Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time
Salary: $113,022 - $136,747
Grade: VPS 5
Occupation: Occupational health and safety
Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs
Reference: VG/D00915AUG2025
About the Business Unit:
An exciting opportunity exists to join the department's Safety, Wellbeing and Compliance (SWC) team as a Senior Safety Investigator. The Safety, Wellbeing and Compliance branch provides process, systems and services to support the department to meet its responsibilities under health and safety laws.
About the Role:
We are looking for someone with strong health and safety knowledge, and thorough experience with investigations. Our successful candidate will:
About You:
As our ideal candidate, you will:
To learn more about the skills you will need to succeed in this role, please read the position description attached.
The role is based in Melbourne CBD with the expectation of working in metropolitan and country locations as required to provide appropriate mentoring and support to line managers to ensure quality investigations are undertaken.
For a confidential discussion about this exciting opportunity, please contact Ann Russell on 0438 821 897 or email [email protected]
How to Apply:
Please click the Apply button on this advertisement. Applications should include a resume and covering letter. Attachments can be uploaded in .doc, .docx, .pdf, .txt or .rtf formats.
The successful candidate will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which may include reference checks, national police checks and misconduct screening. Dependant on the role, other checks may include VicRoads checks, drivers licence checks, medical checks, Working with Children Checks, and Declaration of Private Interests (for executive and responsible officer roles).
If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application material, please don't hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
CHILD SAFE STATEMENT OF COMMITMENT:
The Department of Justice and Community Safety is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. We seek to prevent harm of any kind impacting children and young people and have zero tolerance for racism, child abuse and inequality. Children and young people's rights, relationships, identity, and culture must be recognised and respected, their voices heard, and their concerns acted upon. We aim to foster a culturally safe, child safe and child friendly environment for all children and young people we have contact with, deliver services to, or are impacted by our work.