Our team

At Bayside Council, we are committed to a positive, flexible and supportive workplace culture, where our people and customers feel respected and valued. We are proud to serve our community through operating with transparency, integrity and in the best interests of the Bayside community to deliver exceptional service.

The Work Health & Safety team is responsible for ensuring our people go home, as safely as they arrive to work each day. Our WHS people work with the business to identify areas of risk, ensuring that we put in place appropriate mitigation strategies to keep our people safe.

About the role

As the WHS Project Partner in our team, you will play an important role in working with our Business Improvement Team to implement a holistic WHS change programme across Council. This exciting project will see a new Safety Management System, new WHS technology solution and a focus on creating and embedding a safety culture at Council.

You can also expect to:

• Review and implement documentation that makes up Council’s new Safety Management System, including procedures, SWMS, SOPs, JSAs and user material as required
• Consult with management and staff (including Council’s WHS Committee) on the implementation of WHS initiatives and the SMS
• Act as the SME for the rollout of Council’s new WHS technology solution – working with the Business Improvement Team

About you

We are looking for someone who:

• Has practical experience in Work Health & Safety and Safety Management System development
• Ability to analyse complex problems, and deliver solutions that meet the needs of the business +
• Proven written and verbal communication and presentation skills.
• Demonstrated interpersonal and stakeholder management skills
• Effective organisational, planning and task prioritisation skills with a high attention to detail.

Our benefits and culture

As an organisation, we pride ourselves in offering a flexible working environment centred on delivering great outcomes for our customers, whether internal or external. The Business Improvement and Organisational Development team have a strong culture of collaboration and delivering exciting new initiatives.

On top of the competitive salary, our people enjoy:

• A Rostered Day Off every fortnight.
• 3 extra days off during Christmas each year (pro-rata)
• 15 days sick leave each year.
• 2 days health and wellbeing leave from your sick leave balance each year.
• Additional parental leave entitlements for both parents.

Apply now

Your application should include an up-to-date resume (max 3 pages) and a covering letter (max 2 pages), outlining how your skills and experience meet the focus competencies, key accountabilities and challenges of the role outlined in the position description.

Applications must be submitted email at recruitment@bayside.nsw.gov.au

Closing Date: Monday 5th October.