Safety and Wellbeing Content and Engagement Lead

• 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
• 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.
• Share HSW messages in different formats like online community posts, articles, intranet updates, emails and videos, so they reach different audiences in the right way.

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.

For a confidential discussion about this opportunity, please contact Ann Russell on or email

How to Apply:

Please click the Apply button on this advertisement. Applications should include a resume and covering letter. Attachments can be uploaded in .doc, .docx, .pdf, .txt or .rtf formats.

The successful candidate will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which may include reference checks, national police checks and misconduct screening. Dependant on the role, other checks may include VicRoads checks, drivers licence checks, medical checks, Working with Children Checks, and Declaration of Private Interests (for executive and responsible officer roles).

If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application material, please don't hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.

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.