Assistant Work Health Safety Officer

• Clerk 5/6, $99, $110, super + entitlements
• Ongoing full-time position
• Location: Haymarket 2000, 5-minute walk from Central Station

About us

Legal Aid NSW helps people with their legal problems. We can help people with most areas criminal law, family law and every day civil law legal issues. We give legal advice, help at court and do family dispute resolution. We can do this over the telephone or at one of our 28 offices.

About the role

The Assistant Work Health and Safety Officer plays a key role in supporting the delivery of WHS and Injury Management initiatives across the Agency. This position contributes to a safe and mentally healthy workplace by coordinating safety health and wellbeing related activities / initiatives, supporting the functions of the Safety Health and Wellbeing team, and providing practical WHS advice to staff.

You will assist in incident response, ensuring employees are aware of available support services, and help promote a positive safety culture through regular engagement with key stakeholder groups. The role also involves contributing to WHS reporting and supporting the implementation of strategies to manage workplace risks.

This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated professional to make a meaningful impact in workplace health, safety, and wellbeing.

About you

You are a motivated and detail-oriented professional with a genuine commitment to workplace health, safety, and wellbeing. With strong organisational skills, you excel at managing competing priorities, meeting deadlines, and ensuring compliance with relevant legislation, policies, and procedures.

You bring a collaborative approach to stakeholder engagement, confidently supporting managers and staff across diverse divisions with practical WHS and Injury Management advice. Your ability to navigate sensitive matters, coordinate support services, and communicate effectively with internal and external partners including SafeWork NSW, icare, insurers, and other government agencies sets you apart.

You're proactive in identifying opportunities to enhance WHS programs, and comfortable working with data to inform reporting and continuous improvement. Above all, you're passionate about fostering a safe, inclusive, and mentally healthy workplace culture.

WHY YOU SHOULD JOIN LEGAL AID NSW

We are committed to diversity and inclusion

We are committed to creating a culturally safe and genuinely inclusive organisation and workplace for everyone who works and interacts with us. We strive to be a place where people from diverse backgrounds want to work, where voices and cultures are valued and where people feel valued, welcomed, respected and heard.

We want a workforce that reflects our clients, so we can deliver a service that meets the needs of the community. We welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds — including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, the LGBTQI+ community, culturally diverse people and other diverse communities. 

We acknowledge, support and accommodate the diverse access needs of people with visible and invisible disabilities. If you need an adjustment to participate in the recruitment process, or you'd like information about what we can do to help you, please contact our team at

Other benefits of working with us

• You will have access to training, development and mentoring opportunities.
• We are an accredited Flex Ready and Carers and Employers certified employer and are recognised as leaders in flexible work. Most of our staff work flexibly — for example, from home some of the time or in a way that helps them balance family and work life
• Find out more at Working at Legal Aid NSW 

The essential requirements for this role

You must:

• Possess relevant tertiary qualifications and/or equivalent experience in Human Resources
• be willing to undertake Criminal Record Check
• hold Australian or NZ citizenship, Australian Permanent Residency (for ongoing vacancies) or a valid visa to work in Australia (for temporary vacancies)
• live in NSW or willing to relocate to NSW

How to apply

You must submit your application online. Applications received late or by email, will not be accepted. Please make sure your application is complete, and that you have answered all questions before submitting.

Your application must include:

• your resume (no more than 5 pages)
• cover letter (no more than 2 pages). In your cover letter, please address the following two (2) targeted questions:

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2. Describe WHS and/or Injury Management initiatives you have supported, to promote a safe and healthy workplace.
   
   
3. Outline an example of your role in resolving a WHS related issue that involved working with internal/external stakeholders. What was your approach and the outcome?
   
   

We may use this recruitment to create a talent pool for similar ongoing or temporary vacancies we have over the next 18 months.

Do you need help to apply?

If you have questions about the role, you can reach out to Craig Cole, Talent Acquisition Business Parter at

If you are an Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and are thinking about applying, you can contact Legal Aid NSW Aboriginal Services Branch to arrange a confidential conversation about any questions you may have.

The Role Description sets out the responsibilities and Focus Capabilities of the role.

The focus capabilities and key accountabilities in the role description indicate what is expected at that level. Being familiar with these will help you understand what the panel will be looking for in the successful candidate.

Applying for a role is a great NSW Government resource for helping you prepare your application.

Closing Date: Thursday, 28th of August at 11:59pm