Description:
Inspector (00016868) Contribute, Develop and Thrive at DEMIRS! Contribute give back to your community, share your knowledge and improve safety.
Develop grow your skills, develop a career path, and expand your horizons. Thrive find balance between work and home life, make a change and enjoy a better future.
Is it time for a sea change in 2024?! Do you want to spend more time with your family? We have great flexible working arrangements allowing you to have a better work / life balance.
A permanent appointment is available in our Regional and Primary Industries Branch based at our Geraldton office. Would you like to work in a genuinely exciting, flexible and friendly work environment, which offers its people a range of benefits, including flexible working hours, working at home, in the field or in the office to help support you and get the best results possible for our community.
Then the Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (DEMIRS) is for you! Here at DEMIRS we value diversity and appreciate every individual's perspective, bringing together a diverse and inclusive workforce to drive innovation and success.
So, if you're an innovative and forward-thinking individual who values collaboration and wants to contribute to the next big discovery in the mining sector, protecting our workers' health and safety, protecting tenants and consumers, transforming energy supply and emissions, whilst rolling out new technology to deliver excellent customer service and achieve success, then DEMIRS is the agency for you.
The role Drawing on your industry experience the role includes. Carrying out workplace inspections and take appropriate enforcement actions when work health and safety laws are breached.
Investigating complex workplace incidents and / or accidents, which may include fatalities and serious injuries. Gathering evidence in relation to matters of moderate complexity, preparing briefs to legal, making recommendations about prosecutions and presenting evidence in court as required.
Promoting work health and safety laws by given presentations, providing information to workplaces and industry organisations.
You will have the opportunity to share your skills and knowledge with others, opportunities to grow within the role with professional development.
You will also be able to represent the department on committees, working groups and forums and be able to put forward your perspective and knowledge on safer working practices in industry.
Please refer to the Job Description Form (JDF) attached for further information regarding the position, including any specific requirements, capabilities and pre-employment checks which will be assessed as part of the selection process.
While this selection process will initially be used to fill the above vacancy, it may also be used to fill other similar vacancies (permanent, fixed-term, full-time or part-time) within the department for the next 12 months.
Who will you be working with? We are committed to creating and maintaining a diverse workforce that reflects the community we serve and inclusive culture where all employees feel valued, respected and connected.
Our workforce's diversity is our strength; it enhances our ability to be forward-thinking and responsive in the services we deliver to the Western Australian community.
The team you will be working with includes a small friendly team working out of Geraldton with other team members located at Albany, Geraldton and Perth.
This position is in Geraldton, a coastal city in the Mid West region of Western Australia. With a thriving population, Geraldton boasts a prosperous economy and a near-perfect lifestyle year-round.
It is known as a place of choice to work, visit, raise families and take in some of the unique natural attractions Western Australia has to offer.
For further information, visit the City of Geraldton website You will be part of a small team of dedicated professionals, who are friendly, driven and work hard to achieve our goals to improve the safety outcomes in the community.
Together you will share knowledge, experiences through inspections, investigations and participate in team projects within different industries to ensure workplaces are aware of and implementing good safe practices.
We are a great team who enjoy the work we do, we never forget what we are trying to achieve and we know having great working relationships helps us get there.
We work together to try to make sure people go home from work healthy and happy. Every day you are doing something different.
- We believe every incident and fatality is one too many, we have the integrity, compassion and courage to deal with serious incidents, hazards and risk;
- our team focusses on how to apply the Work Health and Safety laws to reduce risks. You would be part of a team that is at different stages in their life;
we all bring different views and experiences. Some have a focus on family others love travel and exploring. We have flexible working hours and hybrid working arrangements, which allows certain flexibility to work around your life style.
Further information Please contact Jaime Rebelo, Director Worksafe Industrial and Regional on or via or visit our website.
You can also keep up to date on DEMIRS achievements and activities by following us on LinkedIn. How to apply We ask for you to provide a detailed resume outlining your key achievements, work history, education and professional development and a cover letter addressing the following points : Your broad range of industry experience and your safety experience.
What you would bring to the role as an WorkSafe Inspector. Why you want to be an WorkSafe Inspector. In the attached Applicant Information Pack, we offer further information on how to apply and the range of incentives offered to employees who work with DEMIRS.
If you have any questions about employment conditions or the application process, please contact Uma Maregouni, Senior Human Resource Officer on (08) on 9222 3129 or email .
To submit your application, click on the "Apply for Job" button at the bottom of this page. You will be asked to complete several questions, before attaching your resume and covering letter.
This role is identified as having a higher likelihood of exposure to potentially traumatic events. This is any distressing experience or situation in which an individual's physical or psychological wellbeing may be threatened.
This could involve attending or investigating safety incidents or fatalities, interacting with affected, distressed and / or aggressive people, and exposure to objectionable material such as records containing potentially traumatic content.
The department has specific Potentially Traumatic Event Response Support processes and training available for this role.
If you have any questions or would like further clarification about the nature of this position and the supports available, please contact Jaime Rebelo, Director Worksafe Industrial and Regional on .
Supporting diversity and inclusion DEMIRS is committed to building and maintaining an inclusive and supportive workplace.
We welcome all to apply, however, preference may be given to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, people of diverse sexualities and youth.
This helps us ensure our workforce is diverse, effective and forward thinking, and is supported by the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 (WA).
We are proud to be recognised as an Inclusive Employer for 2023-2024 by Diversity Council Australia. Learn more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion here.
Reasonable adjustments will be provided during our recruitment processes and in the workplace so you can fully participate.
CLOSING DATE : 4.00 pm on Wednesday , 24 April 2024 (WST) Please ensure you allow yourself sufficient time to lodge your application online;
as applications that are in progress or submitted after this time will not be accepted. It is your responsibility to ensure your application is submitted on time.
We look forward to receiving your application and considering you for this exciting opportunity to join our team. Attachments - Applicant Information - Job Description Form You can view and print these PDF attachments by downloading Adobe Reader.