The Tasmanian State Service (TSS) is the largest employer in Tasmania, with over 28,000 employees providing services to the Tasmanian community at all levels.
The Team: Public Health Services works to improve and protect the health and wellbeing of all Tasmanians. We partner with individuals, groups, and communities statewide and nationally to achieve this outcome.
The Role: The Senior Food Safety Officer leads and coordinates the Department of Health's food safety team to implement policy and legislation concerning food safety. The position provides specialist food safety and regulatory advice to government departments, local government, and industry and represents Tasmania on national and bi-national working groups relevant to food safety.
The role involves:
* Developing and implementing statewide programs to manage food safety.
* Providing expert technical, regulatory, strategic, and policy advice regarding food safety issues.
* The development, implementation, and/or evaluation of policy and legislation.
* Preparing appropriate specialised food safety information for Departmental briefings and media presentations, including briefings for the Food Ministers meetings and Food Regulation Standing Committee (FRSC).
Details of appointment: Allied Health Professional, level 4
Permanent full-time, day worker position, working up to 76 hours per fortnight, commencing as soon as possible.
Salary: $123,717 to $134,336 per annum. Our Employer 11.5% superannuation contribution is on top of this amount.
Benefits available to eligible candidates:
* Travel and relocation assistance support available up to $15,000 for eligible appointees.
* Excellent leave benefits: 20 days annual leave (pro rata), personal leave (pro rata), and study assistance leave if eligible.
Successful applicants will be required to meet the essential criteria, including satisfactory completion of an appropriate course of study at a recognised tertiary institution.
Note: Please refer to the Application Guide for more information on Essential requirements, Desirable requirements, and pre-employment checks.
What it is like working at the Department of Health?
Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence are the key values to work in the Department of Health. We strongly encourage applicants from key communities including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, LGBTIQA+ people, and people living with disabilities.
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