Director - Psychological Health

3 weeks ago


Geelong, Victoria, Australia WorkSafe Victoria Full time

Job description:

  • Significant Senior Leadership role
  • Executive Remuneration Package
  • Wadawurrung/Geelong based opportunity with hybrid working

About the opportunity

WorkSafe Victoria is looking for a Director, Psychological Health to head the newly formed Psychological Health Division in Health and Safety.

Reporting to the Chief Health and Safety Officer, the Director will lead and oversee WorkSafe's response to psychological health regulation, ensuring expectations on compliance and enforcement are met. The role will be responsible for ensuring greater alignment between WorkSafe's resources in psychological health as well as providing strong leadership and oversight of WorkSafe's psychological health teams including Psychosocial Inspectorate, Psychological Health and Safety Specialists, and Programs teams to ensure clear alignment of work to WorkSafe's strategy.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead WorkSafe's operational response to psychological health regulation and ensure expectations on compliance and enforcement are clear and well-managed, enabling a collaborative, unified and high quality response to psychosocial hazards.
  • Drive an outstanding service delivery culture that is committed to WorkSafe's values and providing a prevention-led, data driven and client focussed service to our community. This includes leading effective collaboration and communication across WorkSafe to achieve business priorities.
  • Represent WorkSafe by providing strategic and specialist advice to promote continued high-level support, understanding and achievement of WorkSafe psychological health objectives by industry, government (both State and National) and professional bodies.

Please ensure you review thePosition Description herefor additional information on accountabilities for this role.

About you

To be successful in this role, you will have a proven track record of transformational, constructive and accountable leadership as well as be an excellent communicator, with interpersonal and consultative skills and the ability to influence a diverse group of stakeholders to achieve a desired outcome. You will bring a comprehensive understanding of the legal, policy and operational environment (psychological health) and proven ability to deliver improvement initiatives supported by research and analysis.

Working with us

At WorkSafe, our goal is for every employee to feel connected, safe, and valued within their team, for teams to feel appreciated in the workplace, and for WorkSafe to be respected in the community. We believe that a diverse workforce is essential for delivering the best outcomes for the Victorian community. We strongly encourage applications from all individuals, including First Nations people, people with disabilities, those from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, and individuals of all sexualities and genders.

What's next?

Applications close 11:00pm Wednesday 10th September, 2025. Click the link to apply, and join us in making a difference to Victorian lives.

Only applications submitted via the WorkSafe Careers website will be considered.

Preferred candidates will be required to satisfactorily complete a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check and/or other checks as required for the position as part of the recruitment process.

Eligibility for ongoing employment with WorkSafe Victoria requires Australian or New Zealand citizenship or permanent residency.

Due to the volume of applications received, individualised feedback will only be provided to candidates who progress to interview stage.

For further enquiries please contact Abbey Bernard via email – Abbey_Bernard @worksafe.vic.gov.au

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