Health & Wellbeing Specialist

Join the team redefining how the world experiences design.

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Where and how you can work

Our flagship campus is in Sydney. We also have a campus in Melbourne and co-working spaces in Brisbane Perth and Adelaide. But you have choice in where and how you work we trust our Canvanauts to choose the balance that empowers them and their team to achieve their goals.

About the role

At Canva we believe that Canvanaut wellbeing powers Canvas success. This is why we take a holistic and proactive approach to safety health & wellbeing.

Youll join our small but mighty wellbeing team dedicated to helping Canvanauts prioritise their wellbeing every day so they can do their best work. This role is all about psychosocial health and holistic wellbeing. At Canva physical security and safety is managed by our Security team allowing you to focus on psychosocial safety and mental health.

As our Health and Wellbeing Specialist youll partner with the Head of Wellbeing to bring technical know-how and delivery expertise that keeps our programs running smoothly and impactful at a global scale.

This is a hands-on role perfect for someone with several years experience in their WHS career and a passion for mental health whos ready to spread their wings in an environment where we approach health & wellbeing holistically strategically and proactively.

Youll have a strong focus on developing and implementing global health and wellness programs that focus on psychosocial and mental health specifically.

What youd be doing in this role

As Canva scales change continues to be part of our DNA. But we like to think thats all part of the fun. So this will give you the flavour of the type of things youll be working on when you start but this will likely evolve.

• Managing the Canva Care Program (EAP) operations: vendor management reporting escalation support and day-to-day query management.

• WHS subject matter expertise: provide technical WHS subject matter expertise in the development and implementaion of programs that support our teams health & wellbeing.

• Operational WHS delivery: incident tracking compliance reporting risk assessments and supporting psychosocial hazard management.

• Workplace wellbeing activations: partner with the Vibe team on physical wellbeing initiatives (e.g. flu jabs skin checks fitness classes).

• Reporting & insights: monitor wellbeing trends and parter with relevant teams to continually improve our reporting & insights capability in order to escalate insights-driven risks to leadership.

• Incident response: support acute wellbeing or psychosocial incidents in partnership with the Head of Wellbeing.

• Training delivery: over time deliver regular mental health training and wellbeing sessions to upskill Canvanauts.

Youre probably a match if you have

• 5 years experience in workplace wellbeing psychosocial safety or WHS (with a focus on mental health).

• A clinical or technical background in mental health (e.g. psychology organisational psychology or equivalent).

• Knowledge of WHS operations risk assessments and safety best practice.

• Experience managing EAP programs audits incident reporting return-to-work and injury management.

• Experience partnering with Legal Facilities HR Business Partners and external providers.

• The ability to work independently and thrive in a global distributed team.

• Bonus points if you bring experience in workers compensation case management or hold a Return to Work Coordinator (or equivalent) qualification.

Whats in it for you

Achieving our crazy big goals motivates us to work hard - and we do - but youll experience lots of moments of magic connectivity and fun woven throughout life at Canva too. We also offer a range of benefits to set you up for every success in and outside of work.

Heres a taste of whats on offer:

• Equity packages - we want our success to be yours too

• Inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents & carers

• An annual Vibe & Thrive allowance to support your wellbeing social connection office setup & more

• Flexible leave options that empower you to be a force for good take time to recharge and supports you personally

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Other stuff to know

We make hiring decisions based on your experience skills and passion as well as how you can enhance Canva and our culture. When you apply please tell us the pronouns you use and any reasonable adjustments you may need during the interview process.

We celebrate all types of skills and backgrounds at Canva so even if you dont feel like your skills quite match whats listed above - we still want to hear from you!

Please note that interviews are conducted virtually.

Remote Work :

Yes

Employment Type :

Full-time