Team Leader Health Hub
Brisbane, QLD, AU, 4000
Our team of over 7,500 and our customers are central to everything we do, we have a proud history as a safe and reliable railway operator, with a commitment to ensuring that our operating systems reflect the highest standards. Queensland Rail inspires innovative thought, passionate motivation, teamwork, and forward thinking, where our people can achieve their own career aspirations.
Why Queensland Rail?
We will provide you with an exciting and diverse career opportunity to join a company that continues to strive in the delivery of a modern and world-class railway provider, you will be able to lead and apply your innovative thoughts to enhance our rail network. For this role we also offer:
- Work/life balance including Hybrid work from home arrangements
- Commencement annual base salary $151,359 + generous Superannuation scheme
- Permanent Queensland Rail employment opportunity
- Exciting period of growth and transformation for our business
- Free rail travel to and from work on office days and other free or discounted SEQ rail travel
- Employee Assistance Program covering career, conflict management, nutrition, and family support and assistance
- Professional development encouragement and support
- Health and wellbeing programs including Fitness Passport plus more great benefits
The Employee Wellbeing Team is a passionate team of professionals who strive to positively impact the health and wellbeing of Queensland Rail’s workforce.
About the position:
As the Team Leader of the Health Hub, you will lead a team who proactively works to develop and implement an evidence-based strategy for psychological health and safety across the organisation, including prevention of mental ill health and who also support the rehabilitation and return to work of injured or ill employees, including within the context of rail safety work.
You will work to build the framework, increase organisational maturity and embed capability to identify, assess and manage psychosocial risk for all employees across a diverse demographic. You will be key in supporting QR towards compliance with ISO-45003 and other relevant legislative codes of practice relating to psychosocial risk.
The role is diverse and dynamic, including leading the application of and adherence to the National Health Standards against all applicable roles within Queensland Rail through sound risk management and change management principles.
What you will bring to the role:
The right person will have experience in managing large scale, complex projects related to contemporary human resources or occupational health, safety and wellbeing practices. You will also be able to work collaboratively as an effective team leader and autonomously as required. Qualifications in organisational psychology, occupational health and safety, and/or human resources will be advantageous but not essential.
The Team Leader is required to have strong interpersonal and influencing skills as you will be required to interact with a range of stakeholders from front-line staff through to executive level leaders on a range of topics, including sensitive and confidential matters.
The successful candidate will have demonstrated experience in a similar role, ideally within a large organisation. Interpersonally, you will have a natural relationship-building ability, strong leadership and exceptional communication skills.
Please apply to Team Leader Health Hub (10236) via our website by clicking onto the "Apply" button by 11:59pm (GMT+10:00 Brisbane) Sunday the 28th of September 2025.
The recruitment and selection process for this position might require shortlisted applicants to undertake psychometric assessment, health assessment and background checks that might also include criminal history and credit checks.
Supporting a Diverse Workforce
At Queensland Rail we are 1TEAM and our diverse workforce enables us to connect communities every day. We are committed to building inclusive and respectful workplaces for all our people, strengthened by our diversity and encourage applications from First Nations Peoples, all genders, those from culturally diverse backgrounds, LGBTIQ+ community and people with disability, of all ages and backgrounds.
We strive to provide a barrier free and equitable recruitment experience.
If you do require an adjustment during the recruitment process, please contact Liam McKeown via the email below.
The recruitment and selection process for this position may require shortlisted applicants to undertake psychometric assessment, health assessment and background checks if applicable to the role. We may also be considering more than one vacancy under this advertisement and some roles may also be advertised externally.
For roles that have pre-employment qualifications, QR will also be required to do formal qualification verification processes to ensure qualifications align to QR's requirements.
To learn more about this Queensland Rail career opportunity please contact Liam McKeown with your specific enquiry via liam.mckeown@qr.com.au Please do not email your application.