Residential - Tom Price
Full time, ongoing

Competitive remuneration: starting salary $92,463.90, negotiable, dependent on skills and experience.
Shire housing, relocation support, health and wellbeing alloance, annual Ashburton allowance, annual leave travel allowance, 6 weeks annual leave and super matching scheme

The Shire of Ashburton serves communities across a vast region in the Pilbara, Western Australia. The region is known for mining, agriculture and fishing, and for its rugged, ancient landscape. Tom Price is WA’s highest town, located right on the edge of the state’s second largest national park, Karijini.

ABOUT THE POSITION

The Shire is currently seeking an experienced and motivated Safety Officer to join our Human Resources and OSH team. Reporting to the Manager Human Resources, you will be responsible for the development and implementation of the Shire’s occupational health and safety framework whilst offering workplace support, guidance and couching. In addition, you will also be responsible for the early identification, notification and prevention of health and safety risks, ensuring Shire compliance through awareness and training.

You will boast a relevant tertiary qualification in health and safety or related discipline and/or experience in a similar role and a comprehensive understanding of WA Legislation, Regulations, Codes of Practice and Australian Standards. In addition, you will be a resilient, pro-active, collaborative and hands-on professional with a passion for workplace health and safety with demonstrated experience in applying relevant principles and practices in driving a safety culture. Regular travel between Shire towns may be a requirement of this role.

This position offers a competitive remuneration package including annual Ashburton allowance, superannuation matching scheme and six (6) weeks’ annual leave. All other terms and conditions are as per the Shire of Ashburton Enterprise Agreement 2017.  For further information regarding this exciting opportunity, please contact Adele Heraty, Manager Human Resources, on (08) 9188 4467.

Applicants must apply online

It is recommended that you review the application attachments for this position, prior to applying. To apply for this role, all you need to do is send us your current resume and a covering letter of no more than two pages, outlining how your skills and experience relate to the requirements of this position. Please refer to the attached Application Package.

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Simply click 'Apply'. Applicants should have their documents ready to attach prior to applying. Applications will be received until 9:00 am on 27 April 2021.

The Shire of Ashburton is committed to diversity and strongly encourages candidates from different cultural, gender and age backgrounds to apply.

Please Note:  Canvassing of Councillors or Shire Employees will disqualify. The successful candidate is required to obtain relevant police checks and to provide evidence of all claimed qualifications prior to commencing employment. We strongly encourage candidates to apply for a National Police Check upon job application.