Work Health and Safety Advisor

CPL Choice Passion Life part of the CPL Group is the leading provider of integrated support and advice for people living with a disability in Queensland and Northern New South Wales and their families.

Make a Difference! Join our dynamic team as we expand our reach and deepen our impact within the community. We are seeking a passionate and results-oriented individual to join us as a Workplace Health & Safety Advisor.

In this role you will ensure sites and workplaces across the CPL Group comply with relevant WHS Laws regulations and Codes of Practice and that the CPL Group policies are adhered to.

About the Role

This exciting opportunity involves:

• Work collaboratively to provide advice and mentoring regarding proactive safety management.
• Undertake generalist work health and safety activities and conduct safety audits for the purpose of continuously improving the organisations work health and safety performance and safety culture.
• Maintain review and update the CPL Groups Work Health and Safety Risk Register.
• Support and mentor managers and supervisors on WHS risk management principles.
• Review worker incident reports with the relevant teams to ensure appropriate early incident management and an effective investigation and corrective actions are implemented.
• Analyse hazard worker and client incident data prepare reports relating to work health and safety and develop and recommend strategies to create safer workplaces and safer work practices.
• Oversee and coordinate review maintenance and amendment of systems as required. This is inclusive of the development implementation administration and monitoring of work health and safety procedures systems programs and practices to achieve continuous improvement.
• In consultation with other teams develop co-ordinate implement and evaluate work health and safety training that builds staff capability to achieve continuous improvement in provision of service organisational work health and safety performance and safety culture.
• Assist with WHS Rehabilitation and Return to Work activity as required (prior knowledge desirable).

Why choose CPL

When you join our team you can benefit from the following:

• Tax-Free Savings:Increase your take-home pay by packaging up to $15900 of your annual salary tax-free.
• Entertainment Expenses:Use up to $2650 of your pre-tax income for entertainment expenses such as meals and holiday accommodation.
• Grow Your Career Your Way: Were committed to your professional development. Share your ideas challenge the status quo and collaborate with our team.
• Employee Assistance Program:Access to free and confidential counselling services for you and your family members.
• Embrace Diversity Celebrate Uniqueness: We believe in creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected.
• A supportive and inclusive work environment.

To Be Successful:

We are looking for:

• Relevant diploma or tertiary level safety qualification and/or 5 years experience in a safety and/or risk role.
• Working knowledge of the RiskMan (risk management system) is desirable.
• WHS Rehabilitation and Return to Work knowledge would be desirable.
• Experience in the health or human service sector will be highly regarded.
• Capacity to travel to assist in audits and to provide training and support to organisational staff.
• Current C class drivers licence with regular access to vehicle.
• Current First Aid and CPR qualifications is desirable
• A Working with Children Check Blue Card in Queensland or a Working with Children Check in New South Wales.
• NDIS Worker Screening Check issued by the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission.

Ready to make a difference

To learn more about this opportunity and to apply please review the attached position description.

CPL is a non-profit organisation that provides vital support and services to children and adults with disabilities and aged care in Queensland and northern New South Wales. CPL is part of the CPL Group consisting of CPL Mylestones Cootharinga and Access Arts. We employ approximately 3000 people that share our values.