Community and Business Services | Administration and Civic Centre

Are you ready to make a real impact in a thriving inner-citycommunity? The City of Vincent is on the lookout for a passionate,Permanent Full time Workplace Health and Safety (WHS) Lead to joinour vibrant team.

What We're Offering

- Permanent Full-Time (1 FTE)
- Starting base salary from $113,444per annum
- 5 weeks of leave every year (4 weeks annual leave & 1-weekspecial leave), plus 2 days volunteer leave
- Up to 15.5% employer superannuation contributions
- 12 days personal leave
- Free onsite parking and public transport within walkingdistance
- Discounted Beatty Park membership to support yourwellbeing
- A buzzing Leederville location with amazing coffee andfood
- A workplace culture centred on mental and physicalwellness, community, and connection

Why You'll Love Working With Us

At the City of Vincent, we're driven by our vision to becourageous, clever and creative and are committedto building a workplace where our people can do their bestwork.

Safety is more than compliance at Vincent. It's about creatingan environment where employees feel supported, managers areequipped to lead safely, and everyone takes responsibility forlooking after themselves and each other.

You'll join a progressive organisation that is investing inworkplace health and safety, strengthening its systems andcapability, and committed to continuous improvement across allareas of the business.

About the Role

This is an exciting opportunity to lead and shape the City'sworkplace health and safety function.

Reporting to the Executive Manager Human Resources and leading aWorkplace Health and Safety Advisor, you will drive the developmentand implementation of the City's WHS Strategic Plan, safetymanagement framework and risk management programs while providingexpert guidance to leaders across the City.

You will play a key role in:





- Building a strong and proactive safety culture
- Leading WHS governance, compliance and assuranceactivities
- Developing practical WHS strategies, plans andframeworks
- Managing organisational WHS risks and criticalcontrols
- Supporting managers and supervisors to meet their WHSobligations
- Leading audits, investigations and continuous improvementinitiatives
- Developing safety capability through education, trainingand awareness
- Promoting psychological health and wellbeing in line withcontemporary WHS requirements

This is a role for someone who enjoys influencing change,partnering with leaders and creating meaningful improvements thatmake a difference to employees every day.

Who We're Looking For

You'll thrive in this role if you have:

- Extensive knowledge of Work Health and Safety legislation,regulations and best practice
- Experience developing and implementing WHS strategies,management systems and improvement programs
- Demonstrated success in driving positive safety cultureinitiatives
- Strong experience in WHS governance, compliance, injurymanagement and risk management
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagementskills
- The ability to influence and support leaders at all levelsof the City
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate datainto insights and action
- A proactive, solutions-focused and collaborativeapproach
- Tertiary qualifications in Workplace Health and Safety,Risk Management or a related discipline (or equivalentexperience)
- Current National Police Clearance

We are proud to be an inclusive, diverse workplace and encourageapplications from people of all backgrounds. If you need anyadjustments during the recruitment process, just let us know.

We may close the advert early if we find a suitable pool ofcandidates. Please note that canvassing Elected Members willdisqualify applications.

Thanks for considering a future with Team Vincent — we can't wait to hear from you!

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🏢 City of Vincent
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