Occupational Psychologist – Clerk Grade 9/10, State Headquarters Wollongong
Provide specialist psychological advice and training that strengthens psychosocial risk management, mental health and wellbeing across NSW SES
Join a volunteer-based agency supporting NSW communities
Make a meaningful impact by helping build a psychosocially safe and mentally healthy workplace for our staff and volunteer members
Wollongong-based with hybrid working conditions
Salary between $133,****** - $146,******
About the opportunity
An exciting and impactful opportunity has arisen for an Occupational Psychologist to join our dynamic Safety & Wellbeing team.
In this pivotal role, you will provide specialist organisational psychology advice and program management relating to the design, development and implementation of psychosocial risk management frameworks, mental health and wellbeing training, and leadership capability initiatives.
Your work will focus on prevention, work design and building the capability of leaders and members to foster a psychologically safe and mentally healthy workplace for staff and volunteer members across NSW.
About you
To be successful in the role you will possess:
full registration as a Psychologist with the Psychology Board of Australia (AHPRA);
tertiary qualifications in Psychology with 5 years post graduate experience in Organisational Psychology or related field;
Board Approved Supervisor with AHPRA or commitment to successful completion of competency-based supervisor training (full training) with a board-approved provider;
current Drivers Licence and the ability to travel throughout NSW, often at short notice;
thorough knowledge of AIIMS principles and processes, and/or willingness to obtain competency within 12 months.
As an accomplished and experienced psychologist,



you are passionate about driving mental health initiatives across an organisation.
You will excel at:
Leading the design and delivery of psychosocial risk management frameworks, resources and training that build leader and member capability at scale.
Providing expert advice to leaders on psychosocial risk and evidence-based approaches to psychological safety and mental health.
Working in a collaborative and supportive team culture, where open communication, active listening, and strategic execution are key.
Engaging cross-functionally with internal and external stakeholders to ensure programs align with sector best practice and first responder mental health frameworks.
Presenting with specialised knowledge and skills to peers, leadership, and external stakeholders, ensuring psychosocial risk and wellbeing are understood at all levels.
Additionally, you will have a passion for working across an organisation to maximise the impact of key workforce and wellbeing programmes.
Supporting the delivery of positive organisation wide outcomes, you will have proven and extensive programme delivery and stakeholder engagement experience, and ideally exposure to mental health and wellbeing.
In addition to the essential criteria, you will demonstrate:
a track record of supporting and leading key workforce programs, from design and establishment to the delivery and ongoing evaluation of impact;




strong project management capability with proven experience rolling out programmes across a comparably complex organisation;
high-level stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to work cross functionally throughout the entire organisation, ensuring maximum impact of programmes;
robust alignment to the mission of NSW SES and commitment to bettering service provision.
What we can offer you
Employment with attractive leave entitlements including parental leave, recreation and flex leave and other leave entitlements.
Attractive salary range of $133,348 to $146,945 plus 12% superannuation and leave loading.
Flexible work options working within operational requirements.
Mental Health and Wellbeing programmes and services.
Operational and leadership training and development opportunities via LinkedIn Learning and other training avenues to build and maintain skills.
Opportunities to build invaluable relationships across emergency service agencies, emergency service committees and other Government and community organisations.
Applications close: Sunday 2 August ****, *****pm
The NSW State Emergency Service is a proud employer of a diverse workforce.
We encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, cultural background, faith, disability, sexual orientation or gender identity.
We are committed to reflecting the diverse community we serve and creating an inclusive and flexible workplace.
People with disability are supported to access adjustments in recruitment processes and in the workplace, to enable them to demonstrate their skills and capabilities to meet the requirements of the job.
As supporters of flexible working, we welcome discussions about how our roles can be undertaken flexibly.
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📌 Occupational Psychologist – Clerk Grade 9/10, State Headquarters Wollongong
🏢 Australian Psychological Society
📍 Wollongong