Policy Officer ( • • • • • •) - WorkSafe Tasmania

We encourage applications from Indigenous Australians, people living with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, mature age workers and LGBTIQA+ people.

The Department of Justice supports reasonable adjustment requests in any stage of the assessment process to remove barriers and facilitate full participation in all aspects of employment for applicants with disability. If you have individual requirements that need to be accommodated in order to participate in an interview or recruitment activity, please inform the contact listed at the end of this vacancy.

We are a diverse and inclusive workplace and understand the importance of flexible working arrangements.  Talk to us about how this could work for you.

Hours per fortnight

73.50 hours per fortnight - flexible options available.

Duties

• Undertake research and prepare high level policy advice on work health and safety and workers rehabilitation and compensation, and other issues of relevance to WorkSafe Tasmania.
• Develop and implement work health and safety and other policy or legislative initiatives, in accordance with the relevant WorkSafe Tasmania and Departmental strategic and business plans.
• Respond to complex enquiries from a range of individuals and organisations and liaise with stakeholders to assist in the identification of emerging issues.
• Prepare high quality documentation, working papers, reports, briefings and correspondence.
• Perform other duties as envisaged by the assigned classification under the relevant industrial award or agreement and in accordance with the skills, competence and training of the occupant.

Desirable Requirements

Download the Statement of Duties and any Associated Documents

Statement of Duties (

Statement of Duties (

Information for applicants (WorkSafe Tasmania).docx

Information for applicants (WorkSafe Tasmania).pdf

How to apply

To apply, please provide a Short Form Application which is a 1-2 page covering letter outlining your experience, skills and knowledge as they relate to the Statement of Duties, and a copy of your current Resumé / CV.  We do not require a separate statement addressing the selection criteria.

Please apply online by clicking the 'Apply Now' button.

Refer to the 'Information for Applicants' document for further information. Please note, attachments must be in Microsoft Word or PDF format.

If you are unable to submit your application online, please contact the Department of Justice Recruitment Team on (

For more information

Tracy Harvey

Acting Assistant Director, Policy

Phone :

Reasonable Adjustment Queries

People Strategy Team