Busy Ability

Work, Health and Safety Compliance Officer

Job Type: Full Time - Permanent

Location: Southport

Job Category: Corporate Services

Our purpose is to make skills, education and employment accessible to every person, so they can create their own world of unbounded possibilities.

About The BUSY Group…

The BUSY Group is a not-for-profit organisation with nearly 50 years experience as a community partner. With multiple business entities operating across 100+ locations Australia-wide and now in New Zealand, Canada and the United Kingdom, we offer an extensive range of employment services and programs, vocational training, apprenticeships, mentoring, Inclusive Employment Australia, specialist schools and allied health services.

About the Role

The BUSY Group is growing and we’re looking for a proactive WHS Compliance Coordinator to help us strengthen our safety culture and support our teams across multiple locations. If you’re organised, detail‑focused and passionate about workplace health and safety, this is a fantastic opportunity to make a real impact.

You’ll play a key part in coordinating our WHS systems, ensuring compliance, and supporting leaders to create safe, healthy workplaces. Every day brings variety — from system administration and reporting, to fire safety coordination, incident management and training support.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Maintain WHS compliance across sites and keep records audit‑ready
• Coordinate our WHS management system (Folio) and champion data quality and reporting
• Support internal WHS and ISO audits, including evidence collation and corrective actions
• Manage fire safety compliance, registers, servicing schedules and evacuation diagrams
• Assist with incident reporting, workers’ compensation documentation and trend analysis
• Coordinate WHS training through the LMS and maintain competency records
• Contribute to monthly and quarterly WHS reporting and maintain SharePoint documentation
• Build strong relationships with operational teams and promote a positive safety culture

Why BUSY?

You’ll join a supportive, values‑driven organisation committed to safety, wellbeing and meaningful community impact. We offer professional development, a collaborative team environment and the chance to grow your WHS career.

We offer:

• 4additionalpaid annual leave days – 1 My BUSY Day and 3 days at Christmas
• Clear pathways for internal advancement
• Dedicated training budget for personal and professional growth
• BUSY Benefits program-Paid parental Leave, retaildiscountsand access to Fitness Passport
• Enjoy work that genuinelyimpactslives
• Employee Assistance Program with Sonder Wellbeing App

Desired Skills and ExperienceAbout You

• Experience in WHS administration or compliance coordination (highly regarded)
• Strong systems capability, including advanced Excel skills and confidence working with SharePoint and LMS platforms
• Experience supporting managers to meet WHS and compliance obligations
• Understanding of performance measurement, benchmarking and quality standards
• Proven ability to coordinate compliance processes and contribute to accreditation activities (ISO experience desirable)
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build strong relationships across the business
• High attention to detail, strong organisation and the ability to manage competing deadlines
• Willingness to travel occasionally

Next steps...

This role will actively commence recruitment from the date of advertisement. The closing date of this ad is dependent on the appointment of the role.

The BUSY Group is an organisation that prioritises the safeguarding of children and all vulnerable people by actively adopting strategies that embed a culture of zero tolerance for abuse of any kind. The appointment of successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory employment screening including criminal history and relevant working with children checks.

The BUSY Group is committed to achieving a diverse workforce and strongly encourages applications from First Nations People, veterans, people from culturally diverse backgrounds and people with disabilities.