Safety and Wellbeing Manager
Pathway Staffing Solutions ·www.pathwaytalent.org.au
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About the Role
Reporting to the General Manager People & Culture, the Safety and Wellbeing Manager leads work health and safety, wellbeing, workers compensation and return to work across our sites. This is a hands-on leadership role with genuine scope to shape how safety is understood and practised across the organisation.2
You will set the safety and wellbeing strategy and translate it into practical plans, systems and behaviours on the ground. Day to day, you will lead and support the WHS team, oversee incident and hazard management, run the internal audit and inspection schedule, manage claims and return-to-work outcomes through a proactive Loss Prevention Recovery (LPR) approach, and partner with SafeWork NSW, insurers, brokers, senior leaders and operational teams.
The role is based in North Ryde and requires regular travel — driving and flying — to sites across the Sydney metropolitan area and regional NSW.
Why Join?
Pathway Talent is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. Pathway Talent encourages applications from those who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, are culturally and linguistically diverse, those from the LGBTQIA+ community, or those who may have a disability.
If you're passionate about creating safe, healthy workplaces and want to make a meaningful difference, we'd love to hear from you. Apply now!
Reporting to the General Manager People & Culture, the Safety and Wellbeing Manager leads work health and safety, wellbeing, workers compensation and return to work across our sites. This is a hands-on leadership role with genuine scope to shape how safety is understood and practised across the organisation.2
You will set the safety and wellbeing strategy and translate it into practical plans, systems and behaviours on the ground. Day to day, you will lead and support the WHS team, oversee incident and hazard management, run the internal audit and inspection schedule, manage claims and return-to-work outcomes through a proactive Loss Prevention Recovery (LPR) approach, and partner with SafeWork NSW, insurers, brokers, senior leaders and operational teams.
The role is based in North Ryde and requires regular travel — driving and flying — to sites across the Sydney metropolitan area and regional NSW.
Why Join?
- Great benefits – Access to salary packaging to reduce your taxable income and increase your take home pay by up to $18,550, plus $2,650 for entertainment expenses. Enjoy novated leasing.
- Monthly Rostered Days Off (RDOs)
- Options for hybrid work and flexibility in work location
- Supportive organisation – you will have business partners in people and culture, finance, product and relationships, compliance, and practice integrity – so you won't have to do this alone
- Ongoing training and professional development – grow through mentoring, skills training, and career development pathways
- Purpose above all else – be part of a community that values compassion, connection, and wellbeing
- Lead the safety and wellbeing strategy, frameworks and annual WHS plan, and drive their delivery across all sites
- Lead, coach and develop the WHS team
- Manage workers compensation end to end, including claims, insurer and broker relationships, and return-to-work outcomes using the Loss Prevention Recovery (LPR) model
- Oversee incident and hazard management, investigations, corrective actions and regulatory notifications, including SafeWork NSW obligations
- Develop and deliver the internal audit schedule, site inspections and compliance activities
- Analyse WHS data, incident trends and audit findings, and provide accurate, timely reporting to leadership and governance forums
- Influence and partner with senior leaders and operational teams to embed safe work practices and a positive safety culture
- Design and deliver proactive injury prevention and wellbeing initiatives that reduce incidents and improve claims outcomes
- Maintain WHS policies, procedures and systems in line with current legislation, practices and standards
- Travel regularly to sites across the Sydney metropolitan area and regional NSW
- Minimum – Certificate IV in Work Health and Safety (degree qualification in WHS, wellbeing, risk, human resources or a related discipline preferred)
- Minimum – five years' experience in both WHS and Workers Compensation (ideally with the LPR Plus model)
- Experience with the Loss Prevention Recovery model and proactive workers compensation strategies
- Comprehensive knowledge of relevant WHS legislation, practices and standards relevant to the role
- Demonstrated experience in completing internal audits
- Ability to develop and report on accurate WHS issues in a timely manner
- Demonstrated capability coaching leaders and influencing operational teams to embed safe work practices
- Experience leading WHS or wellbeing programs in a multi-site, human services, disability, aged care, not-for-profit or similarly regulated environment (highly regarded)
- Willingness to drive & fly between sites & external locations regularly (regional NSW)
- Demonstrated intermediate computer skills including Office 365 and various other software applications
- National Police Check (within 3 months)
- NDIS Worker Screening Clearance
- Working with Children Check
- First Aid Certificate (Current)
- Unrestricted driver's licence
- Right to work in Australia
Pathway Talent is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. Pathway Talent encourages applications from those who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, are culturally and linguistically diverse, those from the LGBTQIA+ community, or those who may have a disability.
If you're passionate about creating safe, healthy workplaces and want to make a meaningful difference, we'd love to hear from you. Apply now!
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Where is the Safety and Wellbeing Manager job located?
The Safety and Wellbeing Manager role with Pathway Staffing Solutions is based in Sydney, NSW, AU.
Is the Safety and Wellbeing Manager role full-time or contract?
This is a full time position at Pathway Staffing Solutions.
What experience level is the Safety and Wellbeing Manager role?
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