Wellbeing and Injury Management Lead

**Full Time Permanent Position**

**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 liaising with WorkSafe and other external agencies as required.
- Manage claims efficiently, ensuring compliance with legislation and cost-effective outcomes.
- Act as Councils 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.

To view the **Position Description**, click **here**.

**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.
- Current valid Victorian Driver’s Licence.

**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

**Benefits**

There are a number of great reasons why our people love working at Melton City Council:
Staff Benefits | Melton City Council
- 13 ADO's (Accrued Day Off) per year
- 5 weeks annual leave
- Flexible Working Hours
- Extensive Career Development & Leadership Programs
- 16 weeks Paid Parental Leave **(Super is paid during parental leave)**:

- 3 weeks Paid Secondary Carer Leave
- Family Room available including Breastfeeding Facilities - Australian Breastfeeding Association
- Wellbeing initiatives
- Subsidised Uniforms

**How To Apply**

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 y