About Us
At Sparkways, we believe in making a difference — not just for our children, families, and communities, but also for the people who work with us. We’re building a culture that values accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement, where our teams are supported to do their best work every day.
About the Role
Reporting to the Executive Director, the OHS Adviser will lead and embed Occupational Health and Safety systems, culture, and capability across the organisation.
This role is responsible for the end-to-end OHS function, including the implementation of the OHS Framework, site-based engagement, audit programs, incident management support, and training delivery. You will also work closely with an external Return to Work provider and internal leaders to
strengthen safety outcomes across all services.
The role is part-time (22.8 hours per week), with flexible hours across three or four days per week, and can be scheduled within school hours. It requires regular travel to early learning sites across Melbourne’s western and northern suburbs. Key Responsibilities
About You
You’re a great team player and a people person — someone who builds trust and positive relationships at all levels of the organisation. You enjoy being ‘in the field’, working collaboratively and bringing others along with you to achieve shared goals. You have strong communication skills, and a commitment to keeping people safe.
You’ll also have:
Why Join Sparkways?
Learn more: https://sparkways.org.au
Child safety and inclusiveness
Sparkways and all our Centres are committed to child safety. The protection and wellbeing of children and young persons is reflected in our zero tolerance for child abuse. All staff and volunteers have a moral and legal responsibility to ensure that young people are safe whilst involved in our care and programs. All children have the right to safety and security and the protection from physical, emotional, verbal, and sexual abuse and neglect.
Sparkways is a child safe and equal employment opportunity employer. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, from people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and from people with a disability.
Are you ready to make your spark at Sparkways?
Apply now with your resume and a cover letter outlining your experience and motivation for joining the role and working with Sparkways.
The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) has been providing outstanding care for Victoria's children and their families for over 147 years.
We are the major specialist paediatric hospital in Victoria and our care extends to children from Tasmania, southern New South Wales and other states around Australia and overseas.
With a passionate, highly skilled and committed staff campus wide of over 5,000, we provide a full range of clinical services, tertiary care and health promotion and prevention programs for children and young people.
We are the designated state-wide major trauma centre for paediatrics in Victoria and a Nationally Funded Centre for cardiac and liver transplantation.
When it comes to training and research we partner with the very best. Our campus partners, the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (MCRI) and The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics, along with the RCH Foundation, are on site with the hospital in Parkville. Together, we are committed to improving the health outcomes for children today and in the future.
In 2016–17, more than 85,654 children attended our Emergency Department, 322,291 specialist clinic appointments were held which was almost 70,000 more than the previous year, more than 17,000 surgeries were performed and more than 48,552 children were admitted to our wards.
