Work, Health and Safety Coordinator
South Australia Police
Job reference: 857750 Location: 5000 - ADELAIDE Job status: Ongoing Eligibility: Open to Everyone Ongoing fulltime vacancy. SAPOL's People, Culture and Wellbeing service provides a holistic approach to the future development of our people and the organisation. Through strategic leadership and direction, People, Culture and Wellbeing will ensure our employees are skilled and supported to deliver a more efficient and effective service to the community. This will be achieved by increasing support to the frontline, ensuring the right people are in the right roles, developing talent pools and pipelines, delivering programs and strategies to foster highly effective leaders as well as providing collaborative business partnerships. Recognising that the capability of our workforce is dependent on the physical and mental health of all its members, People Culture and Wellbeing will deliver programs which provide an all-inclusive approach and promote every aspect of health and wellbeing. The Work, Health and Safety (WHS) Section leads the development, promotion and implementation of workplace health, safety and wellbeing initiatives across SAPOL. The section provides specialist consultancy and advisory services to support a proactive safety culture, ensuring risks are identified, assessed and effectively managed. This includes developing prevention strategies, supporting compliance with WHS legislation and SAPOL policies, delivering education and awareness programs, monitoring safety performance and trends, and collaborating with leaders and employees to embed safe systems of work. Through these functions, the WHS Section plays a key role in strengthening SAPOL’s organisational capability to prevent injury, enhance wellbeing and maintain a safe and healthy working environment. The WHS Coordinator provides administrative, coordination and operational support to the Section, assisting in the effective delivery of WHS prevention programs and low-risk safety activities. The role supports compliance with WHS legislation and organisational policies through accurate data management, timely reporting, coordination of safety initiatives and the provision of practical guidance on routine WHS matters
Salary Enquiries
Applicants must submit a covering letter (two pages) addressing the essential minimum requirements of the role outlined in the Position Information Document, a current resume and the contact information of three referees including your current line manager. Applicants external to SAPOL must complete an RF2099 Pre-Employment Declaration Form and submit this with their application. South Australia Police is dedicated to strengthening trust and collaboration with First Nations communities in South Australia as we shape a culturally responsive and inclusive workplace for First Nations employees. Our vision is to create safer communities by strengthening the bonds of mutual respect, understanding, and partnerships between police and First Nations peoples. By deepening our appreciation and understanding of First Nations cultures and acknowledging the past, we are committed to focusing on the present and moving forward together into the future. To strengthen our workforce, South Australia Police encourage applications from First Nations peoples. South Australia Police is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. People with disability are strongly encouraged to apply. The South Australian public sector supports flexible ways of working including part-time working arrangements wherever reasonably possible. The sector is diverse and desires to increase in diversity and to create opportunities for more South Australians. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments to provide a positive, barrier-free recruitment process and supportive workplace. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of application. Applications close: 01/10/2026 5:00 PM Attachments: - ASO4 WHS Coordinator - PID.pdf - RF2099 - Pre-Employment Dec.pdf Flexibility Statement
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