Work Health and Safety Advisor

Seeking an experienced Work Health & Safety Officer to develop, refine & implement policies to ensure compliance across a diverse range of facilities.

Salary: $84,228 – $91,809 p.a. plus superannuation 

Location: Acton, Canberra 

Job type: Ongoing/Non-ongoing/Full-time

Close date: 11:59pm AEDT on Sunday 30 March 2025.  

About the National Film and Sound Archive 

The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) is Australia’s audiovisual archive, telling the national story by collecting, preserving and sharing audiovisual media, the cultural experience platforms of our time. The collection itself dates back to 1935, making it one of the world’s oldest audiovisual collections. It is also one of the country’s most used cultural collections, with around 125 million views of collection content each year. The NFSA is in a period of significant change. Following increased Government investment, the institution is in a process of digital transformation, establishing the NFSA as Australia’s most dynamic and valued cultural organisation. We are rebuilding our curatorial workforce and developing the NFSA’s capacity to digitise our collection at scale – to preserve it for the future, to make sure it can be discovered, and to share it with all Australians.

We continue to work on developing a stable, secure and future-proof workforce across our four physical sites based in Canberra and Mitchell in the ACT as well as in Sydney and Melbourne.

We are also undergoing a program of business improvement for many of our corporate systems to improve efficiency and reduce manual handling.  

We are an ambitious organisation, and we aim to be an employer of choice within the Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums (GLAM) sector, providing exciting and challenging work, as well as favourable employment conditions and unique development opportunities for our staff. 

About the Team

Our Workforce and Culture (W&C) Team is a critical part of the NFSA’s transformation. The team partners with managers across the organisation to achieve our strategic goals, with deep networks and a strong partnership approach to all of its functions. 

The team delivers all elements of Human Resources to the NFSA including workforce planning, payroll, learning and development, Work Health, and Safety (WHS), wellbeing, recruitment, performance management, employee relations (ER), industrial relations (IR), and HR reporting. The team is responsible for leading and managing NFSA’s current and future workforce, including driving the strategic future growth and culture of the NFSA.  

The Opportunity

The WHS Advisor is responsible for researching, planning and developing policy, procedures and guidelines to implement new initiatives across a range of work health and wellbeing issues. 

Particular responsibility is to monitor and maintain the compliance elements and the day-to-day activities to deliver work health safety initiatives and wellbeing programs.

Please note: This recruitment process is intended to fill both current and future vacancies. While the position on offer is ongoing, a merit pool of suitable applicants may be established to fill similar ongoing and non-ongoing positions within the next 18 months.

Key Responsibilities/Duties

Under limited direction, this position is responsible for delivering the following functions: 

• Assisting and supporting the Manager Operations to develop and implement contemporary work health and safety, wellbeing and other related human resource management strategies specifically as required under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (WHS Act).
• Undertaking research and preparing documentation including policies, processes and work practices in relation to a range of work health and safety, wellbeing and human resource matters. 
• Preparing and maintaining appropriate records and data management and assist in the development of statistical and analytical reports.
• Liaising with a range of internal and external stakeholders on relevant WHS matters. 
• Carrying out administrative tasks including coordinating/assisting to arrange meetings, forums and programs, first aid services, employee assistance program, WHS training, and vaccination program. 
• Supporting with WHS risk assessments and audits, managing reported incidents and hazards, assisting work groups to implement preventative strategies to continuously improve and reduce work health and safety risks and incidents.
• Accurately input, update and analyse data and WHS records in accordance with document control and records management principles.
• Promote WHS, equity and diversity and participative management and environmental management practices in the workplace and act in accordance with the APS Values and Code of Conduct. 
• As an employee, contribute to maintaining a positive health and safety culture at NFSA, including psychosocial wellbeing in the workplace and providing input, where appropriate, to decisions that may impact upon their health, safety and wellbeing in the workplace. 

Selection Criteria 

The successful candidate will demonstrate their capacity against the following:  

Desired Skills and Experience 

• A WHS related qualification such as Certificate IV Work Health Safety (or equivalent) would be desirable. 

Eligibility

• Be an Australian Citizen.
• Satisfactorily complete an Australian Federal Police National Police Check.

How to Apply

When applying via our online e-recruitment system, please address the details in the ‘Key Responsibilities’ and ‘Selection Criteria’ by outlining in 500 words or less, how your skills and relevant experience demonstrate that you would be our ideal candidate. Your current resume is also to be included in your application.

In addition to an application and your resume, the assessment process for this position may also include an interview

What we offer you

We provide a diverse, inclusive, and supportive work environment with access to: 

• Great training and development opportunities. 
• Generous leave and flexible working arrangements.
• Our Employee Assistance Program (EAP – a free counselling service for you and your family).
• A competitive salary, plus 15.4% superannuation. 
• Rewards and recognition initiatives.

Cultural Values

We are an equal opportunity employer, embracing a diverse range of applicants such as veterans, and people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, LGBTQIA community members, individuals with disabilities and/or health conditions, as well as those from varied faith and cultural backgrounds. At the NFSA we prioritise the development of a safe, inclusive, and high-performance culture through shared actions and behaviours that align with our strategy and direction. This empowers our employees to effectively contribute to our goals.

The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia is committed to ensuring a child-safe and child-friendly environment. All employees are expected to demonstrate a commitment to, and support for these principles in theory and practice. 

RecuitAbility

RecruitAbility applies to this vacancy. Under the RecruitAbility scheme you will be invited to participate in further assessment activity for the vacancy if you choose to apply under the scheme; declare you have a disability; and meet the minimum requirements for the job. For more information see: RecruitAbility | Australian Public Service Commission (https://apsc.gov.au)

Contact Officer

Ceinwyn Whittaker | Manager Operations, Workforce and Culture 

E: ceinwyn.whittaker@nfsa.gov.au

Ph: 02 6248 2255