About Us:

Varsity College, is a Prep to Year 12 (split campus) school which prides itself on a solid history of academic, sporting, cultural and community excellence. Our college has high expectations in terms of achievement, behaviour and appearance and all members of the College community understand and support our high expectations culture. Our rich and rigorous programs position our students to achieve outstanding results and graduate well prepared for success beyond school. Our staff are passionate professionals who are committed to helping students successfully achieve, no matter what it takes. Our high academic achievement is a testament to our dedicated teachers and support staff who take great pride in creating rich safe and engaging educational programs and facilities that provide appropriate intellectual challenges and encourage all students to continually flourish within an environment of equity and excellence.

About the Role:

You will have responsibility for the following though not restricted to:

Provide and coordinate and continuously improve the workplace health and safety services to the P-12 College.
Perform the role of Rehabilitation and Return to Work Coordinator for the P-12 College.

Your role:

Provide clear and timely and confidential advice to management on all matters pertaining to prevention of injury, hazards and control, promote health and safety, risks to students, staff and on-site community members
Work collaboratively with regional teams to ensure compliance with the Health, Safety and Wellbeing Management System
Conduct proactive risk assessments and inspections to identify hazards in the workplace
Develop, promote and coordinate training on health and safety topics for the college
Facilitate training,



inductions and awareness activities to build staff capability in the area of WPH&S;
Provide regular reports and feedback to the Workplace Health and Safety committee on all matters related to health and safety
Organise WPH&S; meetings, administration duties for meetings, professional development and provide support on procedures and guidelines
Manage the Annual Safety Assessment
Manage SOP's across the P-12 College
Inspections to ensure a secure workplace
Collate data from Internal School Reviews
Advise on incident reporting data
Liaise with management on status of individual Rehabilitation and Return to Work programs, individual personal check ins and reporting of all serious work injuries or events
Develop weekly RTW timesheets and plans for injured staff
Maintain communication with injured staff updating medical certificates and case notes in IMS

Please refer to the Role Description for a full list of responsibilities.

Interested? To Apply:

Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees. (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history)
A maximum 2 page written response addressing the 3 Leadership Competencies, Vision, Results and Accountability as described in the attached role description.
Attach evidence of the mandatory requirements outlined in the attached role description.

We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.

Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.

Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.

📌 Workplace Health, Safety and Wellbeing Coordinator - Varsity College (Gold Coast)
🏢 Queensland Government
📍 Gold Coast