The Workplace Psychosocial Safety Service teams supports Victorian schools to create safer, healthier and more sustainable workplaces. As a Workplace Psychosocial Advisor, you will play a critical role in helping schools navigate psychosocial health and safety requirements and translate legislative obligations into practical workplace improvements.

This is a fixed term full time position until 30 June 2028.

About the Department

The department provides a wide range of learning and development support and services.

The department provides policy leadership, plans for the future of education in Victoria and leads key cross-sector collaboration. The department plays an important system steward role by providing support, guidance, oversight and assurance across early childhood and school education systems, as well as directly providing school education and 50 recent early learning centres.

About the Division

The Employee Safety and Wellbeing Division (ESWD) is committed to the Department's vision to create healthy and safe working and learning environments for Department employees to thrive and succeed.

ESWD performs its functions through five branches that span from prevention, through to response and recovery, along with strategy, advice and support. These teams adopt a holistic approach for supporting the health, safety and wellbeing of our workforce across schools, central and regional offices. This includes Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) and Workers' Compensation policy advice and support, for both physical and mental health and wellbeing. The objectives of the Division are to:

- promote positive wellbeing in learning and working environments
- prevent against known and expected risks to health, safety and wellbeing
- respond swiftly and effectively to manage potential issues as they emerge and prevent injuries
- support employees to recover from injury and illness, and return to work.

About the Roles

The Workplace Psychosocial Safety Service teams supports Victorian schools to create safer, healthier and more sustainable workplaces. There is one Workplace Psychosocial Advisor role available in the North East and South East Victorian Regions team and one Workplace Psychosocial Advisor role in the North West and South West Victorian Regions team.

As psychosocial health and safety requirements continue to evolve, the team provides expert advice, practical support and capability-building to help schools identify, assess and manage psychosocial hazards, comply with current and emerging OHS obligations, and prevent and respond to mental injury. The team also plays a key role in the development of policy advice,



resources and guidance materials to support psychosocial safety across the education sector.

As a Workplace Psychosocial Advisor, you will play a critical role in helping schools navigate psychosocial health and safety requirements and translate legislative obligations into practical workplace improvements. Working directly with school leaders, regional teams and key stakeholders, you will provide specialist advice, coaching and support to strengthen psychosocial safety practices and build capability across schools. Your work will contribute to healthier workplace cultures, improved employee wellbeing and safer working environments for school staff.

This is a rewarding role that combines specialist expertise, relationship building, problem solving and service delivery. No two days are the same. You will partner with schools to address workplace challenges, provide practical and evidence-informed guidance, and help leaders implement sustainable approaches to managing psychosocial risks before they result in harm.

Working closely with OHS Implementation Services team, you will collaborate with existing teams and other branches across the Employee Safety and Wellbeing Division, including wellbeing promotion, response and intervention services. Together, these partnerships will support the successful implementation and embedding of psychosocial health and safety requirements across Victorian government schools.

The positions may be based at one of the following regional office locations:

- South Eastern Region

- South Western Region

Alternative regional office locations may be discussed with the preferred candidate.

This position may include exposure to potentially confronting material due to its focus on psychosocial hazard identification. This role is expected to participate in regular wellbeing supervision (provided by the department) in addition to line management supports.

Regular travel to schools across the region is required, along with attendance at team and stakeholder meetings in Melbourne monthly. The positions report to the Manager, Workplace Psychosocial Safety Service- North East Victoria and South East Victoria Regions or the Manager, North West and South West Victoria Regions.

Why Join Us?





This is an opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to the wellbeing of employees across Victorian schools. You will be part of a growing specialist team helping schools navigate significant workplace reforms, strengthen psychosocial safety practices, and create positive workplace cultures where people can thrive. Your advice and support will have a direct and visible impact on the health, safety and wellbeing of school st aff across Victoria.

Attributes

The required capabilities for the role are set out in the position description (see attachment).

Qualifications and Experience

Essential:

- Relevant qualification in Occupational Health and Safety, Mental Health, or related field, and relevant experience.

- Victorian Driver's license

- Working With Children Check

How to Apply

Applicants are asked to provide a statement of no more than two pages against the Key Selection Criteria including addressing the essential qualifications and experience listed. There are multiple positions available in two locations. Please indicate in the application questionnaire which location you would like to be considered for.

Further Information

For more details regarding this position please see attached position description for the capabilities to address in application.

The department values diversity and inclusion in all forms - gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQ+, disability and neurodiversity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. For more information about our work, working for the Department, diversity and inclusion, and our employment conditions visit the Department website and our Diversity and Inclusion page.

Applicants requiring adjustments can contact the nominated contact person.

Information about the Department of Education's operations and employment conditions can be located at www.education.vic.gov.au.

For further information pertaining to the role, please contact Lauren Day – Manager Workplace Psychosocial Safety Service via (03) 0403 844 *** or ***********@education.vic.gov.au.

Preferred applicants may be required to complete a police check and may be subject to other pre-employment checks. Information provided to the Department of Education will be treated in the strictest confidence.

Please let us know via phone or email if you require any adjustments to ensure your full participation in the recruitment process or if you need the ad or any attachments in an accessible format (e.g large print) due to any viewing difficulties or other accessibility requirements.

Applications close 11:59pm on 23 November 2026.

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