More Than Just a Job!

At Communities we play a vital role in supporting and strengthening communities across Western Australia. We provide services and work with our partners to keep children protected, provide vital community services, including in emergencies, address homelessness, prevent family and domestic violence and provide stewardship for the disability sector. Our work also includes regulating early childhood education and care and leading initiatives across women’s interests, youth, seniors and ageing, carers, and volunteering.

Why Work With Us?

- We offer some of the most competitive public sector wages in Australia.
- We are a nationally recognised Accredited Carer Friendly Employer through the Carers + Employers program.
- Flexible work options – flexi leave, banked leave and public service holidays.
- More for your future – 12 per cent employer super contributions.
- Smart salary packaging – novated leases & work laptops.

Read more about the benefits of working with us. Your Role. Your Impact.

Step into the world of WHS, where your work is more than just a job.

As a Principal Consultant Workplace Safety, you will support a Workplace Safety Manager in the provision of high-level strategic leadership and coordination of a Work Health and Safety team responsible for the delivery of client focused and solution-based Work Health and Safety activities across Communities.

The position provides specialised advice in connection to Workplace Safety across all levels.



A Principal Consultant Workplace Safety is responsible for participating in the delivery of strategic objectives designed to manage WHS risk and ensure regulatory compliance with WHS legislation and standards, procedures and systems. This role will be required to lead and mentor a multi-disciplinary team in the identification, assessment, analysis and investigation of Health and Safety hazards and incidents along with the planning, design and delivery of relevant project outcomes and education to all workers.

The Principal Consultant will seek to foster a client and outcome focused, high performance team which positively impacts the safety culture across Communities through developing and maintaining highly productive working relationships within the team, across the Directorate, Executive, Senior Leadership team and with other internal and external stakeholders.

Visit Careers at Communities – our roles for more information.

We believe all our people are leaders, regardless of their role. Our Leadership Expectations, outlined in Building Leadership Impact, describe the behaviours and mindsets we value. The leadership context for this position is Leading Others.

If you’d like to know more about the team or the role, connect with Stu Johnson, Manager Workplace Safety, on [0401 155 126](tel:0401 155 126).

For more details, please refer to the attached Form (JDF).

Opportunities Available

- Current Vacancies:



1 full-time permanent position available for immediate filling.
- Upcoming roles: Applicants will be considered for this vacancy and may also be considered for similar permanent roles at the same level and location arising from this recruitment process.

Applicants will be considered for vacancies in the location of the advertised role/location preferences specified in their application How to Apply – It’s Easy

Select “Apply for Job” and upload the following documents (Word or PDF only):

1. Your current resume/CV.
2. A short written statement up to two [2] pages addressing Essential Work-Related Requirements (Selection Criteria) number 1,2,4 and 5 as stated on the JDF.
3. A copy of all qualification/s (regardless of the relevance to the role) as specified in your application or resume/CV (if applicable).

Applicants who are short listed will be assessed on all the Work Related Requirements (Selection Criteria) during the selection process. Applicants will be assessed on their ability to meet the following Suitability Requirements:

Organisational Requirement

- Ability to travel to and work in various Department Offices in the Perth Metropolitan Area in response to organisational requirements.

The Suitability Requirements may be assessed at any stage of the recruitment process, which may include interview, referee reports and/or other assessment methods. Appointment is subject to meeting all Suitability Requirements.

Lodgement is system generated. Any emailed applications or late submissions on or after 4:00pm will not be accepted.

To apply click on the link below.

📌 Principal Consultant Workplace Safety (Fremantle)
🏢 Department of Communities
📍 Fremantle