Senior Health, Safety & Wellbeing Strategist

Australian Institute of Health & Welfare; Canberra; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Remuneration and leave provisions

Challenging and fulfilling work

Professional development

Job summary

Australian Institute of Health & Welfare in Canberra is seeking an APS6 Senior Health, Safety and Wellbeing Advisor to provide high-quality rehabilitation and injury management support, lead WHS activities and contribute to wellbeing initiatives.

The role focuses on delivering on-site assistance, guiding a small team, reviewing WHS policies, and producing timely health and safety reporting for the executive and board.

Qualifications

• Rehabilitation case management experience.
• Knowledge of WHS policy and compliance.
• Experience providing HR guidance to managers.

Responsibilities

• delivering high-quality rehabilitation case management activities (non-compensable and compensable), including early intervention, and providing complex advice to stakeholders.
• leading a small team to deliver business-as-usual WHS activities, programs and services, ensuring work is prioritised and delivered effectively.
• reviewing all aspects of the WHS function, including policies, procedures, and resources, to ensure continuous improvement and legislative and regulatory compliance.
• supporting the development and implementation of wellbeing strategies, including employee surveys and initiatives which aim to support mental health and wellbeing.
• managing WHS incident reporting and analysing data to identify, plan, and deliver new initiatives.
• managing or contributing to all WHS reporting, including Health & Safety Committee, Executive Committee and Board reports, performance reports, and the Annual Report.
• working across the People & Culture Unit with a view to supporting the team through engaging with, and enabling, cross-skilling as required.

Skills

Rehabilitation case management

WHS expertise

HR advice to managers

Early intervention

Job description

Australian Institute of Health & Welfare in Canberra is seeking an APS6 Senior Health, Safety and Wellbeing Advisor to provide high-quality rehabilitation and injury management support, lead WHS activities and contribute to wellbeing initiatives.

The role focuses on delivering on-site assistance, guiding a small team, reviewing WHS policies, and producing timely health and safety reporting for the executive and board.