WHS Advisor

WHS Advisor
Your new role

Reporting to the WHS Manager, the WHS Advisor will provide professional, practical and responsive work health and safety support across the organisation. This is a hands-on role suited to an advisor who enjoys partnering with stakeholders, improving systems and influencing meaningful safety outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

In this role, you will deliver a comprehensive Work Health and Safety service, including:

  • Supporting the development, implementation, review and continuous improvement of WHS policies, procedures, manuals and annual WHS Management Plans
  • Providing expert advice, guidance and coaching to line managers and staff to ensure compliance with WHS legislation, Aged Care Quality Standards and organisational requirements
  • Coordinating hazard, incident and near-miss reporting systems, including investigations, root cause analysis, corrective actions and maintenance of WHS compliance registers
  • Conducting risk assessments, site audits and inspections, and providing practical recommendations to mitigate physical and psychological health risks
  • Maintaining WHS-related data, registers and statistics, conducting trend analysis and preparing reports for internal stakeholders
  • Participating in regular audits and monitoring site performance to identify areas of risk and opportunities for improvement
  • Coordinating and supporting emergency management processes, including emergency preparedness and warden systems
  • Facilitating WHS consultation and communication processes, including WHS committees and WHS representative systems
  • Coaching, mentoring and supporting managers, supervisors and WHS representatives to improve safety performance and loss control outcomes
  • Promoting a positive safety culture through WHS education, health promotion initiatives, inductions and workshops
  • Supporting WHS training needs analysis in collaboration with training services and maintaining up-to-date legislative and industry knowledge
  • Assisting with injury management, workers’ compensation and return-to-work processes, including monitoring claims, outcomes and trends
  • Ensuring compliance with mandatory reporting requirements, privacy and confidentiality legislation, infection control standards and organisational policies
  • Upholding safe work practices, participating in risk management activities and fulfilling all mandatory training obligations
What you’ll need to succeed

  • Demonstrated experience in a WHS Advisor or similar role, ideally within aged care, healthcare or a regulated environment
  • Strong knowledge of WHS legislation, hazard management and injury management processes
  • Experience conducting incident investigations, risk assessments and audits
  • Well-developed stakeholder engagement and coaching capability
  • Strong written, verbal and reporting skills
  • A proactive approach to safety and continuous improvement
What you’ll get in return

  • The opportunity to make a genuine impact on safety and wellbeing outcomes
  • A supportive and values-led organisational culture
  • Exposure across diverse residential and community care services
  • Competitive remuneration aligned to experience


What you need to do now


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LHS 297508

Summary

Job Type
Temporary
Industry
Charities & Not For Profit
Location
WA - Perth
Specialism
HR
Ref:
2988206

Talk to a consultant

Talk to Susie Hinchliff, the specialist consultant managing this position, located in Perth
Level 16, 1 William Street,

Telephone: 0892659176

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