Health and Safety Representative Support Officer

Job description:

• $113,198.00 per annum plus 12% superannuation (pro rata)
• Part Time, ongoing opportunity – Thursday & Friday (2 days per week)
• Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung/Melbourne CBD location – (hybrid work from home -1 day a week in office)

About the role

The purpose of the role is to provide education and awareness to Health & Safety Representatives (HSR’s) and support the establishment of sustainable networks of HSR’s. These activities will enhance the level of understanding of Occupational Health & Safety (OHS) across the targeted sectors and facilitate improved safety outcomes.

Key accountabilities

• Engage directly with HSR’s across all industries and their employee representatives,
• Promote employee representation to encourage the establishment of designated work groups (DWG’s) with elected HSR’s.
• Consult with and provide advice to HSR’s to support them in their role in achieving safer workplaces.
• Promote WorkSafe approved HSR initial and refresher training to ensure it is aligned with current legislation and effective health and safety workplaces
• Support HSR’s to link in with other HSR’s to increase HSR capabilities, support them in their role, promote HSR networks, share solutions and information and build peer support.
• Promote consultation between employers and employees on OHS matters.
• Provide expertise to assist HSR’s to resolve issues at the workplace.
• Increase the knowledge and skills of HSR’s to identifying hazards and controlling risks to enable them to negotiate and participate in consultative mechanisms at their workplaces.
• Facilitate regular HSR forums.

Skills and experience

• Sound knowledge of as well as practical experience implementing the current OHS legislation in Victoria.
• High level communication skills (written and oral) including facilitation of groups, the ability to give advice and information and the ability to interpret existing legislation and policy.
• Ability to share general knowledge and experience with others to facilitate on the job learning.
• Ability to liaise in a professional manner with a diverse stakeholder group, using a range of influencing, negotiation & conflict resolution approaches.
• The ability to work autonomously and in a team environment.
• Intermediate computer skills in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint).

Qualifications

• Certificate IV in Occupational Health and Safety or equivalent desirable
• Must hold a current Drivers Licence

Please ensure you click here to look at the Position Description for additional information on accountabilities for this role.

Working with Us

At WorkSafe, we aspire for every employee to feel connected, safe and valued in their team, for teams to feel valued in the workplace, and for WorkSafe to be valued in the community.

We believe that a diverse workforce is the key to delivering the best outcomes for the Victorian community and strongly encourage applications from all people, including First Nations people and people with disability, diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, sexualities and genders.

What’s next?

Applications close 11:00pm on Thursday 25th June 2026. Click the link to apply and join us in making a difference to Victorian lives.

Only applications submitted via the WorkSafe Careers website will be considered.

Preferred candidates will be required to satisfactorily complete a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check and/or other checks as required for the position as part of the recruitment process.

Eligibility for ongoing employment with WorkSafe Victoria requires Australian or New Zealand citizenship or permanent residency.

Due to the volume of applications received, individualised feedback will only be provided to candidates who progress to interview stage.

To ensure a fair and open recruitment process, we request that you complete your written application and any online interviews without the use of AI tools. We want to understand your professional skills, experience and capabilities. We acknowledge that candidates may choose to use AI as part of background research.

For further enquiries please contact Rebecca McPherson via email ***email_hidden***