Strategic Wellbeing and Safety Lead - Caulfield, Australia - Glen Eira City Council

Glen Eira City Council

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Caulfield, Australia

2 weeks ago

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People and Culture

Fulltime
Parttime
Closing on: Nov
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Newly created leadership role fostering a proactive Wellbeing and Safety culture:

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Full-time or part-time, permanent opportunity:

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Hybrid work environment and flexible work arrangement available:

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$120.9K-$135.6K per annum plus superannuation

About the role

Following a team realignment, a new leadership position has been created to support Councils commitment to holistic wellbeing and a safety-first culture.

Leading the Wellbeing and Safety team and reporting to the Chief People officer, you will help us to create a workplace where employees can be at their best, physically and psychologically.

This role will lead and refocus our Wellbeing and Safety Team to drive and deliver future focused and agile safety systems, strategies, plans and practices across the organisation.

Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:_
Drive a safetyfirst culture across the organisation developing approaches to mitigate risk, prevent workplace incident and provide early intervention to ensure positive outcomes
Develop, implement, and continually improve on organisationwide health safety and wellbeing systems, culture, policy, processes, and systems.
Provide strategic advice and support to leaders to drive change and a culture of safety.
Lead, motivate, coach and mentor the passionate and committed Wellbeing and Safety team

About you

With a significant background in health safety and wellbeing including injury prevention programming, you're friendly, approachable, engaging and incredibly passionate about employee safety.

It is essential you have experience in developing and implementing strategic wellbeing and safety systems and practices, driving organisational safety culture and leading a team.

You have a strong customer focus with the ability to build trust and rapport at all levels; and when it comes to giving advice, you have a warm, flexible approach and use common sense.

Important Information

Working at Glen Eira City Council
Glen Eira City Council is a collaborative, values-based organisation that strives for innovation.

Our 1,370 employees bring their diverse backgrounds and varied experiences and perspectives to an inclusive and flexible work environment, creating a unique and vibrant culture that is representative of the municipality it services.

Our recent employee engagement survey showed our employees are in the top 10% of most aligned and engaged compared to other Council's across Australia

Employee Benefits
We have a great culture that is valued by all our staff. Teamwork, collaboration and innovation are a key focus at Glen Eira City Council.

We offer will offer you:

Hybrid work environment
Average of 3 days in the office (or pro rata)
Flexible work options
A supportive and collaborative team environment
Access to paid training and participation in Council's extensive Learning and Development programs
Reward and recognition programs
Comprehensive leave entitlements

How to apply
Please attach your resume along with a cover letter detailing your experience and how it relates to the role.

Glen Eira City Council prides itself on being an equal opportunity employer and a child safe organisation.

As a Council, we are committed to:
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Providing a diverse and inclusive workplace that values the safety and wellbeing of children and young people, as well as all our employees
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Reconciliation and supporting the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander aspirations.
**We value the knowledge, skills and talents that all people can share with our workforce and community.