About the Role
Reporting to the Health & Safety Manager, you will be responsible for improving the culture of health and wellbeing across Sunwater. You will support Sunwater employees through management of injured workers and their return to work, as well as injury prevention through targeted health and wellbeing programs.
Other responsibilities include:
- Contributing to the development of the Sunwater Health and Wellbeing program and implement key initiatives
- Ensuring Sunwater’s rehabilitation and return to work framework is effectively implemented and continuously improved
- Managing service provider contracts and delivery support / responses associated with outsourced health and injury management services
- Managing workers’ compensation reporting and governance processes, including the analysis of incident and injury data
- Working closely with senior managers and business stakeholders; providing advice, management support and clear direction to facilitate achievement of specific workers’ compensation and post-injury management strategies
Please note this is a 12-month max term contract. Please also note that there will be around 3 – 4 days per month of travel to Sunwater regions.
About you:
Sunwater are looking for an individual who is passionate about improving the health & wellbeing of our people. You will have strong understanding of Occupational Health & Safety Legislation and Work Cover, along with experience in planning, implementing and evaluating health and wellbeing activities and programs.
Other key requirements include:
- Demonstrated experience in a similar role
- Qualification in either occupational health and safety, allied health, nursing or related experience
- Rehabilitation and return to work accreditation
- Experience utilising high quality interpersonal skills including listening, negotiating and influencing
- Experience in workplace rehabilitation and return to work practices
- Ability to develop and implement programs (i.e., budgeting, communication of rollouts etc.)
- Experience in coordinating and facilitating mental health first aid training
- Experience liaising and building productive working relationships with a variety of medical, allied health professionals and contractors to collaborate and create positive occupational health outcomes
What’s great about working at Sunwater?
We are committed to delivering water for prosperity for our customers and providing our people with a dynamic and safe work environment, with a range of benefits including:
- Attractive remuneration and benefits (including 17.5% leave loading) aligned to an Enterprise Agreement
- Innovative, diverse organisation that puts safety first
- A focus on internal career development and progression
- Flexible working arrangements
- Contemporary health and wellbeing programs (‘Mental Health First Aid’ Skilled workplace recognition)
About Us
We know how important water is to the livelihoods of our more than 5000 irrigation, industrial, commercial and urban customers, and to Queensland’s overall economic wellbeing. Our purpose is clear at Sunwater – ‘Delivering water for prosperity’. We are responsible for providing around 40 per cent of all water used commercially in Queensland. That’s more than 1300 gigalitres a year.
Delivering the best outcome for our customers is what motivates us. We understand our customers’ needs and the essential role they play in regional growth and prosperity.
If you are seeking a new challenge and would enjoy the opportunity to work in a fast paced and customer focused business, click on the APPLY NOW button and submit your application.
For further information visit www.sunwater.com.au
Sunwater acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the first peoples of this country and Traditional Custodians of the land and water we rely on. We respect and value their continued sacred connection to Country, including the diverse, rich traditions, languages and customs that are the longest living in the world. We acknowledge their resilience in the face of significant and ongoing historical, cultural and political change within Australia. We recognise and value the importance of truth-telling today, and our role to listen and learn.
