Manager - Health, Safety & Wellbeing

St John Ambulance Australia (Victoria); Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging benefits

Hybrid work model

60% office / 20% WFH / 20% site visits

Professional development opportunities

Private health insurance discounts

Free onsite parking

Job summary

St John Ambulance Victoria is seeking an experienced, values-driven leader to drive Health, Safety and Wellbeing initiatives across its Victorian workforce and sites. You will provide expert advice, build stakeholder relationships and lead the development of HSW strategies to ensure compliance and alignment with organisational goals.

The role focuses on maintaining ISO 45001 accreditation, fostering a proactive safety culture, coaching leaders, and guiding continuous improvement across

Qualifications

• Minimum tertiary qualifications in Occupational Health & Safety and senior leadership experience.
• Deep knowledge of WHS legislation and regulatory requirements.
• Experience maintaining ISO 45001 systems and leading improvements.
• Ability to coach leaders and drive cross-site safety performance.
• Experience implementing risk, safety, and governance management systems (2027 rollout).
• Strong data analytics to identify trends and drive corrective actions.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and continuous improvement of HSW strategies, systems and frameworks.
• Provide expert advice and build strong stakeholder relationships across Victoria sites.
• Maintain ISO 45001 accreditation and drive compliance with legislation.
• Coach and mentor leaders to build capability in HSW across the organisation.
• Analyze HSW data to identify trends and implement practical safety improvements.
• Oversee multi-site governance and risk management initiatives.

Skills

HSW leadership

WHS compliance

Regulatory knowledge

Stakeholder engagement

Coaching & mentoring

Strategic leadership

Education

OHS degree

Tools

ISO 45001 systems

Job description

• Senior leadership opportunity within a truly values-driven organisation
• Competitive salary package, including salary packaging benefits
• Flexible hybrid working arrangements (based in Notting Hill)

About the role

We are looking for an experienced and values-driven leader to drive Health, Safety and Wellbeing initiatives across St John Ambulance Victoria's diverse workforce and operational sites. In this vital role, you will provide expert advice, build strong stakeholder relationships, and lead the development and continuous improvement of HSW strategies, systems and frameworks to ensure legislative compliance and alignment with organisational objectives. You will play a key role in maintaining ISO 45001 accreditation, fostering a proactive safety culture, and coaching and mentoring leaders to build capability and achieve positive HSW outcomes across the organisation.

As our ideal candidate, you will possess:

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in Occupational Health & Safety and significant experience as a HSW leader.
• Current experience and confidence regarding WHS legislation, regulatory requirements (and compliance), injury management, return to work, practical and contemporary working knowledge of Worksafe processes and systems.
• Current experience maintaining and improving ISO 45001 management systems and leading continuous improvement initiatives through stakeholder engagement and building positive relationships which make a difference to safety; we are committed to being ready to start the transition to the new ISO45001 standards when the opportunity presents.
• Confident safety and leadership role modelling; lead the OH&S team, engage with stakeholders, strong communication and ability to coach, mentor and influence leaders and teams within a complex multi-site environment.
• Demonstrated experience developing and implementing strategic HSW frameworks, policies and initiatives that deliver measurable positive organisational outcomes.
• Experience with the implementation and optimisation of a risk, safety and governance management system (implementation scheduled for 2027).
• Demonstrated ability and confidence to analyse HSW data, identify trends and implement practical solutions that improve safety performance and reduce organisational risk.

About St John Ambulance Victoria

St John Ambulance (Vic) has been saving lives and delivering care and compassion throughout Victoria for 140 years. Our people, both paid andvolunteer, are the lifeblood of everything we do.

Ourpeople and ourclients come from allwalks of life.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-performanceculture,andwe welcome applications from anyone who has the experience we are looking for.

Your unique ideas and perspectives will be valued so we bestrepresentthecommunity we serve.

Employee benefits

• Excellent salary packaging options including General Expenses up to $15,900, MealsandEntertainment up to $2,650 and Novated Leasing
• Supportive team environment
• Work model: 60% office, 20% WFH, 20% visiting sites
• Training and professional development opportunities
• Access to discounted Private Health Insurance
• Free onsite parking

Other Information

All offersofemploymentare subject tosatisfactoryreference checks,nationalpolice checks,and other probity checksareincludedfor some positions, such asa pre-employmentmedical. St JohnAmbulance Victoriais committed to putting the safety and wellbeing of children first, a current and valid WorkingwithChildren Check is a mandatory condition of employment.

Enquires can be directed to Debbie Ewington, Talent Acquisition Business Partner [e-mail] .