Job Description

Lead safety, wellbeing and practical WHS systems in a purpose led organisation.

Join Lady Gowrie Tasmania and play an important role in strengthening safe, supportive and child safe workplaces across our Education and Care services and corporate teams. This role is ideal for someone who understands WHS systems and risk management, but who also knows that effective safety leadership depends on trust, care, communication, practical guidance and strong stakeholder relationships.

We are a not-for-profit, community-based organisation providing education and care to children from birth to 12 years of age across 42 sites in Tasmania. Lady Gowrie Tasmania has a simple position statement – ‘Children First’ – and is committed to providing the highest quality education and care for children to give them the best start in life.

Learn more about us: https://gowrie-tas.com.au/

The role:

We’re seeking an experienced and relationship-focused Employee Safety & Wellbeing Lead to join our People and Quality team.

Reporting to the General Manager People and Quality, this role provides organisation-wide functional leadership for employee safety and wellbeing. You will support the implementation and continuous improvement of practical safety and wellbeing frameworks, systems, processes and reporting that help Lady Gowrie Tasmania provide safe workplaces for its employees and meet its work health and safety, regulatory and organisational obligations.

This is a highly collaborative role. You’ll work closely with leaders, Service Managers, Education and Care, People and Quality, Facilities, Injury Management and other internal stakeholders to ensure safety and wellbeing systems are understood, practical and embedded in day-to-day operations.

In this role, you will:

• Lead practical employee safety and wellbeing systems across LGT.
• Provide trusted WHS and wellbeing advice to leaders and teams.
• Partner with services to embed safe, consistent and workable practices.
• Strengthen WHS incident, hazard, risk, consultation and reporting processes.
• Coordinate and champion safety and wellbeing initiatives that contribute to a safe and respectful workplace culture.

To view a copy of the Position Description go to: https://gowrie-tas.com.au/employment

What you’ll bring:

You’re a practical, people-focused safety professional who can work across systems, projects, legislation, reporting and relationships.

You understand the importance of compliance, but you also know that safety and wellbeing systems need to be clear, usable and embedded into everyday work. You can translate technical or regulatory requirements into practical tools, guidance and support that leaders and teams can confidently apply.

To thrive in this role, you will also need:

• Experience in WHS, safety systems, wellbeing or a related specialist area.
• Knowledge of WHS legislation, codes of practice and contemporary safety practices.
• Confidence working with leaders to improve safety systems, reporting and risk controls.
• Strong stakeholder engagement, communication and influencing skills.
• The ability to balance compliance with practical, service-based solutions.
• A collaborative, values-led approach and commitment to safe, supportive and child safe workplaces.

You’ll also hold:

• A relevant qualification in work health and safety or a related field; or an equivalent combination of relevant experience, education and training.
• Current Class C driver’s licence.
• Current Tasmanian Registration to Work with Vulnerable People, or willingness to obtain.

Experience in Education and Care, community services, not-for-profit or another regulated human services environment would be highly regarded.

What you’ll receive:

At Lady Gowrie Tasmania, we recognise that supporting our people is just as important as looking after the children and families we serve. We offer a range of benefits to support your career, wellbeing, and work–life balance:

• Purpose led work: Contribute to an organisation that places Children First and supports safe, high-quality Education and Care across Tasmania.
• Flexible working arrangements: This is a permanent part-time role (0.6 - 0.8 FTE), with days and working hours negotiable.
• Health & Wellbeing support: Wellbeing initiatives and events, annual flu vaccinations, and access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your family.
• Salary packaging: up to $15,900 per annum + up to $2,650 for meals and entertainment. Salary packaging allows you to pay for your expenses with money from your salary before tax is taken out. Pay less tax, and your take home pay increases!
• Financial benefits Access to discounts on private health insurance and major retailers, plus a 15% discount on education and care fees for your children attending our services.

How to apply:

Please submit your CV and a brief letter telling us more about you and your experience aligned with this role clicking the “Apply Now” button.

• Applications close 29 May 2026

We will be reviewing applications as they are received - early applications are encouraged.
For more information on this role or the recruitment process, please contact us at careers@gowrie-tas.com.au

Our Commitment to Child Safety & Inclusion:

Lady Gowrie Tasmania is a child safe organisation. We are committed to ensuring the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of all children. Our recruitment and selection processes reflect this commitment. All applicants are subject to child safety screening, including reference checks and verification of Working with Vulnerable People Registration, before employment can commence.

LGT strives to provide a safe and inclusive environment across our services, programs and workplaces, where diversity in all its forms, including strengths, cultural background, identity and abilities are recognised and celebrated.

We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people with disability, members of the LGBTIQA+ community, and anyone who shares our values and passion for supporting children, families, and communities.