Wellbeing And Injury Management Lead

Buscojobs; Greater London; On-site; AUD 106,000 - 120,000

Job description

Band 7 - Salary Range $106,626 to $119,182 per annum + 11.5% Super + ADO

Salary offered will depend on level of skills and experience.

About Melton City Council

The City of Melton is a community where everyone belongs. Ours is a vibrant and diverse municipality - one of the fastest developing in Australia. Our organisation strives to provide our community with state-of-the-art amenity and facilities, engaging health and wellbeing options, and support to become active members of our Lifelong Learning City.

We invest in innovation, offering professional and personal development, and generous leave and flexibility to staff, while also fostering a collaborative and inclusive culture. You’ll be able to work close to home in a dynamic setting featuring cafes and retail options set amongst heritage buildings and open green spaces.

The Opportunity

The Wellbeing and Safety team is expanding as part of a new People and Safety structure, creating exciting opportunities for new team members keen on being part of a transforming team that will be well resourced to meet the Council’s current and future growth needs. As a Wellbeing and Injury Management Lead, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping the long-term safety strategy, ensuring the wellbeing and safety of our employees.

Reporting to the Safety and Wellbeing Coordinator, you will be part of a collaborative team that includes Safety Advisors, an Emergency Management Lead, a Child Safety Lead, and Safety and Wellbeing Admin Support.

In this role, you will work closely with business leaders, staff, the Senior Workplace Relations Advisor, and HR Business Partners. Your key responsibilities will include promoting the wellbeing and safety of Melton City Council’s workforce, reducing incidents and injuries, and supporting the successful return-to-work of injured employees.

If you’re passionate about workplace safety and wellbeing, this is the perfect opportunity to make a lasting impact while being part of a forward-thinking, well-resourced team.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide high quality advice to management and staff on occupational health and safety, injury management and wellbeing issues, including policy and legislation interpretation.
• Respond to incidents and claims, provide strategic advice and liaise with WorkSafe and other external agencies as required.
• Manage claims efficiently, ensuring compliance with legislation and cost-effective outcomes.
• Act as Council's representative when disputing liability on workers’ compensation claims and/or for the preparation of the Council’s submission to conciliation.
• Develop and deliver Wellbeing programmes and initiatives.
• In consultation with the Safety and Wellbeing team, work to improve Council’s Injury management system.

About You

To be successful in this role you will have the following:

• Tertiary qualification in occupational health and safety or a related field with relevant work experience in a similar role or lesser formal qualifications and substantial relevant experience in a similar role.
• Extensive experience in claims and injury management in a safety and wellbeing role in a unionised and regulated environment.
• Strong understanding of, and ability to interpret and advise on safe work systems, policies, and legislation.
• Completion of Return-to-Work Coordinator training.

Culture and Values

Our vision for our community is to be: "A vibrant, safe and liveable city accessible to all" and that means there’s a place here for you too. Our organisational values represent us as an established growth Council and the values are reflected in everything we do; our decision-making, our actions and our service provision to the community. Council has a diverse and vibrant organisation and we’d love to have you join us to help shape a city for the future.

We are Vibrant MELTON. Our values are:

• Motivate
• Empower
• Lead
• Trust
• Open
• Nurture

There are a number of great reasons why our people love working at Melton City Council:

• 16 weeks Paid Parental Leave (Super is paid during parental leave)

If you require further information about the position, please contact Richard King, Senior Industrial Relation Lead on 0467 796 368.

Applications must include a Resume and address the Key Selection Criteria outlining your suitability to the role. To address the Key Selection Criteria, you will need to write short statements explaining how you meet the criteria, or how you demonstrate the capability. We encourage you to keep your responses concise.

To be eligible for employment at Melton City Council you must be legally entitled to work in Australia.

All successful applicants will need to undertake pre-employment requirements including but not limited to a satisfactory criminal history record check. Successful applicants must be able to comply with any COVID-19 Public Health Orders applicable to Local Government employees.

We strongly encourage job applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, LGBTIQA+ and people from culturally diverse backgrounds. If selected for an interview and you require any additional support or adjustments regarding interview arrangements, please advise the contact listed above in advance.

Melton City Council is committed to being a child safe organisation and has Zero tolerance for child abuse. Melton City Council is committed to creating and maintaining a child safe organisation where protecting children and preventing and responding to child abuse is at the centre of our everyday thinking and service delivery.

Applications close 11:59pm Monday 17 March 2025.