Manager, Safety & Wellbeing

Location: Parramatta CBD | Hybrid working
Employment type: Ongoing, Full-time
Salary: Grade 11/12, $149,739 – $173,174 + super & leave loading

Lead safety. Build capability. Create lasting impact.

As Manager, Safety & Wellbeing, you will be a trusted senior leader responsible for shaping how safety, wellbeing and psychosocial health are embedded across the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ). Sitting within the People Branch of DCJ Corporate Services, this role plays a critical part in protecting our people while enabling the organisation to deliver for the communities of NSW.

You will provide strategic leadership across workplace health and safety, guiding a high‑performing team to deliver contemporary, evidence‑based solutions that prevent harm, strengthen leadership capability and enhance employee experience. Working in close partnership with executives, leaders and stakeholders across DCJ, you will translate policy and legislation into practical, sustainable outcomes, balancing strong governance with care and compassion.

What You’ll Bring

You are a credible and influential safety leader with the confidence to operate at senior levels and the agility to lead in a large, complex and fast‑paced environment. With deep expertise in WHS legislation and psychosocial risk, you will partner with the business to:

• Drive a proactive, inclusive and psychologically safe culture across DCJ
• Provide authoritative, contemporary and pragmatic safety and wellbeing advice
• Lead the management of complex and sensitive safety matters with sound judgement
• Deliver measurable improvements in safety outcomes, capability and employee experience
• Lead, develop and empower a skilled multidisciplinary team

Why DCJ

At DCJ, the work you do truly matters. You’ll be supported by flexible work arrangements, competitive pay, and a genuine commitment to wellbeing, inclusion and professional growth, all while contributing to outcomes that improve lives across NSW.

If you’re ready to lead with purpose and make a lasting difference, we’d love to hear from you.

Want more information?  Visit our website to see more information on Working for us.

We do work that really matters

Working for the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) provides lots of opportunities to make a real difference. We collaborate with other agencies and community partners, to improve lives and realise the potential of children, adults, families and communities. We're focused on breaking, rather than managing, disadvantage. It’s work that really matters.

Apply now and join Australia’s top public sector employer where we will support you and provide an exciting and flexible working environment!

Are you ready to join us?

Click Apply and attach:

• An up‑to‑date résumé (maximum 5 pages), and
• A cover letter (maximum 3 pages) addressing the two targeted questions below (no more than one paragraph per question) and include a brief outline on how you meet the requirements of the role:

1. Influence, Stakeholder Management & Safety Leadership

• Provide an example of how you led and influenced senior internal and/or external stakeholders to manage or mitigate a significant workplace safety or wellbeing risk. How did you apply strategic judgement, build alignment, and achieve a sustainable outcome?
  
  

2. People Leadership, Delivery & Capability Building

• Describe a time when you led a multidisciplinary team to deliver a complex or strategic outcome. How did you leverage diverse expertise, address challenges, and ensure successful delivery while building capability and engagement within the team?

Download the role description.

Applications close: Sunday, 8th February 2026 at 11:59pm AEDT.

Got a question?

For more information about the role or what it’s like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Norma Kaddour on 0472 879 491 or at [email protected].

If you’ve got a question about applying or would benefit from an adjustment in the recruitment process to help you perform at your best (including an alternate method submission of the application), please call Melissa Briggs on 0447 717 142 or via [email protected].  

Visit Recruitment adjustments on the DCJ website to learn more.

Inclusion and Diversity lies at the heart of how we recruit

We continue to hire great people with a wide variety of skills, experience and backgrounds. This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers and other diversity groups.

To find out what DCJ are doing to build an inclusive and diverse workforce, visit Inclusion and diversity on the DCJ website.

Other Information

A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months.

For more information visit Applying for DCJ jobs on the DCJ website.

Thank you for your interest in this role. We look forward to receiving your application.

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