Eap Manager

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**_designated groups in line with the Employment Equity Plan and Targets of the Organisation/Operating_**
**_Division._**

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**_ Operating Division : TPT Pier 1 CT_**

**_ Position Title : EAP Manager_**

**_ Employee Group : Permanent_**

**_ Department : People Mgmt_**

**_ Location : Durban_**

**_ Reporting To : Manager: Human Resources_**

**_ Grade Level : F_**

**_ Reference Number : 203185_**

**_ Position Purpose:_**

To provide an integrated and comprehensive proactive and reactive employee health and wellness service at terminal level to

ensure a well-motivated and productive workforce for the benefit of all stakeholders of Transnet Port Terminals.

**_Position outputs:_**

1. On-site Health Services Management:

- Ensure that on-site clinics provide the required standards of health services, including fitness-for-duty processes,

implementation of medical surveillance programme (pre-employment, periodic, and exit).
- Overall coordination, management and implementation of occupational health and employee wellness strategy.
- Management of employees who have been declared as unfit for duty or fit with restrictions
- Develop and maintain medical surveillance schedules.
- Ensure chronic disease monitoring by the on-site clinics.
- Ensure that outreach and walk in programme executed professionally.
- Ensure that non-conformances are escalated to line management
- Conduct and participate in internal and external audits, risk assessments and surveys to determine the gaps and implement

appropriate corrective actions in all relevant aspects of the health.
- Manage ambulance and 24 hour clinic operations.

2. Employee Assistance Program Management:

- Consulting with line management and empowerment of employees to effectively provide psychosocial support to challenged

employees to on issues that could negatively impact work performance.
- Consulting with line management and empowerment of employees to effectively manage employees’ personal problems

that could negatively impact work performance.
- Provide line management with consultative service in relation to poor work performance, workplace conflict and with

employees with problematic behaviour.
- Implement initiatives that will enhance line management’s knowledge and skills to effectively deal with people related

challenges within the business.
- Manage service providers and ensure that they provide the required employee assistance support services, as required.
- Facilitate trauma debriefing in instances of emergencies and incidences.

3. Absenteeism Management:

- Advise and guide management on appropriate ways to deal with the underlying causes of genuine sick absence - in line

with company policy and the relevant legislation (BCEA, LEAVE POLICY)
- Participate in the Health / Absenteeism Forums and provide the necessary support.
- Coordinate between Occupational Medical Practitioner (OMP) and line managers in ensuring that support processes (e.g.

Return to Work process) are implemented accordingly.
- Constantly review statistics and trends to ensure that absenteeism is kept within the set company threshold. Escalate

deviations, as necessary.

4. Ill-health and Incapacity Management
- Implement effective ways of managing permanent ill-health and incapacity cases in line with company policy and the

relevant legislation. (As per Schedule 8 of LRA)
- Implement effective ways of managing permanent ill health and incapacity cases in line with company policy and the

relevant legislation. (As per Schedule 8 of LRA)

5. Health and Wellness Department Management
- Identify employees falling in the various high-risk categories e.g. people with disabilities, aging workforce, sickly workforce,

etc. Work with HR and line management in developing supporting programs.
- Conduct research and keep abreast with the latest developments to enhance continuous improvement in relation to health

services and wellness initiatives.
- Facilitate the assessment and development of job health specifications and classification of the OREPs. Ensure compliance

to regulatory requirements and ensure that new operational activities are evaluated for hazards and impact on the health of

employees, with development of risk mitigation, and corrective controls implemented.
- Collate, compile and submit timely monthly statistical reports.
- Represent the Health and Wellness Department at various internal and external forums within the ambit of the delegation of

authority.
- Advise and gu