Work Health and Safety Advisor

• Clerk Grade 7/8, Salary range $110, 266 – $122, 058
• Flexible/hybrid working conditions available
• Location – Sydney (Haymarket)  
• Ongoing – Full Time role

About us

Legal Aid NSW helps people with their legal problems. We can help people with most areas criminal law, family law and every day civil law legal issues. We give legal advice, help at court and do family dispute resolution. We can do this over the telephone or at one of our 28 offices.

About the role

This role is to provide education and support to the Agency on a range of work health and safety initiatives. The Work Health and Safety Advisor will also manage, coordinate, and drive the recover at work process for injury management activities on both workers compensation and non-workers compensation Legal Aid NSW health matters. Through quality assurance and case file reviews, the WHS Advisor will ensure health matters are managed in a durable, safe, and best practice manner for all involved.

About you

Our ideal candidate for this role will demonstrate knowledge and understanding of current NSW Work Health and Safety legislation; NSW workers compensation legislation and best practice non workers compensation health/injury management and support.

Additionally, it is desirable for the successful candidate to be a member of the Australian Society of Rehabilitation Counsellors (ASORC), Australian Rehabilitation Providers Association (ARPA) or equivalent.

Throughout your career you have demonstrated commitment to the Recovery at Work program/process; will leverage your strong interpersonal skills and have a genuine interest in working with injured workers to establish favourable outcomes for all parties; knowledge and expertise in creating and maintain safe workplaces.

We may use this recruitment to create a talent pool for similar ongoing or temporary vacancies we have over the next 18 months.

WHY YOU SHOULD JOIN LEGAL AID NSW!

We are committed to diversity and inclusion

We are committed to creating a culturally safe and genuinely inclusive organisation and workplace for everyone who works and interacts with us. We strive to be a place where people from diverse backgrounds want to work, where voices and cultures are valued and where people feel valued, welcomed, respected and heard.

We want a workforce that reflects our clients, so we can deliver a service that meets the needs of the community. We welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds — including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, the LGBTQI+ community, culturally diverse people and other diverse communities. 

We acknowledge, support and accommodate the diverse access needs of people with visible and invisible disabilities. If you need an adjustment to participate in the recruitment process, or you’d like information about what we can do to help you, please contact our team at erecruitment@legalaid.nsw.gov.au.

Other benefits of working with us

• You will have access to training, development and mentoring opportunities.
• We are an accredited Flex Ready certified employer and are recognised as leaders in the area of flexible work. Most of our staff work flexibly — for example, from home some of the time or in a way that helps them balance family and work life.

The essential requirements for this role

You must:

• relevant tertiary qualifications and/or equivalent experience in Human Resources
• be willing to do a Criminal Record Check
• hold Australian or NZ citizenship, Australian Permanent Residency (for ongoing vacancies) or a valid visa to work in Australia (for temporary vacancies)
• reside/willing to relocate to NSW
• return to work coordinator trained is preferable but training can be provided

How to apply

You MUST submit your application online. If you submit your application late or by email it will NOT be accepted.

Your application must include:

• your resume (no more than 5 pages)
• cover letter (no more than 2 pages). In your cover letter, please outline your motivation for applying for this position, how your skills and experience are relevant to the role, and address the below targeted questions:

Targeted Questions

1. Detail your experience with implementing WHS/Injury Management processes/or programs and how you ensured compliance with legislation and organisational requirements

2. Provide an example of when you have provided advice to a stakeholder on a WHS issue on injury management. What was the issue and how did you approach it?

Make sure your application is complete and you have answered all questions before you submit.

Do you need help to apply?

It’s important to properly prepare before you apply for a role. Here is some other information to help you:

If you have questions about the role, you can contact the Talent Acquisition Business Partner - Craig Cole  via email:  craig.cole@legalaid.nsw.gov.au@legalaid.nsw.gov.au.

• If you are an Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and are thinking about applying, you can contact the Aboriginal Services Branch to arrange a confidential conversation about any questions you may have.
• The Role Description sets out the responsibilities of the role.
• The focus capabilities and key accountabilities in the role description indicate what is expected at that level. Being familiar with these will help you understand what the panel will be looking for in the successful candidate. 
• Applying for a Role
• Working at Legal Aid NSW
• Guide to creating a resume and cover letter

Closing Date: Monday, 17 March 2025 11.59pm