Occupational Health & Safety Manager
Human Resources
Fixed Term - Full Time
(76 hrs per fortnight) 5 year contract

Position No: 98634

Ballarat Health Services is currently seeking a senior manager to be at the forefront of championing the organisation's ongoing commitment to the health and wellbeing of their workforce by leading a small team of safety professionals.

Critical to your success in this role, will be your ability to encourage and reinforce a culture of safety awareness by building relationships with pivotal stakeholders.

Working collaboratively with the Executive and Management teams across the organisation you will:

• Provide strategic advice in the application of Health and Safety Performance improvement, Workers Compensation and Injury Management and Legal and Regulatory compliance
• Minimise risk through the maintenance and development of a range of interventions including education and awareness programs
• Continuing to build on the current early intervention strategy and associated programs to achieve the desired reduction in musculoskeletal and psychological injuries
• Develop, implement and monitor strategies and programs which will improve and build on a positive health and safety culture

In addition to being a driven professional you will possess;

• Tertiary qualifications in an Occupational Health and Safety related discipline.
• Preferably three years experience in a Senior Occupational Health and Safety Management position of a large or multi-faceted organisation.
• An ability to communicate clearly at all levels and generate a high degree of credibility and confidence.
• Highly developed analytical, conceptual, strategic planning and leadership skills.
• An ability to lead, effect and implement significant change projects and concepts.
• An ability to plan, organise and follow through on major projects, and Key Performance Indicators outlined in the position description/ responsibilities.
• Ability to undertake and evaluate system audits and training programs.
• An awareness of current occupational health and safety management/general management practices including; the philosophy and concepts of benchmarking and best practice.
   

For further information contact Kevin Stewart, Deputy Executive Director of Human Resources on 0409 771 769

Applications close Wednesday 13 March 2013

For further details and to apply, please go to our website at www.bhs.org.au and click on ‘Career’.

All appointments are subject to satisfactory clearance of a current Police Record Check.