The Details:

This Safety Business Partner role will primarily support Council’s Community and Environmental Services directorate, a diverse, community‑facing portfolio responsible for delivering frontline services to residents and visitors.

This includes but not limited to Cultural Services (libraries, galleries, and museums), Recreational Venues (aquatic centres, sport and entertainment facilities, community halls and sporting precincts), Environmental Services, and our Customer Response teams encompassing Local Laws, Public Health, and Customer Service.

The role will partner closely with leaders and frontline teams across these functions to enable safe operations, strengthen safety culture and ensure the wellbeing of staff serving our community every day.

As a Safety Business Partner you'll be the safety subject matter expert, providing consistent, reliable and trusted advice to leaders, team members, and implement and monitor activities in the Health and Safety plan and WHS Management System.

You'll also

• Collaborate with leaders to identify and deliver continuous improvement WHS projects
• Lead or coach leaders conducting health and safety incident investigations, including report writing, incident review and post incident communications
• Support post incident/ injury response with leaders and the occupational health team
• Monitor activities for compliance with safety systems, report on findings, and escalate issues to the Principal Safety Business Partner
• Support the local safety practices of front-line teams and lead and/or participate in risk assessments, assistance with process documentation
• Participate as subject matter expert at working groups, safety committee meetings, toolbox talks, and other safety related meetings
• Maintain knowledge of contemporary WH&S policies, practices and procedures
• Role model behaviours that foster a culture of psychological safety, trust, open communication and learning that drives a constructive culture.

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About you

We're looking for your knowledge and experience providing contemporary Workplace Safety support and advice to internal clients, ability to understand and document and analyse issues, identify likely consequence and evaluate solutions.

You'll also bring your:

• Ability to design and develop flexible options and recommendations to meet business needs and align with overarching strategies
• Proven ability to resolve issues with strong problem-solving skills.
• Well-developed knowledge of and experience with best practice WHS systems 
• Proven ability to develop strong, productive partnerships and engage key stakeholders
• Demonstrated knowledge in handling safety matters and investigations with empathy and discretion
• Demonstrated experience applying a customer-centric approach 
• Cert IV, Diploma in Work Health and Safety required.

Why continue your career with City of Moreton Bay?

What you do with your life matters. It’s the same with your career.

As you may already know, we’re the third-largest council in Australia and one of the fastest-growing areas. As Australia’s newest city, we’re building something that’s never been done before: a new kind of city, inspired and empowered by a new kind of council.

At City of Moreton Bay, we’re focused on the vital work we do today. But we’re also focused on the future. On what can be – for our city, our Council and your career.

Here’s what you’ll love about a career with us:

• See it. To build a city of the future, first, you have to see it. The polycentric city we’re building will bring greater prosperity, sustainability and affordability to our city. This is your chance to contribute to something that’s never been done before.
• Shape it. You’ll get hands-on in a rewarding career, serving and strengthening our communities for today and tomorrow. Our work is diverse, interesting and it matters – and it’s yours to shape and own.
• Live it. Contribute to the city you and your family want to live in and enjoy the lifestyle you deserve. And if you don’t live here, you’ll still find pride and connection in so many ways with our successful, resilient team.

You’ll also enjoy a range of other benefits:

• A better work-life balance with a nine-day (72.5 hour) fortnight, plus a hybrid, flexible working environment with some work-from-home days.
• Advance your skills and career through our Study, Training And Research Scheme (STARS).
• Make your pay go further with salary packaging options on novated leases, superannuation payments, smartphones and devices.
• Prioritise your health and wellbeing with discounted health insurance, free annual flu vaccinations and our Fitness Passport Program.
• Get support when you and your family need it most with our 24/7 confidential counselling service and Mates in Construction program.
• Our Depots have free local parking on site making for an easy commute.

Continue your career with City of Moreton Bay, and help shape our city of the future.

How to apply

Click on the 'Apply Now' button below to complete your online application. Please upload a current resume that demonstrates how you meet the requirements for this role.  You will also have the option to add a cover letter should you wish.

To obtain further details please contact our Careers team at careers@moretonbay.qld.gov.au. 

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City of Moreton Bay extends across the traditional lands of the Jinibara, Kabi Kabi, and Turrbal peoples, and we acknowledge and pay respects to Traditional Custodians. We believe diversity of thought, background and experience creates better outcomes for our people and communities, and we strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people of all ages, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.