Strategic Director - Health, Safety & Wellbeing

Box Hill Institute of TAFE; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

On-site parking

Career progression opportunities

Defence Reserve Service leave

Emergency Response leave

Family Violence leave (up to 20 days)

Parental Leave (up to 16 weeks)

Health & wellbeing supports

Novated leasing & salary packaging

Staff discounts

Job summary

Box Hill Institute is seeking an exceptional Associate Director Health, Safety & Wellbeing to shape safety, wellbeing and culture across the Institute. You will lead strategy, governance, and risk management, partnering with senior leaders and the Board.

Reporting to the Executive Director, PCT, you will drive safety excellence, manage workers' compensation programs and embed psychosocial safety in everyday practice, while building a high-performing team and managing a significant budget.

Qualifications

• Degree and/or postgraduate qualifications in Occupational Health & Safety or related field.
• Extensive leadership experience in Health, Safety & Wellbeing within a large organisation.
• Strong expertise in workplace safety, wellbeing, workers compensation, compliance, governance and risk management.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership across health, safety & wellbeing strategy and organisational effectiveness initiatives.
• Oversee enterprise-wide safety governance, compliance frameworks and Safety Management Systems.
• Lead workplace health and safety risk management, regulation compliance and continuous improvement programs.
• Oversee workers' compensation, injury management and return-to-work strategies.
• Drive employee wellbeing, psychosocial safety and engagement initiatives.
• Lead People Matter Survey action planning and organisational culture improvement.
• Ensure gender equality obligations and accountability frameworks are met.
• Report to CEO, Board and government stakeholders.
• Develop leadership capability and foster a proactive safety culture.
• Lead and develop a high-performing team with significant budgets and resources.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Stakeholder management

Health & safety expertise

Risk management

Communication

Education

Degree and/or postgraduate qualifications in Occupational Health & Safety, Human Resources or related discipline

Job description

Box Hill Institute is seeking an exceptional Associate Director Health, Safety & Wellbeing to shape safety, wellbeing and culture across the Institute. You will lead strategy, governance, and risk management, partnering with senior leaders and the Board.

Reporting to the Executive Director, PCT, you will drive safety excellence, manage workers' compensation programs and embed psychosocial safety in everyday practice, while building a high-performing team and managing a significant budget.