Manager Health & Wellbeing

Manager Health & Wellbeing

This opportunity offers:

• Ongoing employment
• Full time role & 35 hour working week
• Attractive annual salary $141,669 - $163,841 p.a. plus 11.5% superannuation
• Location: Sydney Olympic Park (flexible working arrangements available)

Join Our Team: Protect, Serve, and Make a Difference!

We are the Rural Fire Service (RFS), a dedicated community of volunteers providing fire and emergency services to approximately 95% of NSW. When you work with the RFS, you join a passionate team committed to protecting our neighbours, the wider community, and the environment from the threat of bushfires and other emergencies. With over 70,000 volunteer members and staff, we embody the spirit of mutual respect, support, friendship, and camaraderie. We are one team with many players, united by a single purpose. If you share our passion for community service and environmental protection, we want to hear from you! Become a part of our mission to safeguard lives and our cherished NSW landscapes.

What You’ll be doing:

As a key member of the management team within the Health and Safety Unit of the RFS, the Manager Health and Wellbeing seeks to enhance member wellbeing and reduce the risk of harm in our workplace, through the provision of professional health services and programs that help protect, promote and support better health outcomes.  

This includes:

• Managing the injury management system to assist in optimising health outcomes for members following workplace injury, including early intervention and treatment, rehabilitation services, and return to work programs.
• Ensuring the fair and effective management of workers compensation insurance claims and independent medical assessments for fitness for duty determinations.
• Ensuring confidential and appropriate case management systems to effectively administer health management services, and inform improved interventions and programs.
• Providing professional advice and support to the Executive and other leaders to assist them in creating a constructive and safe work environment for member health and wellbeing.

To thrive in this role, you will have:

• A Degree in a relevant allied health discipline (e.g. applied health sciences, psychology, etc).
• Substantial experience in professional supervision and/or management in a relevant area of health management.
• A genuine appreciation and understanding of a volunteer-based community service and the associated workers compensation and health management challenges that may arise.

If you are interested in finding out more about this opportunity, please access the role description and our organisation structure.

Note: As per the role description, candidates are required to meet minimum essential requirements. If you do not meet the essential requirements for this role, your application may not progress to shortlisting. 

Why work for us?

• Corporate uniform available
• Attractive leave entitlements including 4 weeks annual leave per year, plus more
• Free access to our Member Assistance Program (MAP) for all RFS members, and their immediate family
• Salary packaging options available
• One ‘Agreed Absence’ leave day per calendar month 
• Ongoing learning and professional development programs (RFS is a Registered Training Organisation giving you access to various internal courses)
• Partnership with Fitness Passport for eligible RFS staff and their families to access more than 845 gyms and pools!

You'll also get to enjoy: 

• Easy access to Sydney Olympic Park Train Station, bus services and parking facilities
• Local eateries and childcare facilities
• Sydney Olympic Park Entertainment and Sports Precinct, including Accor Stadium, Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney Showgrounds, and Bicentennial Park
• Eligible staff are invited to join the local Sydney Olympic Park Connected Membership program, at an additional cost

Looking for more information?

Why not reach out to our role expert Dr Brett Carroll, Director Health and Safety, for a confidential chat on 02 8741 5485. 

To ignite your RFS journey:

To be considered for this opportunity, you must submit your application online via I Work for NSW, and attach:

• A cover letter in PDF format, addressing how you meet the essential requirements of the role, outlining your suitability and why you are interested in this opportunity;
• A resume in PDF format, including two current/recent professional referees (please include email address and contact number)
• Respond to two targeted questions within the online application process (maximum 500 words each):
• Describe your experience in leading a health and wellbeing team, including but not limited to your experience with leading injury management and return to work functions.
• Provide a specific example of how you have led a team of health and wellbeing professionals to improve one or more aspects of health and wellbeing (policy, process, systems) for an organisation. What were the results, and how did you know you were successful?

Please submit your application no later than 11:59pm Sunday 1 December 2024.

Important recruitment Information

• Please note that interviews for shortlisted candidates are likely to occur in early 2025.
• A recruitment (talent) pool may be created through this recruitment process to fill future ongoing, temporary, casual and term, full time or part time opportunities.
• We value a diverse and inclusive workplace and are committed to ensuring our employees represent the diversity of communities that we serve.
• If you require an adjustment during the recruitment process, please include any details that you are comfortable sharing during the application process, alternatively, you can reach out to the role expert to discuss.
• The recruitment process may involve a range of assessment activities to determine your capabilities for the role (aligning to the NSW PSC Capability Framework). The Capability application tool is designed to help job applicants understand and use the NSW Public Sector Capability Framework when applying for jobs with the NSW government. Additional checks for successful applicants will include referee checks and criminal history checks.
• Candidates who progress through this process may be assessed in person or via online mediums. 

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