Senior Advisor, Safety and Wellbeing
Full-time Permanent
Closes: 26 September 2025
Classification: Administrative Services Officer Class 6
Salary: $100,650 - $114,448 plus superannuation
Position No: 58012
Directorate: Health and Community Services
Advertised (Gazettal date): 12 September 2025
Contact Officer: Trent Mylrea on
Trent.Mylrea@act.gov.au
or
(02) 6205 4341
Details: The Health and Community Services Directorate (HCSD) is looking for a staff member interested in testing and developing their skills within a community facing, fast paced, and diverse operating environment. HCSD currently has a fulltime permanent vacancy for a Senior Advisor in the Safety and Wellbeing team.
The role presents a fantastic opportunity for those looking to pursue a career in Human Resources (HR) and to gain experience and understanding in a public sector environment. While relevant HR experience is looked upon favourably, applicants with transferable skills and relevant qualifications are encouraged to apply.
Reporting to the Assistant Director, Safety and Wellbeing, the Senior Advisor will support management of early intervention, compensable and non-compensable case management, psychosocial hazards, psychological safety, legislation, policies and best practice.
The Senior Advisor is required to support the team with continuous improvement of CSDs early intervention and wellbeing frameworks, including identification of trends based on collection, analysis and reporting of hazard and risk data and providing general advice on safety and wellbeing matters.
HCSD is an inclusive employer where all people are respected and valued for their contribution. We strongly encourage and welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, veterans, mature age workers, and lesbian, gay, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ) people.
Notes: A Merit Pool will be established from this selection process and will be used to fill vacancies over the next 12 months.
Please note, this position works from a workplace designed for activity-based working (ABW). Under ABW arrangements, officers will not have a designated workstation/desk. Opportunities for flexible working options could include hybrid working, being a combination of working from home, designated office based and Flexi Space working locations across the ACT, part-time hours, job-sharing, flexible start, and finish times.
How to Apply: Please submit the following.
- A written response (maximum two pages) addressing the Professional and Technical Skills, Knowledge and Behavioural Capabilities outlined in the Position Description.
- Your curriculum vitae with referee details
Applications should be submitted via the Apply Now button below.
Health and Community Services
Health and Community Services Directorate was established on the 1 July 2025. This new directorate is an amalgamation of positions previously advertised under ACT Health Directorate and Community Services Directorate.
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