Safety And Wellbeing Specialist

Sydney CBD

• Be part of a team to create mentally healthy workplaces!
• Fixed term role until February 2025, Full time position, Sydney CBD location
• Hybrid working environment, offering starting salary of $139,787 + super

 About the Role

The Safety and Wellbeing Specialist works within a team to deliver proactive psychosocial prevention initiatives to strengthen mentally healthy workplaces and improve social, emotional, health and Wellbeing outcomes for NSW employers. You will be responsible to deliver major programs that influence the Safety and Wellbeing strategies for NSW employers and support the delivery of services to reduce psychological injury claims. 

Benefits

• A corporate wellbeing program with subsidised gym membership, free flu vaccinations and health check programs
• 17.5% annual leave loading, 35 hour working week  
• Comprehensive learning and development support aligned to icare’s Core Capabilities.
• Our People Awards - On-the-spot Recognition, Quarterly Values Awards & Our People Annual Awards
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program

Duties

It’s an exciting time at icare where no two days are the same; as a Safety and Wellbeing Specialist – Mental Health you will:

• Engage in meaningful conversations with employers / employer groups to influence their approach to creating a mentally healthy workplace
• Recommend Safety and Wellbeing strategies to address identified psychosocial hazards and to encourage a best practice approach in their management of psychosocial risk.
• Scope and lead projects to deliver Safety and Wellbeing services that will lead to a reduction in psychological injury claims
• Delivery of Safety and Wellbeing services in a team environment in line with agreed scope
• Analyse workers’ compensation and other data to identify areas of concern and opportunities for improvement
• Engage and foster key external relationships to ensure effective engagement with icare and employers e.g. Brokers, industry bodies, service providers

Skills & Experience

• Work Health and Safety Qualification (minimum Cert IV) or Allied health qualification e.g. psychology
• A broad range of experience as a Safety and Wellbeing practitioner
• Strong experience in developing and implementing programs and strategies to enhance Safety and Wellbeing
• Strong knowledge of Work Health and Safety and Workers Compensation legislative requirements
• Ability to travel around NSW to attend employer workplaces and icare community events. General industry experience combined with experience in a health, safety, wellbeing or other behavioural change role – preferred

Culture

We know our strength comes from the diversity of our people and would encourage people with different experiences and backgrounds to apply. We are committed to our people’s development so the people of NSW can thrive.

About the Company

We care for the people of NSW, building confidence and trust so our communities can thrive. We make the complex simple, so our schemes deliver better outcomes for people and communities. Whether a person is severely injured in the workplace or on our roads, icare supports their long-term care needs to improve quality of life, including helping people return to work. 

• For more information about icare visit our website
• icare operates a direct sourcing model so no agency introductions will be accepted
• We are a Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant
• A talent pool may be created through this recruitment process.

Please note that you must be an Australian citizen, permanent resident of Australia, New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand passport or have unrestricted working rights to apply for this role.