Health Safety and Wellbeing Education Officer

Work in an environment that offers:

• Generous annual leave entitlements
• An opportunity to work with a leading regional health service
• Part time hours for good work life balance

The Position 

Job Reference: 3909

Position Title: Health Safety and Wellbeing Education Officer
Classification: HS4, RN35, VB7 or VG3 (dependent on qualification and discipline)
Salary per hour (exc. super): $42.33 - $62.94 
Hours per fortnight: 30.4
Employment Status: Fixed Term Part Time (until 30/10/2027)

Other requirements: 2026 Flu Vaccination  

Closing date: 26/04/2026

The Health, Safety, and Wellbeing Educator is a key member of the Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) team within People and Culture at Bendigo Health. This role is responsible for coordinating and leading learning and development opportunities related to OH&S for staff across Bendigo Health and to a lesser extent, regional partners. The Educator collaborates with nurse leaders, managers, and inter-professional partners to identify training needs, enhance safety knowledge, and support the implementation of targeted OH&S education programs.

Key responsibilities include developing and delivering specialized training on occupational violence and aggression (OVA), manual handling and Safe Patient Handling tasks. The role also involves monitoring OH&S incident data, evaluating training effectiveness and ensuring continuous improvement in clinical learning. The Educator plays a significant role in developing educational resources, facilitating in-services and contributing to the design and evaluation of OH&S learning opportunities for various departments. Additionally, they mentor staff, promote OH&S standards and represent the OH&S team on relevant committees and working groups.

Working with Bendigo Health

Bendigo Health are a leader in regional health care, combining outstanding services with a strong education, training and personal development culture.

Created by our community in the 1850s, we have a long, proud history of delivering excellent care to our community.

Our organisation is diverse, welcoming and committed to delivering our vision to be a trusted regional healthcare service recognised for delivering exceptional care, being a great place to work, and being deeply connected to our community. 

Bendigo Health has around 5000 staff and a catchment area covering a quarter of the size of Victoria. The three main campuses of Bendigo Health are in Bendigo, with many services extended to regional settings including areas such as Mildura, Echuca, Swan Hill, Kyneton and Castlemaine.

We offer a fantastic range of benefits for our staff, including: 

• Staff health and wellbeing programs
• Career development and education opportunities
• Generous salary packaging opportunities, to increase your take-home pay each fortnight
• Flexible Working Arrangements
• Use of staff gym and pool and access to other fitness facilities through fitness passport program

If successful for a position at Bendigo Health you must provide evidence of your full immunisation record as part of the on boarding process.

Your New Division

The People and Culture Division supports managers, staff and volunteers working at Bendigo Health through a range of services including workforce planning, resourcing strategies, employee relations, industrial relations, learning education and development (LEAD) and workplace health and safety

The staff in the Division of People and Culture provide support and advice in line with our strategic goals and objectives of empowering our people and providing a positive work environment for staff and volunteers where they feel valued, safe and supported to work together in delivering excellent care and services.

Bendigo Region

Bendigo is one of Victoria’s largest regional cities making it a great city to live and work in. Bendigo provides services for the region’s population of over 320,000 and so the city offers excellent schools, shopping and cultural precincts, sporting facilities and various tertiary facilities. We can offer generous flexible working arrangements - giving you more time to enjoy the fantastic restaurants, beautiful parks, walking trails and wineries within our region.

Interested?

We’d love to hear from you!  Please ensure that you attach a cover letter and an up-to-date copy of your resume.  

Need more information?  Please contact Heidi Hine, Director - Occupational Health and Safety on 03 5454 8770 for a confidential discussion.  

Diversity and Inclusion

Bendigo Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We embrace diversity and social inclusion and encourage people from a diverse cultural background, people with disabilities and or Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people to apply.

Position Description: HERE 

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