WHS Officer

• Full time 6-month max term opportunity
• Drive WHS initiatives and champion a positive safety culture for ADF Careers
• Enjoy a varied role across safety compliance, training, investigations and continuous improvement
• Applications considered from all major cities

The WHS Officer supports the safety and wellbeing of the people behind Defence Force recruiting by ensuring consistent, compliant and proactive workplace health and safety practices across a national operation. The role partners with key stakeholders across Adecco, the Commonwealth and subcontractors to drive a strong safety culture, manage safety risk, and ensure legislative compliance. It combines hands-on WHS delivery with strategic oversight, including incident management, investigations, audits, training, policy development and continuous improvement, within a fast-paced and nationally significant Defence environment.

ADF Careers is the largest workforce outsourcing solution in the southern hemisphere with over 80,000 applications received on average each year.
ADF Careers is on a mission to recruit the right people, in the right numbers, at the right time to support the Australian Defence Force to build, sustain and maximise Defence capability.

Our people are our greatest asset. We recognise and respect our people’s need to work in ways that support their careers, families, and lifestyle. That’s why we offer flexible working arrangements, learning pathways, additional leave entitlements and extensive corporate discounts across a variety of product and services. We want our people to be financially rewarded; to feel good and to go beyond what they thought possible at work.

Be you, and we’ll be better together.

To find out more about our great employee benefits and what it’s like to be part of the team, reach out to our friendly talent acquisition team.

Reporting to the National WHS officer, the WHS Officer is responsible for ensuring a nationally consistent and legislatively compliant approach to workplace health and safety across ADF Careers, ensuring the health and safety of ADF Careers personnel, and the workplace safety of Adecco facilities and assets across the ADF Careers business.

You will:

• Manage WHS across ADF Careers personnel and Adecco facilities and assets across the ADF Careers business, in line with policy, procedure and state/territory legislative requirements.​
• Maintain and drive the ADF Careers WHS Management Plan to ensure Adecco personnel and operations are meeting WHS legislative requirements and championing a positive safety culture across ADF Careers.
• Create, implement, review, and update WHS policies and procedures.
• Conduct regular workplace inspections and WHS risk assessments, and assist in the conduct of verification audits, to identify potential WHS hazards and risks and ensure appropriate safety controls are in place and working effectively.
• Investigate, or assist in the investigation of, workplace accidents, incidents, near-misses, and injuries. Identify root causes and implement corrective actions to prevent reoccurrence.
• Provide relevant WHS training and awareness raising programs (including safety educational programs, inductions, toolbox talks) for all workers.​
• Provide regular reporting to required stakeholders on WHS incidents, injuries, and hazards across ADF Careers, working with the Adecco WHS team to ensure data and information provided is accurate.​
• Assist in the development and delivery of safety and wellbeing initiatives

Note: This position description reflects a summary of the key accountabilities of the position, it is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and tasks. Leaders may direct team members to perform other duties at their discretion.

If you have worked in a similar position or just looking for your next opportunity that will make an impact, we want to speak with you.

Your background will demonstrate:

• Working knowledge of relevant local/national WHS legislation, regulations, Codes of Practice, Safe Work Procedures and Australian Standards.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to deliver presentations and/or training to staff on health and safety topics, and negotiate, liaise, and build relationships across multiple levels of stakeholders and employees.
• Strong attention to detail with an ability to manage competing priorities and maintain quality service delivery when working under pressure.
• Keen observation and strong problem-solving skills to identify and suggest necessary changes to unsafe work conditions
• Resilient and adaptable mindset, with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced and ever-changing environment.

To apply for this position, you must be an Australian citizen and have the ability to maintain an Australian AGSVA security clearance.

If eligible, please submit your resume; applications are open to all qualified Australian citizens regardless of their background, identity, experiences and beliefs.

If you need assistance during our recruitment process, please email our friendly TA team at DFRHRTalentAcquisition@adecco.com.au for a confidential conversation.

To apply for this position, please submit your application online through our designated platform. The deadline for applications is11:30 PM (AEST) on 8th June 2026. It's important to note that applications will be reviewed and processed as they are received.