Safety and Wellbeing Content and Engagement Lead

**Overview**:
**Work Type**:Ongoing - Full-time

**Salary**: $113,022 - $136,747

**Grade**:VPS 5

**Occupation**:Occupational health and safety

**Location**:Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs

**Reference**:VG/DJ0902SEPTEMBER2025

At the Department of Justice and Community Safety, we’re looking for people who want to make a difference. People who take pride in their work. People who get things done. People who are committed to making Victoria a safer place.

We embrace diversity and strive to have a workforce that reflects the community we serve. We’re all about recruiting the best people, regardless of gender, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, or cultural background. If you think you can do the job and would be a good fit for our department, we’d love to hear from you.

The department is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and recognises that children’s rights need to be respected, their views welcomed and valued, and their concerns taken seriously and acted upon.

For more information on working with us and our recruitment process, please visit justice.vic.gov.au/careers

We’re proud of the important work we do across Victoria. Want to be part of it?
- **Ongoing, Full-Time VPS5 role based in Melbourne CBD**:

- ** Make safety and wellbeing information easy to understand across the department**:

- ** Drive improvements in safety systems, content, and culture**:

- ** VPS Grade 5: $113,022 - $136,747 plus superannuation**
- The Department of Justice and Community Safety is seeking a skilled and collaborative **Safety and Wellbeing Content and Engagement Lead** to join its Safety, Wellbeing and Compliance (SWC) team. This role plays a key part in shaping how safety and wellbeing information is developed, shared and understood across the department, supporting a proactive, informed and inclusive safety culture.
- We're looking for someone who's passionate about building safer, healthier workplaces and knows how to make complex information clear, practical guidance. This role is about making safety information accessible and actionable, helping people make informed decisions in real world environments. If you're keen to shape how safety is communicated and understood across a large, diverse organisation, this is a meaningful opportunity to make a lasting impact.

**What you'll do**:

- Keep our Health, Safety and Wellbeing (HSW) systems up to date and aligned with operational needs and best practice (ISO 45001).
- Write and update HSW policies, procedures, guides, and training materials.
- Make sure our safety content is easy to find and use, especially on our intranet.
- Work with teams across the department, including Health and Safety Representatives (HSRs), to make sure our materials are accurate and useful.
- Turn technical and legal information into plain language that everyone can understand.
- To learn more about this role before applying, please read the attached position description.

**What we're looking for**:

- Experience writing and managing safety content and systems.
- Strong communication skills, ensuring messages are clear and engaging.
- Confidence working with digital platforms like SharePoint.
- A collaborative mindset.
- A qualification in Occupational Health and Safety (or working towards one).

**Why join us?**
- Be part of a team that's committed to health, safety, and wellbeing.
- Work in a role where your writing and communication skills make a real difference.
- Help shape a culture where safety is part of everything we do.

**How to Apply**:

- IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
**CHILD SAFE STATEMENT OF COMMITMENT**:

- The Department of Justice and Community Safety is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. We seek to prevent harm of any kind impacting children and young people and have zero tolerance for racism, child abuse and inequality. Children and young people's rights, relationships, identity, and culture must be recognised and respected, their voices heard, and their concerns acted upon. We aim to foster a culturally safe, child safe and child friendly environment for all children and young people we have contact with, deliver services to, or are impacted by our work.

- Applications close Monday 22 September 2025 at 11.59pm

Posted
- 8 September 2025