An exciting opportunity for a new Director RTW and Safety with Newcastle Anglican. You will be responsible for leading the WHS and workers compensation function across the organisation. This position will develop and implement the safety and RTW strategy and align associated activities in order to achieve it. This position is perfect for a seasoned professional with experience in safety and RTW at a Director level. Why work for us?
Our people are the heart of what we do here at Newcastle Anglican. As a part of our team, you have access to the following great benefits:
Salary Package a range of everyday living expenses (Mortgage, Rent and Bills), up to $611/fortnight. Career and development opportunities Up to 40% off on school enrolment fees at any of our Newcastle Anglican schools Flexible working options (including compressed week, RDO's & 9-day fortnights) 14 weeks paid parental leave or 3 weeks paid partner leave. Give back to the community and the people we support.
Access to Fitness Passport (over 800+gyms) Free access to our corporate Employee Assistance Program
What are we looking for?
Lead an organisation-wide approach to health and safety, workers compensation, and return to work initiatives, ensuring these are strategically aligned across all Newcastle Anglican agencies. Providing expert advice as well as promotion of a strong safety culture that reinforces risk as core to strategy, business operations Working with leaders and own team to improve outcomes for employees and performance metrics, with consideration of both the individual needs of different teams as well as financial implications Overseeing the strategic implementation of WHS initiatives, ensuring compliance with legislation, overseeing risk assessment and mitigation, conducting inspections and audits, managing incident and injury procedures, and promoting a strong safety culture through collaboration, training, and continuous improvement efforts Providing expertise and guidance to ensure compliant injury management and return-to-work programs, support education and collaboration with stakeholders, monitoring program effectiveness, and ensuring continuous improvement, while addressing individual needs and promoting a strong safety culture Assisting the Executive Director in improving the overall safety maturity with a focus on continuous improvement of workers compensation and return to work programs Identifying and assessing emerging safety risks and hazards and recommending approaches to managing Effectively leading a team of direct and indirect reports
About you?
Tertiary qualifications in risk management, compliance or a related discipline or equivalent demonstrated experience in that field A health and safety leader with demonstrable experience in leading and the continuous improvement of this function Substantial experience in workers compensation and return to work programs Experience liaising with regulators Experience in a large, multi-faceted organisation Strong influencing and negotiation skills demonstrating high levels of commerciality and pragmatism Ability to develop and lead a multi-discipline team in order to meet Newcastle Anglican objectives
Who we are?
Formerly known as the Anglican Diocese of Newcastle, Newcastle Anglican is a faith-based organisation serving the people of the Hunter and the Central Coast. We offer a leading Christian presence to our community through our parishes, four schools, Anglican Care and Samaritans. Our vision is for people to flourish because of what we do, inspired by the way of Jesus. We provide a culturally safe environment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and welcome all applications. #J-18808-Ljbffr
