Job opportunities
Current vacancies can be found at Smart jobs and careers at the Queensland Government website.
Additional recruitment programs occur throughout the year, based on the type of work involved:
Traineeships
National
Indigenous Cadetship
Scheme
Opportunities
in the Electrical
Safety Office
Oppurtunities
in Industrial Relations
Opportunities
in Workplace Health
and Safety
Traineeships
DEIR offers traineeships in office administration. These are advertised at Smart Jobs and Careers annually.
National Indigenous Cadetship Scheme
The National Indigenous Cadetship Scheme offers temporary appointments to Indigenous students undertaking tertiary studies at Queensland universities. The scheme provides practical on the job employment during university holiday periods as well as some financial support for students.
Contact the Indigenous Support Officer at your university to register your interest.
Opportunities in the Electrical Safety Office
Electrical Safety Office employs a range of professionals including administration officers, electrical safety inspectors and lawyers. Vacancies within the electrical safety office are listed on the Smart Jobs and Careers website. Twice a year the office has an intake of electrical inspectors. The Electrical Safety Office is recruiting electrical safety inspectors now. The position description is now available.
Electrical Safety Inspector
DEIR employs Electrical Safety Inspectors to undertake a range of duties including:
- developing and implementing electrical safety legislation, standards, and initiatives;
- enforcing the
electrical safety
legislation by
conducting audits
of:
- electrical entities;
- electrical contractors and workers;
- workplaces; and
- other practices.
- investigating electrical incidents, complaints, and unlicensed and unsafe electrical work; and
- approval and registration of electrical equipment, electrical systems and energy efficiency labels.
Opportunities in Industrial Relations
Electrical Safety Office employs a range of professionals including administration officers, electrical safety inspectors and lawyers.
Industrial Relations Inspector
DEIR employs Industrial Relations Inspectors to undertake a range of duties including:
- ensuring observance of state and federal awards and agreements and Acts administered by DEIR , such as the Industrial Relations Act 1999 (PDF, 1.9 MB) ;
- ensuring observance of the Trading Hours Orders of the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission (QIRC) ; and
- providing professional advice on industrial matters (state and federal) to employers, employees, industrial organisations, the legal and accounting professions and the general public.
Opportunites in Workplace Health and Safety
Workplace Health and Safety Inspector
DEIR employs Workplace Health and Safety inspectors in the construction, ergonomics, hygiene and industrial fields to undertake a range of duties including:
- participating in workplace assessments, in order to determine the degree of risk existing at a workplace and compliance to workplace health and safety standards;
- conducting investigations of incidents, injuries and complaints in order to implement the most effective enforcement option according to the Workplace Health and Safety Queensland (WHSQ) enforcement framework and existing policies and procedures; and
- contributing occupational expertise to the investigations of complex situations, gathering evidence and preparing reports to be used by regional investigations teams.
Last updated 2 October 2008
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