Manager - Health, Safety & Wellbeing

St John Ambulance (Vic); Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

WFH flexibility

Professional development

Private health insurance discount

Free onsite parking

Job summary

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

You will coach leaders to build capability, maintain ISO 45001 accreditation, and foster a proactive safety culture while guiding continuous improvement and governance across the

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in Occupational Health & Safety (OHS) with significant leadership experience.
• In-depth knowledge of WHS legislation and regulatory requirements.
• Experience maintaining ISO 45001 management systems.
• Proven ability to coach and influence leaders across multiple sites.
• Experience implementing risk, safety and governance systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead the HSW team and set strategic frameworks across the organisation.
• Provide expert advice and build stakeholder relationships.
• Drive continuous improvement of HSW strategies and compliance.
• Analyse HSW data to identify trends and mitigate risk.
• Support transition plans to new ISO45001 standards when opportunities arise.

Skills

HSW leadership

WHS compliance

Stakeholder engagement

Coaching & mentoring

Leadership across multi-site

Education

OHS tertiary qualification

Tools

ISO 45001

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 and volunteer, are the lifeblood of everything we do.

Our people and our clients come from all walks 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-performance culture, and we welcome applications from anyone who has the experience we are looking for.

Your unique ideas and perspectives will be valued so we best represent the community we serve.

Employee benefits

• Excellent salary packaging options including General Expenses up to $15,900, Meals and Entertainment 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 offers of employment are subject to satisfactory reference checks, national police checks, and other probity checks are included for some positions, such as a pre-employment medical. St John Ambulance Victoria is committed to putting the safety and wellbeing of children first, a current and valid Working with Children Check is a mandatory condition of employment.