Executive Director, Health, Safety & Staff Wellbeing

• Join a leadership group transforming education in NSW, and make a difference to students in NSW
• Ongoing Public Service Senior Executive Band 2 role with a remuneration range of $298,647 - $334,801 per annum
• Based in Parramatta with flexible opportunities

About us

At the NSW Department of Education, we educate and inspire lifelong learners – from early childhood, through schooling to vocational education and training.
 
We ensure young children get the best start in life by supporting and regulating the early childhood education and care sector. We unlock excellence and unleash the potential of two-thirds of school children in NSW. We’re proudly public and the largest education system in Australia. We nurture opportunities for every learner to develop the skills needed for their chosen career path, helping shape the industries of tomorrow.
 
We respect and value Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as First Peoples of Australia.

About the role

The Executive Director, Health, Safety and Staff Wellbeing drives the strategic direction and delivery of programs and initiatives that deliver wellbeing and personal resilience capability uplift across the department’s workforce.

The role is also responsible for providing an effective department-wide incident notification and response system. The role drives the management of return-to-work pathways in efficient, compassionate and sustainable ways, while acting to reduce the health and safety risks to the organisation, with a continuous improvement focus that delivers improved wellbeing outcomes for the workforce and organization. This role requires the ability to evaluate data and reports to identify trends and improve safety practices.

For more details about this role, please click here to view the Role Description.

About you

Our ideal candidate will bring strategic insight and operational expertise to the role. You will have a proven track record of driving cultural change, leading diverse teams and ensuring compliance. You will be joining a highly collaborative executive team, working closely with the Chief People Officer, to provide expert advice to stakeholders at all levels. This role requires a high level of skills and experience in applying safety protocols to staff, clearly conveying policies, identifying potential hazards and evaluation risks to implement safety measures.

The successful candidate will understand and keep up to date with relevant health and safety regulations and standards.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Demonstrated extensive experience at a senior level in the management of a large, complex organisation. 

• 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
• Appropriate tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline such as education, business, management, social sciences or communications, and/or equivalent knowledge and experience.
• Hold a valid clearance to work with Children (Working with Children Check).
• Willing to obtain security clearance.
• Demonstrated understanding of and commitment to the value of public education

As a condition of employment, successful candidates who have not previously worked for the department will be required to provide a current Working with Children Check (WWCC) Clearance number. This option would allow the WWCC to naturally expire without further communication needed with the employee. The employer obligations under the WWCC would apply for duration of the WWCC’s validity (up to 5 years).

Interested?

To apply for this role, please submit an online application and attach your resume along with a cover letter which describes how your capabilities, knowledge and experience make you the best person for this role.

Applications Close: Friday 22 November at 11.59pm

Contact: For enquiries about the recruitment of this role, please contact Devy Ahuja  – executiverecruitment@det.nsw.edu.au

Please note:

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 (dandi@det.nsw.edu.au) or visit NSW Department of Education Diversity and Inclusion.

A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months. Candidates on a talent pool may be chosen and directly offered employment in other or similar roles (ongoing or term) in the near future.