Safework Inspector

Description:

SafeWork NSW is the state’s workplace health and safety regulator. Our focus is to reduce work related fatalities, serious injuries and illnesses by ensuring compliance with work health and safety legislation and improving the safety culture in NSW workplaces. We also work in partnership with SIRA to improve the return-to-work practices of employers.

Customer Service is a new department transforming the way NSW Government agencies interact with customers. We are passionate about putting the customer at the centre of everything we do and adopting new technologies to make government work better. Customer Service is a service provider and regulator, focusing on delivering first-class customer service, digital transformation and regulatory reform to create better outcomes for the people of NSW.

Better Regulation Division (BRD) works across a broad portfolio of functions and projects to deliver better regulation in NSW. These regulators include SafeWork NSW, Liquor and Gaming NSW and NSW Fair Trading.

SafeWork NSW is the state’s workplace health and safety regulator. Our focus is to reduce work related fatalities, serious injuries, and illnesses by securing compliance with work health and safety and associated legislation. We also assist the State Insurance and Regulatory Authority to achieve safe, timely and durable return to work of workers following a workplace injury, through monitoring and enforcing employer obligations with workers compensation legislation.

Our ideal candidate will have strong interpersonal skills and a passion for work health and safety and return to work. Tertiary qualifications in a relevant field are desirable, as well industry experience or relevant transferable skills. You will apply your industry knowledge, experience and qualifications to work in partnership with NSW workplaces to assist them in creating and maintaining work health and safety standards so that workers return home safely each day.

About the role

As an Inspector in WHS Regional, you will be responsible for:

• Undertaking proactive site inspections, responding to customer requests, completing preliminary incident investigations, delivering presentations, and working with major industry stakeholders to improve safety standards
• providing advice regarding safe work practices, return to work and how to comply with work health and safety and workers compensation legislation
• Collecting relevant information, applying transparent evidence-based decision making to improve safety
• Producing high quality reports to confirm your actions
• Ensuring internal administrative compliance by completing travel, expense, and time keeping records
• Contributing to a positive, supportive, and fun workplace
• Strong communication skills to engage and influence key stakeholders to improve regulatory outcomes
• High level written communication skills and an ability to understand comprehensive and/or technical reports
• Ability to interpret and apply legislation
• Well established resilience skills and the ability to work collaboratively within a diverse team
• Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities in a timely manner
• Demonstrated knowledge and use of digital technology tools including proficiency in Microsoft Office suite

In joining SafeWork NSW, you will be rewarded with a great opportunity to apply your experience with your passion for workplace health and safety. You will:

• Work a 38-hour working week, including some weekends and participate in the After-Hours Emergency Response Service
• Receive an attractive salary package along with the required tools of the trade, including a vehicle with access to private use (currently at a cost of approximately $200 per fortnight)
• Be able to access flexible working conditions within operational requirements