As the Workplace Health and Safety Coordinator, you'll play a key role in creating secure, healthy and supportive school environments. You'll drive the continuous improvement of the Department's Health, Safety and Wellbeing Management System, ensuring best practice and legislative compliance, while providing practical support to schools across risk management, incident reporting and rehabilitation and return-to-work processes. This is an opportunity to use your expertise to make a meaningful impact on staff wellbeing and strengthen a positive culture of safety across our school communities.
This position is advertised as a full-time 1.0 FTE role; however, we are open to negotiating a flexible arrangement between 0.6 and 1.0 FTE to suit the successful applicant.
About Our School
Taranganba State School is a thriving Prep to Year 6 school located in the coastal township of Yeppoon on the beautiful Capricorn Coast, proudly serving a community of approximately 675 students. With innovative facilities including The Hub digital teaching and learning centre and a dedicated Performing Arts Centre, the school provides a rich and engaging learning environment with diverse opportunities for students to grow and thrive. Our dedicated staff work collaboratively with students, families and the wider community, with a strong focus on inclusion, wellbeing,



achievement and positive learning outcomes. With specialist programs and a wide range of extracurricular opportunities across sport, culture, music and academics, Taranganba State School is a vibrant and welcoming place to work and learn.
Your Opportunity
Provide clear, timely and confidential advice to school leadership and staff on health, safety and wellbeing.
Work collaboratively with regional and corporate teams to strengthen local practices and ensure compliance with the HSWMS.
Assist with audits, inspections, emergency preparedness, ensuring corrective actions and hazard controls are effectively implemented at nominated school/s.
Support ill or injured staff through early intervention, maintaining regular contact, and coordinating rehabilitation and return to work processes.
Monitor data in MyHR WHS to identify emerging risks and trends and recommend strategies for improvement.
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.
Occupational group
Education & Training
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📌 Workplace Health And Safety Coordinator - Taranganba State School (Rockhampton)
🏢 Queensland Government
📍 Rockhampton