Workplace Health & Safety Support Officer
Level 3, $79,156 - $84,977 pa, PSCSAA 2022
Hello! Kaya! Ngaji! Nyinda Barndi! Waiba!
Exciting opportunity for an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, person living with disability and/or Youth (age 24 and below).
At Finance we are passionate and innovative about the work we do while improving the lives of Western Australians and our values of clarity, empathy, growth and collaboration underpin everything. We recognise that to be the ‘Best Place to Work’ we need to have a diverse and inclusive workforce that not only better represents the community of Western Australia but supports staff to be their most authentic selves.
As part of our team, you will enjoy:
- a range of flexible work options including working from home up to 2 days per week.
- significant opportunities to develop and grow through a range of professional development, training, and on the job learning opportunities.
- These roles can lead to numerous career paths.
- generous leave entitlements including 4 weeks’ annual leave and up to 3 public service holidays each year. In addition, long service leave accrues every 7 years and an option to purchase additional leave each year plus access to cultural leave for Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander employees.
- opportunities to support our Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), Disability Access and Inclusion Plan (DAIP) and Finance Indigenous Network (FIN).
- a commitment to disability inclusion by completing the JobAccess National Disability Recruitment Coordinator Partnership.
About You:
As a measure to achieve equality, these opportunities are for people that identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and/or a person living with disability and/or Youth (age 24 and below).
We understand that everybody has different lived experience and different styles of working and that’s why we focus on transferable skills and why we’re flexible about how work gets done.
Project Support Officer (WHS) operates in a personal leadership context. This means that you will demonstrate personal accountability for delivering excellence and support your team and agency in delivering strategic goals. We are looking for someone skilled at building and nurturing relationships and willing to seek feedback and learn.
If this sounds like you, read on.
About The Role:
You will work in a committed team where we collaborate, encourage and support one another to be our best selves. Each day brings new challenges and opportunities, making the role engaging and rewarding.
The Project Support Officer provides project and administrative support to the wider WHS team and also provides secretariat support for the WHS Committee.
How to Apply:
Submit the following in MS word or PDF format only:
- A CV that outlines relevant skills and talents, including the details of two referees.
- Covering letter of no more than one (1) page, outlining your suitability for the role in the context of the essential requirements, leadership and Values.
You will need to clearly demonstrate your alignment to the Department’s Values throughout all stages of the selection process as a pre-requisite for appointment.
Please ensure you apply by the closing deadline as late and incomplete applications will not be accepted.
Sections 51, 66R and 66ZP of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984, apply to this recruitment process. To be eligible for consideration, candidates must identify as being Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and/or a person living with disability and/or Youth (age 24 or below).
Still have questions or need support?
Please reach out to Carrie Fisher on (08) 6551 1022 or email carrie.fisher@finance.wa.gov.au to discuss the role or any adjustments/support you may need to fully participate in this recruitment process.
Please refer to the Applicant Information Pack and Job Description Form for full position details as these documents will assist you with the preparation of your application.
If you experience difficulties downloading these documents, please call (08) 6557 8111, select option 1 followed by option 2 or email recruitment@finance.wa.gov.au and quote VCID02989 to obtain an Applicant Information Pack.
Currently there is one (1) temporary full-time position available for filling for up to 24 months. Whilst this selection process will initially be used to appoint to this advertised vacancy, it may also be used to appoint to similar positions that may arise in the Agency within the next twenty four (24) months on a full-time, part-time, permanent or fixed-term basis with the possibility of further extension(s) and/or permanency.