Address- Location: Raymond Terrace, incorporating a hybrid work from home / office model designed to support life and work needs.
- Temporary part-time position for 12 months. Working 21 hours a week, offering flexible work day / time arrangements within operational needs.
- Work with a dynamic team dedicated to worker wellbeing.
Port Stephens Council (PSC) is currently seeking a Wellbeing and Injury Support Officer to help enable the delivery of quality safety and risk practices.
This role is a new opportunity to contribute to the wellbeing of workers at PSC, providing important support services within the Work Health and Safety team and, more broadly, the Enterprise Risk team.
About Port Stephens Council (PSC)
Port Stephens is known for its incredible natural beauty and vibrant community, covering an area of close to 900 square kilometers and populated by over 75,000 people.
Port Stephens is diverse – with coastal villages, riverside suburbs, rural lands and historic town centres, it’s the ideal tourism and retirement destination as well as a great place to live, work and play.
We acknowledge the Worimi as the original Custodians and inhabitants of Port Stephens. May we walk the road to tomorrow with mutual respect and admiration as we care for the beautiful land and waterways together.
About the Opportunity
In this role, you will work with a passionate and supportive team dedicated to the wellbeing of our workforce.
Reporting to the Work Health and Safety Manager, you will assist the team in the delivery of the WHS Framework, predominantly the Injury Management and Wellbeing program. This includes facilitating the administration and coordination of wellbeing initiatives and direct engagement with injured workers to support safe work protocols.
Council’s business activities are diverse, as are its safety and risk management needs. This provides great opportunity for diversity in the type of challenges and engagements this role will connect with. You will have the opportunity to implement and evolve Council’s mature approach to injury management and wellbeing programs in a supported work environment.
This role is part time (21 hours per week) for a 12 month term and offers flexibility, both in the application of those hours over the week and work-from-home opportunities, within operational needs.
Duties
You will be responsible for:
- Providing general administrative support to the WHS Manager and broader Enterprise Risk team.
- Providing support for the Injury Management / Return to Work (RTW) Program and Health and Wellness Program.
- Working closely with Wellbeing and Injury leaders across the business.
- Supporting the delivery of the Return to Work program, including:
- Triaging incidents where a worker injury has occurred, with the support of the WHS team.
- Case management of injured workers (at various sites), including:
- Management of records and communications.
- Treatment Plans (including non-work related injuries), developed in collaboration with the key stakeholders (including the worker and, where relevant, the treatment providers and insurer).
- Supporting and guiding the injured worker (and their manager(s)) through the RTW process.
Reconciliation of workers compensation payments.
About you
You will bring energy, enthusiasm and a desire to have impact on worker wellbeing. You will have:
- Diploma qualification in relevant field, or extensive and contemporary equivalent qualifications and experience.
- Knowledge and experience of the Return to Work Process, rehabilitation and workers compensation process.
- SIRA Return to Work Coordinator Certificate.
- A strong focus on accuracy and completeness of work, delivered in a timely manner
- A professional approach and proven organisation and time management skills.
Why our employees love PSC?
When you join PSC, you’ll be joining an organisation who truly believes that one size doesn’t fit all. We offer an inclusive and supportive culture, a focus on personal and professional growth and a deep respect for our community.
We embrace the level of difference that each of our employees bring with them and offer working arrangements that allow you to focus on the things you consider most important to you outside of your career throughout all stages of your life!
PSC values Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) and strives to create an inclusive workplace. We provide fair opportunities for development, progression, and work conditions to all. We celebrate differences in age, ethnicity, gender, religion, language, physical appearance, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, education, and diversity of thought. We’re inclusive and commit to creating a respectful and supportive environment for all individuals and groups, making reasonable adjustments to provide a positive, barrier-free recruitment process and supportive workplace.
Enough about us, we want to hear about you! So tell us about…
- Why are you interested in this temporary role?
Please note: Only the criteria above needs to be addressed in the application, however you’ll be assessed against the full list of Essential Criteria located within the Position Description
Please note: Only the criteria above needs to be addressed in the application, however you’ll be assessed against the full list of Essential Criteria located within the Position Description
We want you to love PSC as much as we do, so here’s a taste of some of the perks you can expect:
- Hourly Rate Range: $38.60 - $45.37 + 11.5% superannuation + $1,387 retention allowance
- Confidential support (including mental health) through our employee assistance
- Award winning health and wellbeing program PSCare, Workers Health Initiative with access to a broad range of gyms in the area
- Free parking on site and a convenient local shopping centre
- Coffee and food to keep you sustained at our on-site café
- And lots more…
Ready to change your outlook and join the awesome team at PSC?
- These opportunities don’t come up often… apply by midnight, 7 July 2024.
- For further information on the role, please contact Nicole Le Grange, Work Health & Safety Manager on 0407 870 *** for a confidential discussion.
- We never discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, or marital, veteran, or disability status.
- We’re a 2024 Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant.
- We’ve partnered with the Veterans Employment Program to support veterans finding suitable, sustainable and meaningful employment.
- Port Stephens Council adheres to the principles of a child safe organisation and supports children and young people having safe and welcoming experience in our community, accessing our facilities and in our care.
