OHS Business Partner

Remarkable care - Remarkable career

Are you ready to rediscover remarkable and make a positive impact on people’s lives? At GMHBA, every day brings an opportunity to empower and support communities to live well. Join us to be part of something meaningful and discover the remarkable benefits of working at GMHBA.

In 2024 GMHBA will celebrate 90 years of operations, having originally formed to provide healthcare to Geelong cement workers and growing to become one of Australia’s largest regionally based health insurers. As a community-focused not-for-profit, we live and breathe exceptional care and are dedicated to making GMHBA a remarkable place to work. We value building connections, embrace individuality, and maintain a supportive, performing culture. GMHBA offers a flexible workplace, a community-focused culture, and a great regional lifestyle.

About the opportunity 

We have an opening for an OHS Business Partner to join our People & Culture team. This is an ongoing part time position, 0.8 FTE, including Fridays with flexibility to other days worked. Geelong based with hybrid working.

Within this role you’ll assist the Facilities and OHS Manager to Provide OHSW operational advice, support, and training across all GMHBA sites, ensure the established safety management systems (SMS) are robust and effective to reduce risk and maintain a safe working environment, and to drive and monitor the strategies listed in the Occupational Health, Safety and Wellbeing Plan.  This role will also maintain the Facilities operational function when required.

About you 

As the successful candidate, you’ll be able to demonstrate the following skills and experiences:

• OHSW qualifications or working towards (diploma or degree), or by equivalent experience.
• A thorough understanding of health and safety legislative requirements (Victoria)
• Knowledge of and ability to interpret health & safety legislation, policies and procedures.
• Demonstrated experience in Occupational Health & Safety
• Excellent communication and literacy skills\
• Ability to provide quality health & safety advice across all levels within the organisation
• A high level of report writing skills.
• Computer literate and adaptable to learn new software programs. 

Highly Desirable 

• Experience in a similar role (3 years minimum).
• Ergonomics qualifications/or experience in conducting ergonomic risk assessments and the application of suitable controls.
• Certificate 4 Workplace Training and Assessment.
• Experience in emergency management planning and response.
• Return to Work (RTW) Certification.

Let’s get started. 

Start your application by completing the form below. Applications close Tuesday 16 April 2024, 5pm.
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Questions? Contact us at careers@gmhba.com.au

At GMHBA, we value a diverse and inclusive culture. We are committed to creating a workplace where every single person feels valued and can be their true, authentic selves. It allows us to be more reflective of our community, have a range of perspectives, and better support our customers, members, and patients. We encourage candidates with diverse backgrounds, experiences, perspectives, and beliefs to apply for this role.

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