienced Work Health & Safety Officer to join our dynamic team in the north of the state. This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate professional to contribute to the well-being and safety of our educational community.<br><br>As the Work Health & Safety Officer, you will play a crucial role in ensuring a safe and healthy environment for our students, staff, and visitors across some of our northern Tasmanian schools and facilities.</p><p>Reporting to the Manager: Risk, Work Health Safety and Compliance (RWC), you will be accountable for providing compliance management expertise to support safe and secure school facilities, grounds and educational environments that contribute to enhanced student learning outcomes and compliance with statutory obligations. Your primary responsibilities will include:<br><br> </p><ul><li>Conducting comprehensive risk assessments and implementing effective control measures to mitigate potential hazards.</li><li>Delivering training programs to promote a culture of safety awareness among staff and students.</li><li>Collaborating with school administrators, maintenance teams, and stakeholders to ensure compliance with relevant legislation and industry best practices.</li><li>Investigating incidents, accidents, and near-misses, identifying root causes, and implementing preventive measures to avoid recurrence.</li><li>Maintaining accurate records and documentation related to Work Health & Safety activities.</li></ul><p>Some of the skills and experiences we are looking for are:</p><ul><li>Certificate IV or Diploma in WHS or extensive equivalent experience in WHS</li><li>Current Tasmanian vehicle driver licence</li></ul><p>You will join an organisation that is driven by:</p><ul><li>Its vision of Student Focused, Christ Centred, Learning for Life.</li><li>A professional service-oriented network of offices, teams and employees,</li><li>Our desire to provide a comprehensive, quality Catholic school curriculum of the highest standard.</li></ul><p>For further information in relation to the position, including an application package, head across to our Careers page at <a href="https://careers.catholic.tas.edu.au/en/listing/">https://careers.catholic.tas.edu.au/en/listing/</a></p><p><i>Catholic Education Tasmania are committed to supporting the rights of children and young people and providing a safe and supportive environment for them. The successful candidate will require satisfactory child safety checks and registrations.</i></p><p><i>We demonstrate our commitment to Reconciliation by encouraging Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply.</i></p><p><strong>Applications Close: Monday, 11 November 2024 at 10.30am</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><br><br> </p><p> <a href="https://careers.catholic.tas.edu.au/cw/en/PositionDescriptionDocument/493038/work-health-safety-officer-north">Applicant Information Pack</a></p>