This is a permanent full-time position commencing November ****. The Department's Work Health Safety and Wellbeing Directorate comprises two branches: Safety and Staff Wellbeing and Employee Support Services. The Directorate is responsible for ensuring that legislative frameworks are complied with and that employees' mental health and wellbeing are supported.
It provides strategic and operational advice to the Minister, Director General, school leaders and line managers on a range of matters including:
work health and safety (WHS)
staff wellbeing
employee assistance and mediation programs
workers' compensation
injury management
The Role Lead strategic workplace health safety and wellbeing initiatives that make a meaningful difference across the Department. As Principal Consultant – Employee Support you will lead a specialist team providing strategic advice, support and services to principals, line managers and senior leaders. You will play a key role in strengthening workplace health safety and wellbeing performance, improving injury management outcomes and building organisation capability.
Working as part of the Directorate leadership team, you will contribute to strategic planning and continuous improvement across work health safety and wellbeing. You will identify and analyse trends, strengthen reporting and inform evidence‐based decision‐making, using these insights to support targeted organisational improvement strategies and manage injury‐related costs. You will lead the development and continuous improvement of systems, governance and strategies that support effective injury management, workers' compensation and WHSW service delivery. The role provides high‐level advice to senior leaders, and requires the ability to lead complex projects, investigate WHS risks,



develop practical risk‐management strategies and establish systems and processes that strengthen organisation performance.
A key part of the role is providing expert advice to senior management, schools and communities on complex and broad WHSW matters. You will build strong relationships, negotiate effective outcomes and ensure services and practices comply with relevant legislation, policies and governance requirements.
This is an opportunity to influence WHSW performance at an organisational level, combining strategic leadership, specialist expertise, data and continuous improvement to support safer and healthier workplaces across the Department. The successful candidate will bring strong leadership capability, sound judgement and the ability to translate complex information and risk into practical strategies, advice and sustainable improvement.
Skilled Benefits
We are conveniently located in East Perth and our employees enjoy a range of benefits which include:
12% employer contributed superannuation.
Flexible working arrangements are genuinely considered to create healthy work life balance including; working from home or remote, flexible working hours and part‐time arrangements
Generous leave entitlements including annual, personal, long service and parental leave
Professional development opportunities and study leave/assistance




Access to salary packaging (in accordance with relevant industrial instruments)
Enjoy easy access to public transport with the Claisebrook train station just a 5-minute walk away or, take advantage of the free Yellow Cat bus service that stops outside our building entrance. Additionally, various CPP parking locations are within walking distance.
Want to know more? Full details of the role, selection criteria and training requirements are listed in the attached Job Description Form (JDF).
For more information about this opportunity, please contact Sean Ashton Manager - Work Health Safety and Wellbeing on ************** or by emailing ******
Equity and Diversity
We are committed to an inclusive and culturally responsive workforce reflecting the diversity in our workplaces and the Western Australian community. We welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, young people, people of diverse sexualities and genders, people with disability, and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Explore our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Plan ********* for more details.
Eligibility
be an Australian or New Zealand citizen, permanent resident or have a valid visa with relevant work rights for the term of the appointment.
consent to a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check and obtain a current Screening Clearance Number issued by the Department of Education's Screening Unit before you start.
hold a valid 'C' class Western Australian Driver's Licence
undertake travel to metropolitan and regional schools
More information about employment eligibility can be found on our website and in the attached Job Description Form (JDF).
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📌 Principal Consultant - Work Health Safety And Wellbeing (Perth)
🏢 Department of Education, Western Australia
📍 Perth