About the Department
The department provides a wide range of learning and development support and services. It offers policy leadership and plans for the future of education in Victoria, leading key cross‐sector collaboration and providing support, guidance, oversight and assurance across early childhood and school education systems, as well as directly providing school education and new early learning centres.
About the Division
The Employee Safety, Wellbeing Division (ESWD) is committed to creating healthy and safe working and learning environments for Department employees to thrive and succeed. ESWD performs its functions through five branches that span prevention, response and recovery, strategy, advice and support. The Division's objectives are to promote positive wellbeing in learning and working environments, prevent risks to health and safety, respond swiftly to manage potential issues and support employees in recovering from injury or illness and returning to work.
About the Role
The Senior Psychosocial Safety Advisor is part of the Workplace Psychosocial Safety Service in the Employee Mental Health Reform Branch in ESWD. The role provides expert specialist advice and support to schools to identify, assess and manage psychological hazards and comply with current and future Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) requirements. The Advisor also leads policy advice and resources development, enhances regional capacity, and plays an educative role to embed new OHS psychological regulations across the department.
Responsibilities
* Provide hands‐on support, specialist advice, services and resources to schools and regions on identifying and managing psychological hazards.
* Ensure compliance with OHS requirements and support the implementation of mental health programs and projects.
* Proactively identify schools requiring support and triage to deliver consistent, hands‐on services that reduce their OHS compliance workload.
* Work closely with the OHS Implementation Services team, other department teams and ESWD Branches.
* Build awareness and capability across central, area and regional teams to embed the new OHS psychological regulations in schools.
* Travel and accommodation in regional areas will be required regularly, with monthly meetings in Melbourne.
Qualifications and Experience
* Relevant qualification in Occupational Health and Safety or a related field, and relevant experience.
* Victorian driver's licence.
* Working with Children Check.
Additional Information
The Senior Psychosocial Safety Advisor will be based in one of the following regional office locations: North Eastern Region, Glen Waverley or South Western Region, Barwon. Alternative locations may be discussed with the preferred candidate.
Applicants requiring adjustments can contact the nominated contact person. The department values diversity and inclusion in all forms – gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQ+, disability and neurodiversity – and strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates to apply.
Applications close 11:59pm on 16/04/2026.
#J-18808-Ljbffr