Health, Safety & Wellbeing Manager - [Archived Advertisement]

Health, Safety & Wellbeing Manager

Location: Notting Hill
Remuneration: $110,000 to $140,000 (plus 11% superannuation)
Employment Type: Full-time
Duration: Continuing appointment

St John Ambulance (Vic) has been saving lives and delivering care and compassion throughout Victoria for 140 years. Our volunteers and our staff are the lifeblood of everything we do. We are currently recruiting for a Health, Safety and Wellbeing Manager to ensure that our people are adapting a safety mindset across all aspects of their working and volunteering life.

The Opportunity

The People and Culture team are a welcoming, friendly and helpful team of HR professionals. The Health, Safety and Wellbeing Manager will provide advice, support and guidance to managers, employees and volunteers on a variety of people related policies, procedures and practices for all areas of St John Ambulance Victoria (SJAV). You will build relationships within the People & Culture team and with the broader SJAC community enabling you to assist and support strategic and business plan objectives. You will champion and role model the values and behavioral expectations that support a safe, diverse and inclusive environment for everyone associated with SJAV.

As a for purpose charitable organisation salary packaging is one of the many benefits of joining SJAV.

Key Responsibilities

• Take the lead for all health, safety & wellbeing related activity, providing expertise and insight to the business
• Be responsible for managing the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of health, safety and wellbeing strategies, policies and initiatives
• Analyse data from a range of sources to identify trends and recommend areas for improvement.
• Coach, mentor and guide SJAV leaders to achieve the required outcomes in line with strategic plans

Your experience

• You will be a have a background in Occupational Health and Safety,
• Degree qualification in Workplace Health and Safety or significant experience in a similar role; preferably in a not-for-profit environment/for purpose organisation
• Expert knowledge of contemporary safety issues and best practice, and the statutory and regulatory framework in which safety operates, including workplace legislation.
• Understanding of the regulatory environment and public policy of the health sector and the philosophy of person-centred practice
• Outstanding interpersonal and verbal communication skills including demonstrated skills in consultation, facilitation, negotiation and influence

Your ability to multitask and prioritise activities while producing quality work will be highly regarded as will your ability to hit the ground running and quickly assimilate into the broader team. We are looking for a talented, innovative and driven individual who believes they can contribute to our strategy, our operational activity and our culture.
  
We are committed to creating a diverse environment and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We value the innovation and creativity that diversity of thought brings to our high-performance culture, we welcome applications from anyone who believes that can deliver the outcomes we are looking for.

If you are looking to join an organisation that makes a difference, apply today.

You must have the right to live and work in Australia to apply for this position. No agencies please.

Enquiries

Amanda Harris, Talent Acquisition Specialist, amanda.harris@stjohnvic.com.au

Closing Date

Thursday 21 December 2023, 11:55 pm