Health & Wellbeing Lead

We currently have an exciting newly created role within the People, Culture and Safety Team. We are looking to recruit an experienced and strategic Health and Wellbeing Lead. The purpose of the role is to provide specialist advice and deliver programs that build individual and team wellbeing, manage psychosocial risks, and strengthen our workplace culture. This role will embed safe and healthy work practices, promote positive mental health, and support recovery and resilience across our diverse workforce.

Explore how we are thinking big with exciting projects like the Third Runway, state-of-the-art terminals, and thriving business park developments. You can also learn more about life at Melbourne Airport – our culture, values, and what makes us unique at https://www.melbourneairport.com.au/corporate/our-culture-and-values. Join us in shaping the future of aviation as we propel Melbourne Airport towards becoming Australia's favourite Airport destination.

Key responsibilities:

The role's duties and accountabilities include, but are not limited to:

Strategic Wellbeing and Mental Health Initiatives

• Design and deliver a wellbeing program, supported by campaigns and workshops that build individual and team resilience.
• Work closely with leaders and teams to identify, assess and address psychosocial hazards, supporting the Airport’s broader health and safety objectives.
• Bring contemporary thinking and best practice to all wellbeing and mental health programs, ensuring compliance with Australia’s OHS requirements.

Critical Incident Response and Support

• Manage the Airport’s critical incident response approach, providing guidance and coordination of support for employees affected by critical or traumatic workplace events
• Oversee the Employee Assistance Program and drive its continuous improvement and awareness across the business.
• Develop resources and training that build confidence in recognising and responding to mental health concerns and supporting colleagues.

Injury Management and Return to Work Support

• Manage the Airport’s Return to Work program to ensure early intervention and safe, supported return to work for work-related and non-work-related conditions.
• Collaborate with Safety, People & Culture and insurers to ensure processes align with Workers Compensation legislation and Airport procedures.
• Work with insurance partners to monitor workers compensation trends and support initiatives that reduce premium impacts and injury rates.

Building a Positive Health and Safety Culture

• Partner with Learning & Capability in the delivery of training and materials to build awareness of psychosocial risk, mental health and wellbeing across all parts of the organisation.
• Manage the Airport’s Mental Health First Aid and First Aid programs, including provider liaison, ensuring current certifications and compliance with workplace codes of practice.
• Draft and maintain wellbeing policies, resources and communications aligned with our Safety Management System.
• Contribute to regular safety and wellbeing reporting for senior leaders and the Board.

Organisational Development and Culture

• Provide input into broader culture, change and capability initiatives, ensuring programs build trust, engagement and inclusion.
• Support leaders with coaching and team development to build psychological safety, trust and resilience.
• Analyse wellbeing and safety data and translate insights into meaningful actions to strengthen the Airport's culture.

The successful candidate will have:

• You are passionate about making a positive difference in complex and diverse workplaces. You combine best practice with a practical, people-centred approach and you are confident working collaboratively with leaders, teams and partners to turn ideas into outcomes with impact.
• Demonstrated experience developing, implementing and evaluating workplace wellbeing and mental health programs.
• Strong working knowledge of psychosocial risk management, workplace mental health and critical incident response.
• Experience supporting return-to-work or injury management programs, ideally in line with Australian Workers Compensation framework.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and facilitation skills with the ability to influence and build trust at all levels.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills including the ability to translate insights into practical actions and reports.
• Experience in aviation, transport, infrastructure or other safety-critical or unionised industries.
• Familiarity with workplace surveys, psychometric tools or wellbeing analytics.
• Qualifications in Human Resource Management (or a related field) or organisational psychology will be highly

We understand that not everyone will feel they meet all of these 100%. However, if you feel you have the attitude and aptitude to grow within our team, we invite you to apply and have a conversation with us about this position.

About the Company:

Melbourne Airport (Australia Pacific Airports Corporation) is proud to be one of Australia's premier transport hubs and Victoria's gateway to the world, connecting us to the global marketplace. We are committed to creating connections that matter and enhancing the traveller experience across every aspect of our organisation to deliver our vision of becoming Australia's favourite Airport destination. Currently, in an exciting phase of change, we are delivering rewarding career opportunities, making Melbourne Airport a dynamic and fast-paced place to work for our people.

APAC is a majority Australian-owned private company that also operates Launceston Airport, the tourism gateway to Tasmania and an industry multi-award-winning airport.

Culture and Values:

By joining the team at Melbourne Airport, you will work within a friendly, high-performance culture with a focus on our people and their development.

Our vision is to become Australia's favourite Airport destination and our people are paramount to achieving this success. We provide a supportive environment, with values that encourage all of our employees to Be You, Think Big, Own it and Work Together.

Benefits:

• Free access to Higher State, our state-of-the-art Fitness Club & Wellness Hub at Novotel & ibis Styles Airport hotel.
• Airport car parking 24 hours/365 days a year for both business and personal use
• Hybrid flexible working arrangements
• Airport Holiday, an additional day of leave
• Wellness Day, a further additional day of leave
• Discounted onsite childcare at Creative Garden Early Learning
• Mental health and well-being initiatives, including Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Long-term career and professional development opportunities
• Active social culture and participation in a range of social impact days and activities
• Signature Experiences including an airfield family day
• Access to an employee benefits scheme including access to corporate rates and airport retailer discounts (including SkyBus)

APAC is committed to weaving Diversity into our DNA. We believe that Diversity and Inclusion will help us realise our greatest potential as a company, and maximise the potential of all our team members. We strive to create a culture where our team members understand that each individual is unique and that embracing diversity makes us more flexible, productive, and creative.

APAC provides equal opportunity and advancement in employment regardless of gender, age, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, cultural background, caring responsibilities, disability or socioeconomic background. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds who share our workplace values of Being You, Thinking Big, Owning It and Working Together.