North Sydney Council administers the North Sydney local government area on Sydney’s picturesque lower North Shore. Our 400 employees look after 77,000 residents spread across 10 square kilometres of land on the foreshores of Sydney Harbour providing spectacular harbour views, beautiful parklands, and a bustling CBD. Our aim is to ensure North Sydney remains a welcoming, well-designed, safe and beautiful environment for residents, workers and visitors.
The Role
The Work, Health & Safety Manager role is responsible for the implementation, monitoring and improvement of the North Sydney Council WHS and Wellbeing Management System, whilst actively promoting a safe workplace culture across Council. This position will lead and provide Workplace Health and Safety advice and support to multiple stakeholders across our sites; conduct inspections, audits, safety investigations and manage Council’s workers compensation claims and return to work programmes. The Manager also supervises the WHS Officer, who provides functional administrative support and administration of workers compensation claims and injury management.
The Person
You are someone who has a genuine passion to drive safety culture and enjoys supporting and empowering others in promoting a safe working environment across all areas, including trades personnel and office-based staff. You will possess a strong ability to organise and prioritise yourself to meet conflicting deadlines amongst a fast-paced environment. You will be able to balance both day to day requirements with longer term projects.
You will be focussed and organised with skills in WHS systems and a commitment to continuous improvement. You will be a hands-on person able to build strong relationships and deliver outcomes both in a team and working autonomously.
This position will be instrumental in leading and influencing a safe working culture.
The position is based at Council Chambers, located in a beautiful park setting, close to public transport, bicycle routes and recreational facilities.
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Our culture
In 2023 we reviewed our organisational structure to increase leadership capacity and streamline decision-making, as well as increasing innovation, collaboration and communication. Our broader cultural transformation for 2025 and beyond includes a focus on staff engagement, investment in learning and development and improved systems and processes all working together to empower the broader workforce to perform at their best.
Joining North Sydney Council now will enable you to go on this cultural transformation with us and to make a meaningful difference to both the organisation and the community of North Sydney.
Salary Range: $107,336.77 to $128,169.79 per annum + $1,000 pa Transport allowance + 11.5% superannuation (pro rata).
Why work at North Sydney Council?
We're committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and positive workplace. Our teams are reflective of the communities in which we operate, and we value the unique contribution each member makes to the North Sydney Council. The work we do makes a real difference to the lives of our residents and contributes to their economic and social wellbeing.
North Sydney Council as an employer offers excellent employee benefits such as:
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How to apply
Applicants are required to submit a cover letter, resume and answer the selection criteria questions.
Closing Date: 23 February 2025 - 11.55pm
North Sydney Council is committed to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity in order to provide a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. We strongly encourage candidates from wide-ranging backgrounds, identities and experiences to apply. North Sydney Council fosters the concept of equity and fairness across all facets of employment including recruitment, promotion, training and equity of access to benefits for staff.
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North Sydney Council,New South Wales,Australia
North Sydney Council,New South Wales,Australia