Work Health & Safety Advisor | Statewide Locations

Work Health Safety Advisor (CL7/8)

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

• Multiple Ongoing / Full-Time positions and 2 x targeted roles
• Located across NSW with flexible working arrangements available
• Salary ranges from $110,266 - $122,058 p.a. plus super & leave loading
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are highly encouraged to apply for this job

About the Opportunities 

Make your next career move one that matters. As a Work Health Safety Advisor you’ll be on the ground, supporting schools to build and maintain safe, healthy learning and working environments.

This is a dynamic, hands-on role where every day is different. You’ll work directly with principals, teachers, and school teams, responding to incidents, simplifying safety processes, and guiding best practice across a diverse range of school settings.

You won’t be behind a desk all day. You’ll be out and about problem-solving, advising, and helping others feel confident and supported in managing safety. One day you might be supporting a school to strengthen their WHS Management Program, the next, you’re helping navigate an urgent safety issue with practical advice.

Apply now, this is your opportunity to be part of a dedicated team making a real difference across NSW public schools.

About the role

As a Work Health Safety Advisor, you will lead and support the implementation of health and safety programs across a diverse portfolio of school and corporate workplaces. You will:

• Provide expert advice on risk management, emergency response, training, staff wellbeing, and safe systems of work.
• Support workplace leaders in managing health and safety compliance, including responding to SafeWork NSW notices and audits.
• Analyse data to identify trends and recommend strategic improvements to WHS policies and systems.
• Collaborate with key internal and external stakeholders to ensure consistent and effective WHS service delivery.
• Draft briefings, reports and contribute to developing policies and procedures that enhance safety culture and compliance.
• Monitor and ensure accuracy of WHS data to support operational planning and informed decision-making.

You’ll be a key contact for workplace managers, providing guidance to ensure safe learning and working environments across all departmental sites.

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

About you

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Strong WHS knowledge, and a customer-focused mindset, thriving in a collaborative and fast-paced environment.
• Strong experience in delivering WHS services and advice across a variety of settings, ideally including education or public sector environments.
• Sound understanding of WHS legislation, codes of practice and contemporary safety practices.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to influence and support a wide range of stakeholders.
• Confidence in using data to assess risk, identify trends and recommend solutions.
• The ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining attention to detail, compliance, and data accuracy.
• A proactive, solutions-focused mindset and a commitment to continuous improvement.

This is your opportunity to be part of something meaningful, helping ensure every school and workplace is a safe space for teaching, learning, and working.

Essential requirements of the role

• Current and valid driver’s license and an ability and willingness to travel between work sites
• 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 are interested in joining the team, 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  01 June 2025 at 11:59pm.

For role enquiries please contact John Fragar, R/Manager WHS on john.fragar@det.nsw.edu.au or on 0467 766 455.

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 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.