Job Category: Health, Medical & Pharmaceutical

Are you passionate about promoting quality, safety, and continuous improvement in Aboriginal health? Join us as a Work Health Safety and Risk Officer and make a meaningful difference in our community.

Nunkuwarrin Yunti is the largest Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation in metropolitan Adelaide. We provide a culturally safe environment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples to access services, guided by our values of Caring, Community, Communication and Consistency .

We are seeking an experienced Work Health Safety & Risk professional to support organisational WHS, risk management, governance and accreditation activities.

Play a key role in strengthening governance, accreditation, risk management, and safety across the organisation.

Job Description

About the Role

You will:

- Develop, implement, review and improve WHS and risk management procedures, systems and work practices within approved organisational frameworks, and contribute specialist advice to policy development.
- Maintain the organisational risk register and support risk owners to identify, assess, treat, monitor and report risks, including emerging and cross-program risks, trends, control effectiveness, treatment and escalation.
- Lead and coordinate assigned significant WHS and risk projects and provide specialist WHS and risk input to organisational change, operational developments and accreditation-related activities.
- Lead and coordinate WHS audits, inspections, risk assessments and workplace incident investigations, analyse findings and systemic factors, recommend corrective actions and monitor implementation.
- Prepare specialist WHS and risk reports, briefings and presentations for the WHS Committee, management, Executive and Board as required.
- Specialist knowledge of WHS legislation, regulations, codes,



standards and risk management principles, including their practical application in a complex organisational environment.
- Provide WHS and risk leadership through specialist advice, coordination and collaboration. The position has no direct reports.
- Manage significant priorities and exercise specialist judgement under limited direction.
- Escalate strategic, highly significant or organisation-wide matters requiring management or executive decision.

About You

You bring:

- Significant relevant experience (3+ years) and substantial vocational skills in WHS, risk management or a related discipline.
- Relevant WHS or risk qualification, certification or demonstrated equivalent specialist capability.
- Strong knowledge of Australian WHS legislation, regulations, codes and risk-management requirements, with experience using WHS and risk systems and registers.
- Demonstrated specialist experience in WHS and risk management within a complex organisational environment.
- Experience leading or coordinating audits, investigations, risk reviews or significant WHS improvement activities.
- Experience developing or improving WHS procedures, systems or work practices.
- Highly self-motivated, with the ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines in a complex environment, under limited supervision.
- High-level analytical, interpersonal and advisory capability, including trend, control and systemic analysis and practical advice on complex operational matters.
- Strong attention to detail and accurate record keeping.




- Demonstrated cultural capability and ability to work respectfully within an Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation, including knowledge of Aboriginal health, community control and culturally safe practice.

Additional Requirements

- Chief Warden training, or willingness to undertake and successfully complete Chief Warden training within three months of appointment.

Desired Skills and Experience

- Relevant degree with substantial professional experience; a relevant Associate Diploma or Diploma.
- Experience supporting clinical governance and accreditation activities.
- Understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community and health services, with experience in an Aboriginal Community Controlled, health, community or not-for-profit setting.
- Working knowledge of South Australian workers compensation and Return to Work requirements and their interaction with WHS responsibilities.
- Completion of Return to Work (RTW) SA Certification Training.

At Nunkuwarrin Yunti, you’ll be part of a purpose-driven organisation committed to Caring, Community, Communication and Consistency in everything we do.

We offer:

- A culturally secure, values-led workplace
- Child Safe Organisation commitment
- 2 weeks gifted annual leave over Christmas
- Salary packaging options to increase your take-home pay
- Flexible working arrangements
- Ongoing professional growth and development opportunities
- An inclusive and equal opportunity workplace

Current National Police Check and Working with Children Check are required.

NOTE: Nunkuwarrin Yunti is an Equal Opportunity Employer and open to all applicants, however we strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Nunkuwarrin Yunti is a Child Safe Organisation.

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📌 Work Health Safety and Risk Officer (Adelaide)
🏢 Nunkuwarrin Yunti of SA
📍 Adelaide