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Assistant Director, Staff Wellbeing

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Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia NT Government - Department of Education and Training Full time $128,551 - $143,611 per year

Job description

Agency Department of Education and Training Work unit Safety, Culture and Care

Job title Assistant Director, Staff Wellbeing Designation Senior Administrative Officer 1

Job type Full time Duration Ongoing

Salary $128,551 - $143,611 Location Darwin

Position number 50655 RTF Closing 17/09/2025

Contact Officer Paulina Motlop, Director Safety Culture and Care on or

About the agency

Apply online

APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE A ONE-PAGE SUMMARY ABOUT YOU, A DETAILED RESUME AND COPIES OF YOUR TERTIARY

QUALIFICATIONS.

Information for applicants – inclusion and diversity and Special Measures recruitment plans

The NTPS values diversity. The NTPS encourages people from all diversity groups to apply for vacancies and accommodates people with

disability by making reasonable workplace adjustments. If you require an adjustment for the recruitment process or job, please discuss

this with the contact officer. For more information about applying for this position and the merit process, go to the OCPE website.

Aboriginal applicants will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy. For more information on Special Measures plans, go to the

OCPE website.

Primary objective

The Assistant Director Staff Wellbeing is responsible for overseeing the development and integration of wellbeing and manages a team

responsible for delivering the department's strategies relating to employee wellbeing and safety. Utilising contemporary evidence and data

to inform support and service delivery that improves employee wellbeing, engagement, resilience and safety of the workforce.

Context statement

This position leads the Wellbeing unit within Safety, Culture and Care in the School Leadership Culture and Care team. The Wellbeing

unit leads the delivery of system wide staff wellbeing initiatives designed to support the wellbeing and safety of all educators, school

leaders and corporate staff in the work they do. The team works collaboratively across the branch and divisions within the agency to

plan, inform and deliver an integrated response to wellbeing and safety priorities. The School Leadership Culture and Care team is the

centre of expertise for education workforce strategy, professional development, wellbeing, and culture, ensuring a culturally responsive

workforce that is caring, capable, engaged and enabled. The team is responsible for leading an integrated approach to employee wellbeing

and diversity, inclusion and cultural responsiveness across 153 schools and corporate sites.

Key duties and responsibilities

1. Foster positive workplace culture that acknowledges, is respectful of and responsive to diverse cultures, experiences, and

perspectives.

2. Lead, manage and motivate a team to maintain effective performance and focus on task and project deliverables to achieve outcomes.

3. Provide advice and guidance to influence and coordinate the consideration of broader context and plan for employee wellbeing

initiatives and processes for employee wellbeing frameworks and strategic plans.

4. Manage stakeholder engagement and coordination, maintain effective ways of working and performance approaches to achieve

project deliverables in a timely manner.

5. Provide strategic direction and oversight of the development and implementation of the Staff Wellbeing and Safety Action Plan,

inclusive of the whole of government Mentally Healthy Framework and Toolkit.

6. Develop relationships, consult and partner with schools, other business areas and other key departments, in particular Department of

Digital and Corporate Development to support the educational workforce.

Selection criteria

Essential

1. Demonstrated understanding of the wellbeing issues affecting educators and employees in diverse cultural and geographical

education contexts.

2. Proven ability to lead, motivate, and support others to adapt with agility in achieving results.

3. Highly developed interpersonal, oral communication, and negotiation skills, with the ability to influence a broad range of

stakeholders.

4. Strong written communication skills, including experience in preparing project plans, briefings, and reports.

5. Demonstrated capability to build and sustain inclusive, collaborative relationships and networks across agencies or organisations.

6. Well-developed project management, analytical, and problem-solving skills, including the ability to implement effective monitoring

and evaluation systems for continuous improvement.

Desirable

1. A qualification equivalent relevant to the position's key duties and responsibilities.