Botswana Power Corporation Jobs: Wellness Coordinator

Wellness Coordinator

Reference: 0000

Closing Date: 3/29/2019

Location: Gaborone

Business Unit: Human Resources

Job Purpose

​​​To organise, coordinate and implement wellness and chronic illness, including HIV/AIDS, workplace programmes for the Corporation employees so as to create a supportive environment and ensure a healthy and productive workforce

Principal Accountabilities/Responsibilities

​Wellness Implementation

1. Implements wellness programme interventions, to promote a total employee wellbeing to reduce health risk, medical costs and encourage healthy lifestyle
2.  Conducts counselling of employees for psychosocial problems to empower them and enhance productivity. 
3. Mobilises employees and facilitates access to onsite and offsite voluntary counselling and testing for HIV/ AIDS and other chronic ailments for early detection and treatment of illnesses. 
4. Conducts behaviour change training for the prevention of life style diseases among employees.
5. Facilitates access to physical fitness facilities for improved employee wellness and health.
6. Maintains up to date employee’s wellness records.
7. Coordinates Peer Educators activities, including training, to strengthen capacity for delivering the wellness program.
8. Liaise with external service providers, including health professionals and medical facilities to optimize the delivery of wellness initiatives.
9. Promotes health and wellness through information, education, campaigns and communication sessions in order to empower employees to make informed decisions about their health.

Occupational Health 

1. Facilitates occupational health medical examinations and interventions for early detection, monitoring employee health, ill-health boarding and reduction of Occupational Health Risk. 
2. Advises relevant stakeholders on Wellness and Occupational Health matters for optimising employee productivity and organisational efficiency. 

Others

1. Represents the Corporation in relevant committees (e.g. District Multi Sectoral AIDS Committee) and participates in community outreach programmes organised for national health campaigns to increase knowledge and information for positive behaviour change.
2. Conducts induction of new staff on matters pertaining to wellness and occupational health to increase uptake of wellness services.
3. Compile comprehensive monthly objectives’ reports on interventions and their outcomes for continual monitoring and assist management in decision making.
4. Ensures that all safety and loss control standards (Safety Health and Environmental) contained in the Corporation’s standards are adhered to by all training staff and trainees
5. Undertakes any other related duties as directed by the supervisor for the advancement of the Corporations objectives

Qualifications

Degree in Social Work/ Psychology or related field.

Experience

• A minimum of five (5) years post qualification experience in coordinating/administering a health and wellness programme
• Two of the above to have been in an industrial environment.

Competencies

• Communication Skills
• Counselling Skills
• Interpersonal relations
• Analytical Thinking
• Integrity
• Planning organising and coordination skills
• Report writing skills
• Computer literacy
• Service oriented

Job Challenges

• High risk work environment/industry i.e. caring for people with heightened job demands and higher risks to safety
• ​Geographical footprint of the Corporation
• Communicating with and supporting distressed clients 
• Changing people’s attitudes and behaviour towards healthier lifestyles
• Achieving a balance between the work demands and existing limited resources ​

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