Health, Safety And Wellbeing Business Partner

About Us:

At Uniting AgeWell, our focus is on supporting older people to experience a sense of wellbeing, choice and independence in their lives, to feel valued members of their community and to have easy access to the community or residential services they need to live the life they want. With a range of services in many locations in Victoria and Tasmania, our 3,500 staff and 600 volunteer staff are committed to high quality services and care.

Uniting AgeWell provide a workplace culture based on the BEST philosophy – Believe, Excel, Support and Trust – underpinned by our values of Kindness, Respect, Integrity, Innovation and Inclusion, and our customer service charter and promise that shape and inform all that we do. More information can be found on the Uniting AgeWell website - www.unitingagewell.org

About the role:

The Health Safety and Wellbeing Team proactively facilitates safer workplaces and constantly provides proactive professional advice and expertise. This is promoted through a Business Partnering model and shared safety responsibility.

• Provide effective Workplace Health and Safety advice, support, training and professional expertise to management , and staff through development of a Business Partnering model
• Ongoing auditing, monitoring, reporting and evaluation of overall WH&S performance
• Build and support effective local Health and Safety Committees and support development of Health and Safety Representatives within local sites to continuously improve the UAL safety culture
• Promote Health, Safety, Wellbeing and Fitness for Work initiatives across the UAL business
• Support the greater People Services Team in the delivery of services giving due consideration to the Health, Safety, Fitness and Wellbeing of UAL staff, volunteers, visitors and clients
• Contribute to the development, review maintenance and operation of a wide range of administrative and organizational processes to support the Health Safety and Wellbeing function

Permanent Full Time role based in Melbourne, with a hybrid model giving you the flexbility of working onsite, in our head office and from home.

About you:

You are passionate about what you do and want to make a difference in the lives of our residents/clients, enhancing their self-esteem and empowering them to make choices.

This is the place for you if you:

• Tertiary qualifications in Workplace Health and Safety, minimum Cert IV WHS
• Strong working knowledge of relevant safety legislation, regulations, codes and standards
• Experience in conducting safety audits, risk assessments, and incident investigations
• Knowledge and understanding of risk management strategies in workplace safety
• Demonstrated experience in understanding and implementing projects with minimal supervision
• Experience and expertise in MS word, MS Excel,, MS Outlook, MS Explorer
• Understanding of fitness for work requirements, including a basic knowledge of the interdependencies with FairWork Legislations
• Experience in the aged care or health industry (highly regarded)
• Knowledge and experience of Safety and aged care compliance
• Thrive in a team and also appreciate the one to one interactions
• Are committed to being part of a workplace culture based on the BEST way of life (Believe, Excel, Support and Trust)

Essentials for working in Aged Care:

• A current Working With Children card
• Current and ongoing flu and COVID-19 Vaccinations
• Australian working rights
• Ability to pass a national police clearance

Why choose Uniting AgeWell:

• Be a part of a values based organization
• Join one of Victoria and Tasmania’s leading aged care providers in one of the fastest growing industries
• Work in your local community and make a difference to the lives of our residents/clients
• Career pathways, education and training opportunities
• Benefits, including salary packaging

Make a positive difference in your community – apply now!

For more information please contact the Recruitment Team at ***********@unitingagewell.org.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. We look forward to hearing from you!