Occupational Health, Safety and Wellbeing Coordinator

St John of God Accord (Accord) is a values-focused disability service provider in Victoria. We partner with people with disabilities to empower them to live a great life with a full range of tailored services. We welcome people of all diverse identities religious and cultural backgrounds.

Your role

We are currently seeking applications for a proactive and motivated Occupational Health Safey and Wellbeing Coordinator to support the development and maintenance of a safe healthy and supportive work environment across our services. Your contribution will directly support our mission to provide high-quality person-centred services while maintaining the highest standards of safety and care.

This role plays a key part in driving service-level occupational health safety and wellbeing initiatives working closely with leaders and caregivers to identify implement and monitor effective risk controls and wellbeing strategies.

This position is offered on a permanent part-time basis (four days per week) working collaboratively with local services and the broader Group OHS & Wellbeing team.

The Position

• Design implement and monitor local OHS and wellbeing initiatives to continuously improve caregiver health safety and wellbeing.

• Lead and support OHS risk management processes including hazard identification risk assessment control implementation and monitoring.

• Investigate analyse and report on incidents and hazards and coach leaders and caregivers in effective incident investigation practices.

• Provide expert advice and act as a trusted advisor to leaders influencing decision-making to proactively manage OHS and psychosocial risks.

• Coordinate OHS and wellbeing training initiatives and committees and support early intervention injury management and return to work programs in collaboration with key stakeholders.

To be successful in this role you will possess a tertiary or vocational qualification in Occupational Health and Safety Wellbeing or a related discipline and demonstrated experience in a senior safety or wellbeing role within healthcare community disability or welfare settings.

You will bring strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills a sound working knowledge of contemporary OHS and workers compensation legislation and the ability to analyse data identify trends and drive sustainable improvements in safety performance.

We can offer you

• Salary (based on experience): $124196 to $137946 (pro rata for part-time) plus 12% Superannuation

• Permanent part-time role working 30.4 hours per week

• Salary packaging up to $18550 on a range of benefits such as mortgage rent meal entertainment holiday accommodation or other everyday living expenses as well as options to salary package benefits above the FBT cap on items such as:

  • Novated leasing

  • work related expenses

  • self-education and

  • additional superannuation

• A healthy work-life balance through flexible work options additional purchased leave & well-being programs

• Employee discount on St John of God Hospital & Medical Services and Private Health Insurance

All applicants are asked to submit a covering letter (of no more than two (2) pages) demonstrating how you meet the above position requirements

For enquiries please contact Silvana Gugliandolo Director Corporate Services on 0

If suitable applicants are identified advertisement may close prior to listed date and screening/interviews may commence throughout the advertising process.

St John of God Accord (SJGA) complies with the NDIS Commission and all prospective employees are required to apply for your NDIS Check to ensure the safety and wellbeing of people with a disability.