Wellbeing Innovation Manager

• Utilise your HR expertise to provide support and advice to the Safety Wellbeing and Compliance branch
• A Fixed-Term, Full-Time opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service for 12 months
• VPS Grade 5: $113,022 - $136,747 plus superannuation.

About Us:

People Safety Culture and Communications' (PSCCs) core functions span the breadth of workplace cultural and people matters, including human resource policy and strategy; organisational culture and change; recruitment, redeployment and retention; performance and development; pay, benefits and workforce reporting; occupational health and safety management; employment regulations and communication services.

About the Role:

The Wellbeing Innovation Manager sits within Safety Wellbeing and Compliance (SWC), a branch of the PSCC in the Department of Justice and Community Safety (the department). The SWC branch provides process, systems and services to support the department to meet its responsibilities under health and safety legislation (Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004, Dangerous Goods Act 1985 and Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2013).

Reporting to the Chief Psychology Officer, the role is responsible for leading the consultation, development, implementation, and monitoring of the Health, Safety and Wellbeing Strategy for the department. The Wellbeing Innovation Manager will collaboratively develop and project manage the delivery of evidence-based strategies to improve health and safety performance to contribute to the reduction of WorkCover claims. It will work towards the prevention of mental injury and illness, particularly where it might arise from recognisable workplace culture or behaviours; and where mental injury or illness occurs, taking action to support recovery.

Some of your duties will include:

• Designing and leading the department's health, safety and wellbeing strategy
• Collaboratively developing contemporary and complex wellbeing strategies, policies and projects and manage their implementation to support the operations of the relevant business unit/s.
• Conducting research and formulating options for wellbeing programs and activities targeted to improve safety performance, foster a culture of innovation in wellbeing, encouraging new approaches and continuous improvement.

To learn more about this role before applying, please read the attached position description.

About You:

As an ideal candidate, you will possess:

• Demonstrated comprehensive knowledge, understanding and experience in the application of mental health and wellbeing promotion and injury prevention, gained in a complex and high risk workplace.
• Relevant significant industry experience in wellbeing management in a complex organisation.
• Significant experience in consulting with managers and staff to provide key outcomes in wellbeing and related workplace improvement initiatives.

Qualifications:

• Relevant tertiary qualification in Allied Health, Mental Health, Organisational Development, Health Promotion and/or Policy is advantageous, but not essential if extensive experience is demonstrated.
• Certificate IV in Workplace Training and Assessment or Occupational Health and Safety is desirable.

How to Apply:

Please click the Apply button on this advertisement. Applications should include a resume and covering letter. Attachments can be uploaded in .doc, .docx, .pdf, .txt or .rtf formats.

The successful candidate will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which may include national police checks and misconduct screening.

If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application material, please don't hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.

In accordance with the Jobs and Skills Exchange Recruitment Policy, only Victorian Public Service employees are eligible to apply for this position. People on labour hire contracts, such as agency staff and external contractors, are not eligible to apply.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

CHILD SAFE STATEMENT OF COMMITMENT:

The Department of Justice and Community Safety is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. We seek to prevent harm of any kind impacting children and young people and have zero tolerance for racism, child abuse and inequality. Children and young people's rights, relationships, identity, and culture must be recognised and respected, their voices heard, and their concerns acted upon. We aim to foster a culturally safe, child safe and child friendly environment for all children and young people we have contact with, deliver services to, or are impacted by our work.