Woolworths Group Hiring for Head of Health and Wellbeing at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Full Time

We are Woolworths Group
We are Woolworths Group. 200,000+ bright minds, passionate hearts and unique perspectives connected by a shared Purpose – ‘to create better experiences together for a better tomorrow.’ It’s that Purpose that fuels our ambition to explore new ideas, make brave commitments and innovate better ways to meet the food and everyday needs of more than 24 million customers every week.

If you’re excited to turn today’s blue sky thinking into a better tomorrow for future generations, you’ll find yourself supported and enriched in an dynamic, inclusive and empowering workplace that reflects the diverse communities we serve. With a culture of genuine care, a flexible approach to work and opportunities across the group to grow your career and make a meaningful impact, the possibilities for what we can achieve together are endless.

• Full Time opportunity
• Flexible working options – open to Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne
• Excellent opportunity for impactful actions across the group

The Opportunity
The Woolworths Supermarkets division has over 135,000 team members across 1,000 supermarkets. The Safety, Health and Wellbeing team partners with operational leaders to provide and maintain a safe working and shopping environment for our team members, customers, visitors and contractors.

The purpose of this role is to develop and lead the health and wellbeing programs, initiatives and overall approach across the Supermarkets business. The major focus is continued improvements to how psychosocial risks are managed and controlled and the provision of mental health support and resources for teams across the Supermarkets business.

What You’ll Do

• Collaborate with the Wellbeing Chapter, lead the Supermarkets business to a risk based approach to managing known health and wellbeing risk factors for team
• Identify and develop the appropriate tools, resources and supporting infrastructure to provide the appropriate support and assistance for team members.
• Identify and deliver a wide range of health and wellbeing support, including but not limited to psychological and physical health and wellbeing
• Provide ongoing operational support to the team in the delivery and execution of safety, health and wellbeing requirements across the business.
• Develop and deliver professional reviews and s on safety, health and wellbeing matters

What You’ll Bring

• Tertiary Qualifications in a relevant field, preferably a psychology related field
• 8 to 10 years plus experience in a similar leadership position having worked in a large complex organisation
• Proven track record of successfully developing and implementing health and wellbeing programs, initiatives and plans, specifically mental health
• Proven experience in large organisational advisory across relevant channels

What You’ll Experience

• The opportunity to grow within the group
• Strong mentorship and development; opportunity to collaborate with some of the brightest and best minds in Australia
• Hybrid or fully remote working arrangements depending on your home location
• Unparalleled growth opportunities
• Get your Woolies worth through team member benefits across all of our brands

Please note that our Talent Chapter is taking a well deserved break over the holidays, from Friday December 22nd and returning Monday 8th January 2024.

We thank you for your patience over this period and wish you a happy holiday season.

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Everyone belongs at Woolworths Group
Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are key to realising our purpose of better together for a better tomorrow. We recognise the value our team’s diversity brings to our business, customers, and communities and that teams with diverse experiences and backgrounds enrich our group and are better able to innovate and solve problems. As one of the largest employers in Australia and New Zealand, we aim to create a truly inclusive workplace where everyone feels that they belong, can be their best selves, and reach their full potential.

We encourage all candidates to apply; please let us know in your application if we can support you with any adjustments in the hiring process.

You can learn more about working with us on LinkedIn or via www.wowcareers.com.au. #work180.

Our Talent Acquisition Team and Hiring Leaders kindly request no unsolicited resumes or approaches from Recruitment Agencies. Woolworths Group is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.