Health, Safety and Wellness Business Partner

Join a dynamic and purpose-driven team where you’ll empower leaders and employees to build a safer, healthier, and more inclusive workplace. In this impactful role, you’ll lead initiatives that foster a proactive safety culture and deliver meaningful outcomes across the organisation. 

About the role:

• Partner with Managers, Supervisors, and operational teams to implement and continuously improve Council’s Work Health and Safety (WHS) Management System.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to enhance safety performance, lead incident investigations, and deliver targeted health, safety, and wellbeing initiatives.
• Use your strong communication, consultation, and negotiation skills to influence safe practices and foster a positive safety culture across diverse operational environments.
• Provide flexible, detail-oriented support in a fast-paced setting, assisting team members during periods of high demand and contributing to client service delivery across the Unit.
• Lead by example, modelling safe behaviours and promoting a workplace culture that prioritises the health and wellbeing of workers and the community.

What's on offer:

• A base salary ranging from $98,191 per annum with competency-based increments up to $113,007 per annum, plus 12% super
• 70-hour, 9-day fortnight
• Access to training and development opportunities
• Flexible work options to support healthy work/life balance
• Generous employment conditions (we have too many to list - click here for more).

We are seeking:

• Demonstrated practical WHS experience in high-risk and operational environments, with a hands-on approach to safety management.
• Extensive knowledge of WHS legislation, regulations, and standards, with the ability to apply them effectively in diverse workplace settings.
• Proven capability in leading and managing complex WHS investigations and resolving safety-related matters.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to build and maintain productive working relationships.
• Demonstrated ability to influence and negotiate with stakeholders to achieve timely and beneficial outcomes in problem-solving scenarios.
• Capacity to work both independently and collaboratively within a team, managing competing priorities in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.

About us:

• Located on the picturesque far North Coast of NSW, bordering the Gold Coast.
• The Tweed is a vibrant, diverse location offering a lifestyle near the water, in a rainforest or on a farm.  
• Tweed Shire Council is committed to employment equity and diversity and encourages applications from people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds in both traditional and non-traditional roles.  We provide workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options. 
• Join an employer of choice. Professionals Australia (Local Government Engineers’ Association) has named Council the 2021 Employer of Choice for our great employment practices within NSW local government. 

Where it's located:

This position is based in Tweed Heads, and can be directed to work from any Council work site.

Position closes: 

Friday 14 November 2025 at 12 noon sharp (NSW time).  Late applications will not be permitted.

Click here to view the Position Description 

TIPS for Addressing the Selection Criteria

Click here for more information on the Recruitment Process

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Pre-Employment Screening:

Tweed Shire Council conducts pre-employment assessments as part of its recruitment process. 

Job offers are not made until screening has been completed. Tweed Shire Council uses third-party providers to undertake:

• Pre-employment medical – some roles require a functional (physical) assessment, and all positions are subject to drug and alcohol screening (a positive test result means the recruitment process ends and your application will not be considered).
• Background screening - verifies that the information you have provided throughout the recruitment process is true and correct.  Click here for more information.

Reference Checks are undertaken by the panel. Your 2 referees should ideally be your current and most recent supervisors.  Your referees are not contacted unless you’ve been interviewed and are a preferred candidate.

How To Apply:

You must use your own email address, and not one used previously by another person that has applied for a position with council.

Once you start your online application, you cannot save and return to it later. 

1. Have your Resume document ready to go.
2. Fill out all questions below. Click 'Next'. 
3. You'll then be prompted to attach your resume and other documents (if applicable). Click 'Next'.
4. Review your application to confirm everything is correct. Click 'Confirm' to submit your application.

If you'd like to COPY and PASTE question fields into a separate Word document to work on over time, please find them listed below:

1. Why are you interested in working at Tweed Shire Council, and what excites you most about this particular opportunity?
2. Describe your experience working in high-risk and operational environments. What practical WHS strategies have you implemented to improve safety outcomes? 
3. Tell us about a time you led a complex WHS investigation. 
4. How have you influenced and negotiated with stakeholders to achieve positive health, safety, or wellbeing outcomes?
5. Describe a time when you had to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.

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