Health, Safety & Risk Advisor

About Orange Sky

At Orange Sky we are on a mission to Positively Connect Communities and we do this by providing the worlds-first free mobile laundry and shower service to people experiencing hardship. We offer a platform for everyday Australians & Kiwis to connect by creating a safe positive and supportive environment for people who are too often ignored or who feel disconnected from the community.

The Role

The health wellbeing and safety of our team is our number one priority and the purpose of this role is to ensure our health safety and risk advice support and resources are pragmatic innovative best practice and genuinely lived by the whole organisation. No day is ever the same so the ideal applicant will be confident in a dynamic environment - we need someone who understands how to fostera risk aware culture where staff members are encouraged to adopt a positive and proactive approach to risk management.

In a nutshell this role is responsible for:

• Drive and champion a strong safety and wellbeing culture across employees and volunteers that aligns with our organisational values
  
• Provide expert advice and mentoring to embed safety leadership wellbeing training and engagement initiatives
• Collaborate with teams conduct regular visits to shifts and represent WHS internally and externally
  
• Review maintain and update policies systems and tools as well as governance and frameworks
• Improve risk management techniques and implement controls for identified hazards
• Hold key relationships with insurance brokers managing insurance
• Manage understand and mitigate incidents within the organisation
• Support and maintain Orange Skys First Aid and facilities

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Were looking for someone with experience in a similar role. Youll be cool and collected bringing your solid stakeholder management skills to work autonomously in a super-fast paced environment. Orange Sky is a fun place but also a serious business with lots of moving parts. You know how to have lots of balls in the air that cant be dropped and think on the fly. Youre self-disciplined can turn your hand to a variety of tasks and you just get things done.

To be successful at Orange Sky you need a genuine passion for our cause. We want likeminded intrinsically motivated people whore keen to jump on board and hit the ground running as well as:

• 3-5 years experience in WHS risk management or a related field supported by relevant tertiary qualifications (e.g. WHS Risk Occupational Health & Safety).
• Demonstrated experience reviewing implementing and maintaining WHS and risk management systems policies and procedures.
  
• Strong working knowledge of incident investigation hazard identification and risk assessment processes.
  
• Experience designing and delivering WHS training and engagement initiatives ideally in a dispersed workforce environment.
  
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to influence stakeholders and build strong relationships across all levels.
• Highly organised with strong project management skills capable of managing multiple tasks and priorities independently.
  
• A proactive adaptable and collaborative mindset with a genuine passion for Orange Skys mission and values.
  
• Not-for-profit sector experience is valued but not essential.

Benefits

At Orange Sky we want every person to be Better for Being Orange. That is every one of our volunteers friends and supporters all while working together towards delivering our mission of Positively Connecting Communities. You not only get to work with an outstanding bunch of high-performing people but youre supported to continue your own personal growth and development in an inclusive and flexible environment with benefits including:

• Attractive and fair remuneration package based on industry benchmarking;
• Attractive salary packaging options - up to $15900 tax free per year;
• Flexible approach to work;
• Development thought the Orange Sky My Career Pathway
• Professional development fund (both formal and informal learning opportunities);
• Recognition program that includes a paid-out reward scheme and gifted leave;
• Additional leave including Orange Sky public holiday and gifted leave for high performance;
• 6-12 weeks paid parental leave for primary care givers and 1 week for secondary caregivers including superannuation in addition to the 18 weeks paid parental leave from the government. Plus support for parents returning to work;
• Wellness initiatives and an Employee Assistance Program;
• Dog friendly offices - bring your (furry) best mate with you to work.

We are committed to facilitating a barrier-free recruitment process and work environment. If you require any accommodations we welcome you to let us know so we can work with you to participate fully in our recruitment experience.

Still keen

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