Do you want to deliver work that truly matters to our community?

There’s never been a better time to join the energy industry! At Western Power we’re working towards our vision for a clean energy future and we’re looking for diverse, passionate people to join our team of world leading experts.

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Workforce Specialist at Perth Head Office, on a Permanent Full-Time basis.

About this role

As the Senior Workforce Specialist, you will be required to:

To lead the development and implementation of proactive Health, Safety, Environment, Quality and Training programs, providing insight and raising awareness to topical psychological risks in order to support the business in delivering great safety, health, environment and quality performance through effective engagement with internal and external stakeholders.

• Lead and/or facilitate development of mental health awareness campaigns that specifically target identified areas of psychological risk.
• Engage and Support internal customers following critical incidents to ensure the wellbeing of employees.
• Provide injury management support to employees and leaders specific to mental health cases.
• Influence improvements to work designs, work practices and other psychosocial hazards to improve the performance of our workforce.
• Analyse workforce and network incident data and identify psychological trends, leading to opportunities to improve workforce safety, occupational health issue, environmental performance and public safety.
• Provide subject matter expertise to Senior Management and internal stakeholders on all matters involving mental health.
• Provide training and education to all levels of employees across the business on mental health awareness and psychological risk.
• Assist with the management of the Employee Assistance Program to ensure best practice.

About you

We are seeking someone with experience and attributes that include:

• Bachelor’s degree qualification in Psychology and 5+ year relevant work experience.
• Registration with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
• Strong communication, analytical and report writing skills,
• Demonstrated ability in strategy planning,
• Demonstrated effective people management and leadership skills and experience.
• Ability to communicate technical information to non-technical audiences.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision to meet deadlines.
• Demonstrated success in building and maintaining strong working relationships at all levels of an organisation.
• Ability to prioritise work and critically assess own performance.
• Knowledge of psychological regulatory requirements, including psychosocial hazards.

Joining Western Power

Our people play a vital role in creating an innovative, safe, and supportive workplace, living our values and delivering exceptional service to the communities in which we operate.

We are committed to building a diverse workforce and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, women, young & mature age workers, the LGBTQI+ community.

We are an employer of choice, offering our employees a range of benefits that include:

• Competitive salary plus 11% superannuation
• Flexible work arrangements that support part time work, flexible working hours and working from home arrangements
• Professional Development opportunities including training initiatives and study assistance
• An award-winning employee recognition and benefits programme
• Access to six Employee Network Groups – First Nations, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse, Diverse Sexualities and Genders, Women, People with Disability and Youth/Age – which celebrate and communicate the diversity of our workforce and connect diversity and inclusion to our broader business activities
• The opportunity to purchase up to four weeks of additional leave per year
• Access to salary packaging, social club activities, and discounted health insurance and gym membership

Important information

We are committed to our Disability Access and Inclusion Plan 2021 - 2025 and ensuring that people with disability have equal opportunities to gain and maintain employment with Western Power. It is strongly encouraged that people with a disability who meet the inherent requirements of the position description apply for this role.

We are also proud to be launching our Innovate RAP in Mar 2022 (Reconciliation Action Plan). Our Innovate RAP outlines our commitment to the Reconciliation journey in WA.

Our recruitment process requires that all candidates who progress to the pre-employment stage must hold a police clearance issued within the last six months.

Join us and play a part in powering the future of Western Australia.

To find out more about us please visit https://www.westernpower.com.au/about/

Applications close on 2nd Febuary 2023.

Submit your application by clicking the ‘apply’ button.