Senior Staff Wellbeing Officer (CL9/10)

At the NSW Department of Education, we educate and inspire lifelong learners – from early childhood, through schooling to vocational education and training.

3 x Ongoing full-time opportunity

Location: Parramatta (with flexible working arrangements)

Clerk Grade 9/10

Salary: $129,464 - $142,665 p.a. + superannuation & leave loading

About the Opportunities

This is an exciting opportunity to make a tangible impact on the wellbeing of staff across NSW public schools and workplaces. As a Senior Staff Wellbeing Officer, you will support the delivery of programs, services and strategic initiatives that foster mentally healthy workplaces and proactively address psychosocial risks.

Working as part of the Health, Safety and Staff Wellbeing Directorate, you will play a key role in building capability across schools and corporate offices, enabling improved wellbeing outcomes for all staff.

About the role

The Senior Staff Wellbeing Officer supports schools and workplaces to identify and manage psychosocial risks and implements wellbeing support initiatives across the Department. You will manage complex, high-risk cases, provide expert advice, and drive strategies that enhance wellbeing at both the local and system level.

Key responsibilities include:

Deliver services and programs across the department to support workplaces in identifying psychosocial hazards, associated risk and implement plans to address these risks.

Manage complex high risk and sensitive matters through to completion and provide high quality accurate and timely operational advice.

Promote and implement effective strategies and programs to build the capability of staff and schools to actively enhance staff wellbeing and mentally healthy workplaces.

Prepare reports on performance, analyse data, identifying trends and emerging issues and opportunities to improve psychosocial risk management systems and service delivery.

Develop and maintain strong collaborative relationships with school leadership teams and other key stakeholders to sustain commitment to strengthening mentally healthy workplaces.

Conduct regular reviews of internal operational procedures to identify opportunities to build capability and achieve strategic and team goals and targets.

Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of wellbeing programs and psychosocial hazards interventions.

For further information, please click here to view the role description

About you

You’re an experienced wellbeing or WHS professional with a strong understanding of psychosocial risk management and a passion for supporting mentally healthy workplaces. You’re a confident communicator, effective collaborator and are comfortable working in a dynamic, high-volume environment.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

Proven experience implementing staff wellbeing or WHS programs in complex organisations.

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to use data to inform decision-making.

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with experience working collaboratively with diverse stakeholders.

A commitment to continuous improvement, inclusive workplaces, and public service delivery.

Essential requirements of the role

Tertiary qualifications in Work Health Safety, HR, Psychology, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

Valid Working with Children Check or willingness to obtain one.

Valid NSW driver licence and willingness to travel intrastate as required.

Demonstrated understanding of and commitment to the value of public education.

Knowledge of and commitment to implementing the Department’s Aboriginal Education Policy and upholding the Department’s Partnership Agreement with the NSW AECG and to ensure quality outcomes for Aboriginal people.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

35 hour working week

Competitive, salary sacrificing, employer’s contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading

Flex Leave entitlements, generous holidays & leave conditions

Opportunities for advancement and mobility across the Department to support your career growth

How to apply

If you’re ready to lead with impact, we want to hear from you!

Please attach a resume (maximum 5 pages) and a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining how you meet the requirements and capabilities of this role.

Please refer to the Applicant’s Guide to Applying to assist you with your application.

If you are an existing Education Support Staff (corporate staff) with the NSW Department of Education, click here for instructions on how to submit your application.

All other applicants please submit your application by clicking ‘Apply Now’.

Note: the selection process will include a range of assessment techniques to assist in determining your suitability for the role. Successful candidates will be required to undertake pre-employment screening for this role which includes a National Criminal History Check.

Closing date 02 November 2025

For role enquiries please contact Louise Wheatley, Manager Staff Wellbeing at [email protected] or on 0461 497 336

We welcome applications from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees and people with disability. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better enable you to shine, please contact the Diversity and Inclusion Team ([email protected]) or visit NSW Department of Education Diversity and Inclusion.

A recruitment pool may be created through this recruitment process. A recruitment pool is a group of applicants who have been assessed and identified as suitable for this role, and who may be considered for a range of similar roles, including temporary, term or ongoing roles, over the next 18 months.