Safety Partner - Position Description

Reporting to the Manager People, Culture and Wellbeing, you will lead a small, dedicated team of specialists to coordinate work health, safety, injury management, and wellbeing activities. This is a highly cooperative role where you will partner directly with corporate leaders, coaching and empowering them to embed safe work practices and champion a proactive safety mindset.

Role Responsibilities

- Operational Leadership: Provide day-to-day guidance, coaching, and support to a small specialist team (including WHS and Injury Management Advisors).
- Strategic Partnership: Build trusted relationships with internal stakeholders to influence safety outcomes and support Council's strategic vision.
- Framework Implementation: Deliver and maintain established safety, wellbeing, and injury management frameworks in line with legislative requirements
- Advisory & Compliance: Provide expert advice on risk management, hazard identification, incident investigations, and compliance with SafeWork SA and PSSI standards.
- Continuous Improvement: Utilise data and insights to drive evidence-based decisions, support audit activities, and implement continuous improvement initiatives.

About you





- Tertiary qualifications in Work Health and Safety (or demonstrated equivalent senior experience).
- Demonstrated experience supervising a small WHS/injury management team.
- Proven track record in a senior advisory capacity, with strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
- Working knowledge of WHS legislation, incident investigation, and Performance Standards for Self-Insurers (PSSI).
- Solid understanding of procurement and contractor management principles as they relate to safety.
- A valid South Australian Class C Driver's Licence (and flexibility for occasional out-of-hours work).

We encourage people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander identity, as well as people of culturally diverse backgrounds and diverse abilities, to apply.

Salary range is between $111,846 and $118,917 plus superannuation guarantee and will be negotiated commensurate with skills, experience and qualifications.

Applications close 5pm Tuesday 22 September 2026. For more information or a confidential discussion, please contact Kylie Stam, Manager, People, Culture & Wellbeing on [email protected].

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📌 Safety Partner (Adelaide)
🏢 City of Tea Tree Gully
📍 Adelaide