About VenuesWest

VenuesWest enriches the lives of Western Australians by offering opportunities for those pursuing elite sport, a range of options for individuals or families choosing to live healthy, active lifestyles and a variety of entertainment experiences for everyone. Our vision is to be Australia’s leading provider of sport and entertainment venues and precincts.

About the Role

VenuesWest is looking to establish a pool of practical safety professionals to support event and venue operations, facilities, capital works and projects.

These hands-on roles work closely with event delivery teams, capital works teams, contractors, hirers and project managers. You will provide practical safety advice, support risk assessments, SWMS and Permit to Work readiness, help prepare contractors and events for safe delivery, monitor higher-risk work and changing conditions, and assist with incident response and corrective actions.

Reporting to the Chief Safety Officer, you will help build a positive safety culture, and support the VenuesWest Safety and Risk Framework.

These opportunities would suit safety professionals who enjoy working in fast-paced operational environments and making a visible difference to the safety of workers, contractors and patrons. We welcome applicants with relevant experience from events, venues, construction, facilities, infrastructure, maintenance and other operational industries.

We currently have one permanent, full-time position, located at RAC Arena, for immediate filling. While this position will be based at RAC Arena, mobility may be required between different venues. Whilst the position will be based at RAC Arena in Perth’s CBD, mobility may be required between the portfolio of facilities.

This pool may also be used to fill future vacancies, including an additional Safety Coordinator within Portfolio Management (Maintenance and Capital works) located at Perth High Performance Centre (HPC).

Due to the nature of the work undertaken, this position may be exposed to traumatic events in the workplace. VenuesWest is committed to proactively ensuring the psychosocial safety and health of our workers through risk control and provision of services to support workers exposed to and impacted by traumatic events.

What We Offer

Working with VenuesWest comes with a range of benefits – please see our Employee Value Proposition attached for more information.

About the Person

We are seeking a proactive and engaging safety professional with experience supporting workplace, contractor and event safety within a dynamic operational environment. You will have strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to build effective working relationships with venue staff, contractors, hirers and clients, while providing practical, risk-based safety advice. You are comfortable working in fast-paced environments, responding to competing priorities and emerging issues, and have a proven ability to influence positive safety outcomes through collaboration, coaching and visible leadership.

Experience in event, venue, entertainment, sporting or public-facing environments will be highly regarded.

For any further job-related information please contact Andrew Dedman on 0438 358 756.

For information on VenuesWest and its venues please visit our website www.venueswest.wa.gov.au and follow us on LinkedIn.

Application Instructions

To apply for this position, you must provide:

• A copy of your current resume and
• A cover letter with detailed examples to demonstrate your experience applying event, public and workplace safety requirements in operational or high-risk environments, including assessing work activities, monitoring contractors and addressing non-compliance to achieve safe outcomes.

A full copy of the Job Description attached as a PDF, which includes a complete list of the capabilities required to fulfil this role.

Please submit your application by clicking on the ‘Apply for Job’ button below.

To view a full copy of the Job Description and to apply, please head to www.venueswest.wa.gov.au/careers/job-opportunities

For technical difficulties, please contact the RAMS helpdesk at 1300 733 056 or email ramshelpdesk@bigredsky.com

Please note the closing date and time, as no e-mailed, late or pro-forma applications will be accepted.

For application assistance please contact People and Culture on (08) 9441 8362.

Our Commitment to an Inclusive Workplace

VenuesWest recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to providing an inclusive workplace, where all employees feel welcome, accepted and safe to be their true self, and who are celebrated for their contribution and abilities.

We value the unique perspectives and skills that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people of diverse genders and sexualities, and women in management bring to the workplace and community and want to support equality for these groups of peoples. We aim to achieve this through increasing workforce representation. People from these backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply and identify themselves through the application questions. Sections of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 (WA) for measures to achieve equality will apply to this process.

If you have any accessibility requirements, including adjustments to the recruitment process, workplace adjustments, or documentation in alternative formats, please contact our People & Culture team on (08) 9441 8362 or email peopleandculture@venueswest.wa.gov.au.

Employment Screening

To be eligible for employment with VenuesWest you must have the following at the time of commencement:

• Right to Work in Australia for the duration of the employment contract
• National Police Clearance (Note: having a conviction will not necessarily preclude you from employment. For more information on how convictions are considered, please see the attached information sheet).
• A tertiary qualification in safety management, at Diploma level or higher.
• WA Construction Industry White Card (Work Safley in the Construction Industry); or capacity to complete within 1 month of commencement.
• Current HLTAID011 Provide First Aid certification, including CPR.

Please note that the appointee will bear the costs associated with the abovementioned eligibility requirements.

Future Appointments

As part of this pool process, applicants who are found suitable, but not recommended for the vacancy, may be considered for similar vacancies pursuant to the Commission’s Instructions No.2 and No.39.