Principal Advisor Safety Health and Wellbeing

Dept of Youth Justice and Victim Support

1. Permanent full-time
2. $133,603 to $143,125 per annum
3. Generous Superannuation

The Principal Advisor is responsible for advising and responding to WHS and organisational wellbeing at Brisbane Youth Detention Centre.

As Principal Advisor you will specifically:

1. Lead and manage the development, implementation and evaluation of staff safety, wellbeing and workers compensation strategies, systems and youth detention centre specific safety management system policies, procedures and local Work Health and Safety initiatives in collaboration with other stakeholders.
2. Manage and provide expert advice on matters relating to work health and safety, including the effective management of common law claims, and complex workplace incidents, WorkCover claims, and return to work programs within a complex detention centre environment and work collaboratively to mitigate and/or manage risk, including physical and psychological risk, with an aim of reducing workplace related injuries and/or illness in youth detention centres.
3. Liaise with and support key personnel in the Office of the Senior Executive Director on complex injury case management, work health and safety matters and the implementation of the Safety Health and Wellbeing Framework.
4. Lead and manage the investigation process for safety incidents.
5. Supervise, support, coach and mentor the Safety, Health and Wellbeing (SHW) Advisors to deliver safe systems of work, including case management and safety advice, youth detention centre specific safety management system policies and procedures and local Work Health and Safety initiatives.
6. Oversight of Work Health and Safety and Injury Case Management meetings and oversee the implementation of recommendations and outcomes arising from these meetings.
7. Develop strategies to ensure the delivery of appropriate safety, wellbeing and workers’ compensation education and awareness training sessions for service delivery staff, managers and supervisors.

Job Ad Reference: QLD/699342/26

Closing Date: Wednesday, 9th September 2026

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