You will be responsible for supporting and enhancing workplace health and safety systems across STAR while ensuring compliance with legislative and organisational requirements. You will promote safe work practices, coordinate risk management activities, support employees following workplace injuries, and contribute to organisational wellbeing initiatives.

Working closely with managers, employees, volunteers, external stakeholders and regulators, you will help ensure STAR maintains a proactive and positive approach to workplace safety.

Key Responsibilities

Work Health & Safety

• Coordinate and maintain workplace health and safety systems, policies and procedures.
• Conduct workplace inspections, audits, hazard assessments and risk reviews.
• Support workplace incident, injury and near miss investigations.
• Identify opportunities to enhance workplace safety and minimise organisational risk.
• Monitor WHS compliance and support continuous improvement initiatives.

Injury Management & Return to Work

• Coordinate workplace injury management and rehabilitation processes.
• Develop and monitor Return to Work Plans.
• Liaise with employees, managers, treating practitioners, rehabilitation providers and WorkCover representatives.
• Support employees returning to work following workplace injuries.
• Monitor medical certificates, capacity assessments and workplace adjustments.

Training & Safety Culture

• Coordinate workplace health and safety training activities.
• Support First Aid and CPR compliance across the organisation.
• Assist with safety awareness initiatives and staff engagement activities.
• Promote a positive and proactive safety culture throughout the organisation.

Compliance & Governance

• Coordinate WHS reporting and documentation.
• Chair and support WHS Committee activities.
• Maintain accurate records, registers and compliance reporting requirements.
• Support audits, accreditation activities and regulatory obligations.

How to apply

For more information and to apply send your resume and a letter of application to businessservices@starct.org.au or call 07 3821 6699.

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