09875

Closes: 29 August 2025

Classification: Administrative Services Officer Class 6
Salary: $100,650 - $114,448 plus superannuation
Position No: 09875
Directorate: City and Environment
Advertised (Gazettal date): 22 August 2025
Contact Officer: Alice Harvey on Alice.Harvey@act.gov.au or (02) 6205 0497

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Details: Are you interested in workplace health and safety and looking for a new challenge with a diverse workplace that delivers a range of services for the ACT community?

We are seeking a Work Health and Safety advisor to support the implementation and continuous improvement of WHS systems and practice.  You will support operational areas to ensure safety compliance and provide advice to implement best-practice procedures through proactive, collaborative, and strategic approaches to WHS. You will be part of the City and Environment Directorate Safety and Wellbeing Branch (TCCS Stream) and support the delivery of specialist health and safety advice and practice.

We are looking for someone who has WHS knowledge (or willingness to learn), can work independently and to deadlines when required, and with the skills to work with our experienced and diverse workforce.  You will also need to be flexible, a self-starter and have excellent interpersonal skills. You will be required to work in a variety of locations across the ACT as well as in an office environment.

If this sounds like a challenge you are interested in, we want to hear from you.

We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where people with diverse thoughts, lived experience, and perspectives can thrive and contribute their unique talents to the ACTPS and ACT community. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, veterans, younger and older workers, and people with diverse genders, sexes and sexualities to apply.

Eligibility/Other Requirements:

• Driver’s licence C-class is essential.
• Minimum Certificate IV in Workplace Health and Safety is highly desirable.
• A Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (TAE) is desirable.
• Qualifications and/or experience in WHS auditing is desirable.

Notes: This is a temporary position available immediately for a period of up to six months.

This position is available to ACT Government officers and employees only.

Selection may be based on application and referee reports only.

Opportunities for flexible working options could include hybrid working, being a combination of working from home, designated office based and FlexiSpace working locations across the ACT, part-time hours, job-sharing, flexible start, and finish times.

How to Apply: Please submit a written application addressing the Selection Criteria (no more than two pages), along with your current curriculum vitae, listing two referees and their contact details.

Selection may be based on application and referee reports only.

You can find out more about the position by contacting Alice Harvey on (02) 6205 0497 or via email Alice.Harvey@act.gov.au

Applications should be submitted via the Apply Now button below.

City and Environment

City and Environment Directorate was established on the 1 July 2025. This new directorate is an amalgamation of positions previously advertised under Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate and Transport Canberra and City Services Directorate.

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Note

This is a temporary position available immediately for a period of up to six months.