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Work Health Safety Manager

Wesley Mission
  • Full-time permanent position
  • Based in Carlingford, with regular Sydney and Regional NSW travel
  • Fully maintained vehicle and salary packaging offered

Are you passionately committed to keeping people safe at work? Do you value people and have a track record of success in leading excellence in organisational WHS and Workers’ Compensation Management? If so you may be the person we’re looking for.

About us

Wesley Mission is a high profile, multi-faceted Christian organisation making a real difference in the community. We work with the most disadvantaged people in our community by providing over 200 services ranging from aged care, homeless services, child and family care, counselling, employment, training and education, and health services.

Our Vision is “Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as ever you can.”

About the role

This position is crucial for helping us keep our people safe. The purpose of the role is to lead the WHS and workers’ compensation portfolio, including the WHS framework, ensuring the continuous development and improvement of safe systems of work, effective consultation and training, WHS audits and risk assessments, proactive injury management, WHS and workers’ compensation reporting and policies and procedures. You are an exceptional WHS leader, a confident and collaborative subject matter expert who is fully committed to excellence in WHS and can positively influence others to embrace safe ways of working as a way of doing business. In addition to being a leader you are willing to roll your sleeves up to get involved in operational WHS and injury management matters and also advise on these whenever needed.

Essential criteria

  • demonstrated commitment and ability to achieve and sustain organisational excellence in WHS and workers’ compensation / injury management
  • thorough knowledge and understanding of WHS and workers’ compensation legislation and regulations
  • experience in the effective implementation, maintenance and auditing of Work Health & Safety Management Systems
  • ability to positively influence stakeholders to apply safe systems of work and embrace safe work practices
  • strong communication (written and oral) including high-level report writing and analytical skills
  • excellent work ethic and time and resource-management skills to meet strict deadlines and budgets
  • intermediate to advanced Microsoft Office skills including Word, Excel and PowerPoint
  • at least 3 years’ experience in a similar role within a diverse organisation
  • current NSW driver’s licence.

Desirable criteria

  • degree in Human Resources
  • experience working with Oracle PeopleSoft
  • not-for-profit or cause-related management experience.

Remuneration

Salary and employment conditions are commensurate with experience and qualifications, with salary packaging available including private and business use of a fully maintained vehicle.

Wesley Mission is a Christian organisation requiring all staff to affirm its values. We are committed to providing an environment in which children can feel safe and valued.

The suitable applicant will be subject to the relevant pre-employment checks for appointment to positions within Wesley Mission. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.

For further information, please contact Adam Leonard on 0448 445 765.

A position description is attached.

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