Senior Ohs Service Officer, South Western Victoria Region - Keilor Regional Office

1 day ago, from Department of Education & Training Victoria
Employee Safety, Wellbeing and Inclusion Division The Employee Safety, Wellbeing and Inclusion Division (ESWI Division) vision is to create safe, healthy, respectful and inclusive working environments for Department employees to thrive and succeed.
The ESWI Division performs its functions through teams that span from prevention, through to response and recovery, along with strategy, advice and support, and diversity and inclusion. These teams adopt a holistic approach for supporting the health, safety and wellbeing of our workforce across schools, central and regional offices. This includes Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) and Workers' Compensation policy advice and support, for both physical and mental health and wellbeing, diversity and inclusion initiatives.
The objectives of the ESWI Division are to:
promote positive wellbeing in working environments prevent against known and expected risks to health, safety and wellbeing respond swiftly and effectively to manage potential issues as they emerge and prevent injuries support employees to recover from injury and illness, and return to work promote respectful and inclusive workplaces that upholds equal opportunity and prevents discrimination, bullying, harassment and sexual harassment promote human rights and workforce diversity and inclusion. OHS Implementation Services Branch The OHS Implementation Services Branch provides Victorian government schools with systems, resources and expertise to support schools to manage occupational health, safety and wellbeing, with the objective of reducing administrative workload for schools by providing targeted service, support and advice. The Branch includes the operational Statewide OHS Services Team, the OHS Services Statewide Systems and Support Team and the eduSafe Plus Team.
The Statewide OHS Services Team is made up of four regionally based teams that provide on-the-ground OHS services and support to schools, including:
support with tasks in preparation for OHS Assurance assessments and with completion of post audit actions support with emergency management planning tasks proactive regular and risk-based OHS and emergency management planning support through onsite visits delivery of targeted OHS initiatives responsive support to service requests support with building OHS and emergency management planning capability in school leadership. Selection Criteria 'Public Sector Values' as detailed in the Organisational Values section above 'Specialist Expertise in OHS' as detailed in the Required Capabilities section above 'Customer Focus' as detailed in the Required Capabilities section above 'Relationship Building' and 'Stakeholder Management' as detailed in the Required Capabilities section above 'Leadership' as detailed in the Required Capabilities section above Role ROLE PURPOSE
The Senior OHS Service Officer is a senior role within the regional OHS Services Team, providing high-quality advice and OHS and emergency management services to principals, school leaders, and employees. Reporting into the OHS Services Manager, the Senior OHS Service Officer partners with schools to complete OHS and emergency management planning tasks, and to provide advice on managing OHS hazards. This role is a leader in the team providing supervision, guidance, and mentoring to other members of the team to ensure the delivery of consistent, hands-on service to schools, to help achieve safer school environments and reduce principals' OHS & emergency management workload.
The Senior OHS Service Officer role-models customer-focused service and responsiveness, and leads in building and maintaining strong relationships with schools, regional offices, contracted external providers, and other key areas of the Department. Key responsibilities for this role include:
providing pre-OHS Assurance Assessment services including reviewing and updating the school's OHS Management System documents and processes and completing tasks for the school attending OHS Assurance Assessments to assist and support school leaders during the Assessment providing post-OHS Assurance Assessment services including working with schools to action and close management actions and completing tasks for the school providing services to schools with elements of emergency management planning and supporting schools' effective use of the department's digital systems providing proactive service to schools in non-OHS Assurance years including regular check-ins with schools and help with managing OHS and emergency management planning tasks responding to service requests and supporting with complex OHS matters supporting school leaders to effectively use the department's digital OHS system, eduSafe Plus coordinating and providing referrals to other department services leading the implementation and delivery of targeted and intensive OHS initiatives. As a leader in the team, the Senior OHS Service Officer:
provides supervision, guidance, and mentoring to OHS Service Officers in their team supports the Manager, OHS Services with complex OHS matters and advice and service for schools leads in building a positive team culture of responsiveness and customer-focused service for schools. This role requires travel by car across the region to undertake school visits, and a current driver's licence is mandatory. Based out of the Keilor regional office, this role will also involve work within regional office locations, including attending the relevant primary office on a regular basis to connect and collaborate with other staff. The portfolio of schools that this role will service is the Wimmera South West area.
QUALIFICATIONS Essential: Relevant qualification in Occupational Health and Safety or equivalent professional experience Desirable: Relevant qualification in Emergency Management Planning or Risk Management or equivalent professional experience Responsibilities KEY accountabilities KEY ACTIVITIES Direction setting and supervision Expert program advice and support Service delivery, quality improvement and integration Emergency management Stakeholder Management Program delivery and digital system use Individuals with the aptitude, experience and/or qualifications to fulfill the specific requirements of the position.
EEO AND OHS Commitment
The Department of Education is committed to the principles of equal opportunity, and diversity and inclusion for all. We value diversity and inclusion in all forms - gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQ+, disability, and neurodiversity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for roles within the Department.
Child Safe Standards
Victorian government schools are child safe environments. Our schools actively promote the safety and wellbeing of all students, and all school staff are committed to protecting students from abuse or harm in the school environment, in accordance with their legal obligations including child safe standards.
DE Values
The department's employees commit to upholding the department's Values: Responsiveness, Integrity, Impartiality, Accountability, Respect, Leadership, and Human Rights.
Other Information All staff employed by the Department and schools have access to a broad range of employment conditions and working arrangements. Appointment of successful applicants will be made subject to a satisfactory pre-employment conditions check. A probationary period may apply during the first year of employment and induction and support programs provided. Successful applicants are subject to a satisfactory criminal record check prior to employment. A current Working with Children Check Victoria is required for this role. #J-18808-Ljbffr