Excellent opportunity within the Health, Safety & Wellbeing (HSW) Team
Full-time, fixed-term position until Jan 2026 - Hawthorn Campus (with flexibility to work across various campuses)
HEW Level 8 + 17% super and attractive staff benefits

About the Role
Do you have a passion for shaping a safe and healthy work environment? If you're ready to make an impact, we’d love to hear from you.

As a key member of our Health, Safety & Wellbeing (HSW) team, you will provide timely delivery of specialist advice and support to managers and staff across the University. Your role will focus on best practice HSW strategies and solutions, ensuring legal compliance and a safe, satisfying workplace for all employees.

You will assist in implementing emergency management procedures to achieve compliance, monitor legislation and standards, recommend strategies, and participate in development of HSW systems. Additionally, you will provide advice on HSW issues and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to enhance HSW practices across the University.

About You
To be suitable for this role you will need to have experience in the below key accountabilities:
• Experience with developing, implementing and overseeing emergency organisations including EPCs & ECOs.
• An in depth knowledge and practical understanding of HSW legislation, compliance codes and strategies for their successful deployment across the University
• Proven capacity to consult effectively on workplace risk assessments and development of practical resolution strategies
• Proven organisational skills with the ability to balance competing demands, prioritise effectively and work to deadlines
• Proven ability to provide concise and practical advice to line managers on HSW issues
• Ability to develop HSW procedures

Qualifications
• A degree in occupational health and safety or related discipline along with subsequent relevant experience
• Certificate IV in Assessment and Training (preferable)

About Swinburne University of Technology
Swinburne’s strategy draws upon our understanding of future challenges. We choose to build Swinburne as the prototype of a new and different university – one that is truly of Technology, of Innovation and of Entrepreneurship. We are committed to a differentiated university proposition in education and research.

To Apply
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Applications Close: 5pm, Friday 11 April 2025

Swinburne offers flexible working options contained in our leave and parenting/carer policies to support work-life balance.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Swinburne has become a world-class university, driving social and economic impacts through science, technology, and innovation. As a dual-sector university, our vision is for people and technology working together to build a better world.

Central to our vision is our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We pride ourselves on being an equal opportunity employer focused on attracting, retaining, and developing great talent. We work to remove barriers related to gender identity, culture, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, and age.

We strongly encourage applicants from diverse Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Our Moondani Toombadool Centre leads our Indigenous education and culture at Swinburne, guided by community wisdom and leadership.