• Permanent Part-Time Position (0.4 FTE/2 days per week) 
• Internationally recognised, membership-based specialist medical college 
• Full FBT salary packaging 

About us: 

The Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA) incorporating the Faculty of Pain Medicine, is an internationally recognised specialist medical education institution responsible for the training, examinations, specialist qualification, and continuing professional development of all anaesthetists and pain medicine specialists in Australia and New Zealand. 

The College has a proud record of promoting professional standards and patient safety in the areas of anaesthesia, perioperative and pain medicine and is at the forefront of specialist medical education, ensuring it continues to evolve to meet the changing demands of the profession and the patients it serves. 

We are creating an inclusive environment where people have purposeful work, feel valued and connected, and are challenged and inspired to grow. 

About your new role: 

The health and wellbeing of our people is more important than ever.  If you are passionate about creating a safe, healthy and a positive work environment and are familiar with working in small to medium organisations then this role may suit you. Reporting to the People Experience Manager, the Health, Safety and Wellbeing Advisor provides expert advice on health, safety and wellbeing matters to ensure our working environment in the office or at home is the safest it can be.  

You will have a passion for health, wellbeing and safety and have the confidence to speak up when something isn’t right.  Your genuine care for people and adaptable, collaborative, and detailed orientated approach will suit our “for purpose” organisation. This role is a blend of compliance, monitoring and maintenance with the opportunity for you to make the role your own when implementing initiatives supported by an established health and safety committee. 

This role includes but is not limited to: 

• Advise and support managers on all aspects of health, safety and wellbeing 
• Ensure compliance with health and safety legislation across all jurisdictions 
• Conduct risk assessments and investigations where required, and develop action plans to ensure compliance 
• Update health and safety policies and procedures 
• Manage illness and injury cases, risks and interventions 
• Fulfill project responsibilities – e.g. coordinate training and awareness sessions on health, safety and well-being topics (psychosocial training), promotion of our well-being calendar and coordination of identified wellbeing college events 
• Chair our established and supportive Health, Safety and Wellbeing Committee 

Keys to your success: 

This role will ideally suit a good problem solver, an empathetic individual with the ability to adapt to changing circumstances as required.   

Specifically, you will have:  

• Tertiary qualifications and relevant certifications in health and safety. 
• Demonstrated experience in health and safety ideally in an office-based environment. 
• Excellent influencing and business partnering skills with the ability to drive a proactive health, safety and wellbeing culture at all levels of the College. 
• Strong understanding of contemporary workplace health and safety issues, models and best practice, with sound legislative knowledge. 
• Clear written and verbal communication skills with the ability to adapt to the audience as required 
• Well-developed computer skills with an aptitude to use in-house programs and a Learning Management System (LMS). 
• Experience in office based ergonomic assessments would be an advantage but not essential             

We are building a diverse and vibrant workforce, and we want to attract the best people!  We recognise people have busy family lives and it is important to us that they can balance exciting and meaningful careers with family commitments. 

What we can offer you: 

• The flexibility to work your hours in a way that suits your lifestyle. 
• The opportunity to take ownership of this key position ensuring the ongoing health and safety of all ANZCA staff. 
• A culture that invests in the professional and personal development of our people. 
• Excellent staff benefits – additional leave over the Christmas period, EAP, Health and Wellbeing offerings, staff recognition program, full salary packaging, member advantage program with access to discounted lifestyle benefits and leisure activities. 

ANZCA is an equal opportunity employer and our commitment to creating and supporting an inclusive culture is reflected in our diverse mix of talented people passionate about delivering their best. We embrace and value the diverse society we live within and consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, colour, national origin, religion, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation or age. We strongly encourage Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and Māori applicants to apply for any of our current opportunities.  

Next steps  

Apply now and take the next step towards a rewarding and long-term career within a progressive environment. Our application process will require you to submit your current resume and a cover letter. We will progress suitable candidates through the hiring process as soon as we can.  

If selected, we will contact you to discuss your application on the phone, you will be invited to meet with us at the college and from there, complete a few background checks. We will help you through this process.   

In the event that we identify potential candidates prior to the advertised closing date, we may close the advertisement sooner than the closing date. Therefore, we encourage you to apply promptly if you are interested.  

We are committed to making reasonable adjustments to provide a positive, barrier-free recruitment process and supportive workplace, so please let us know what you need.  

For more information about ANZCA or for a copy of the position description, please email Nuzee or Helen at recruitment@anzca.edu.au.  

For more information about ANZCA visit www.anzca.edu.au