Senior Manager, Safety

Work Type: Fixed-term - Full-time

Salary: $138,631 - $185,518

Grade: VPS 6

Occupation: Occupational health and safety

Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs

Reference: VG/DJ5098JUNE2025

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.

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.

For more information on working with us and our recruitment process, please visit

We're proud of the important work we do across Victoria. Want to be part of it?

• Support OHS managers to operationalise safety and risk management
• Fantastic 2 year fixed term / full time opportunity
• VPS6 salary: $138,631 to $185,518 plus superannuation

About Us:

People, Safety, Culture and Communications' (PSCCs) core functions span the breadth of workplace cultural and people matters, including human resource policy and strategy; organisational culture and change; recruitment, redeployment, and retention; performance and development; pay, benefits and workforce reporting; occupational health and safety management; and employment regulations.

The Senior Manager, Safety sits within Safety, Wellbeing and Compliance (SWC), a branch of the PSCC in the Department of Justice and Community Safety (the department). The SWC branch provides process, systems, and services to support the department to meet its responsibilities under health and safety laws (Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004, Dangerous Goods Act 1985 and Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2013).

About the Role:

The Senior Manager, Safety leads and partners with a team of health and safety managers and relevant stakeholders to steer and maintain focus towards the continuous reduction of high-risk activity. The manager will also provide assurance that the Occupational Health and Safety Management System (OHSMS) is operationally effective, resulting in a prevention led reduction in workplace injuries and improved overall safety culture. A full and current driver's license is required due to the need to work across different locations.

Some of your duties will include:

• Contributing to delivering strategic initiatives by working collaboratively with key partners.
• Arranging, co-ordinate and lead the Corrections Victoria HSR Community of Practice.
• Developing, seeking endorsement for, and implementing OHS services and projects to support the operations of the relevant business unit(s).

About You:

To be successful in this role you will demonstrate:

• Mangagement and leadership experience.
• Demonstrated comprehensive knowledge, understanding and experience in the application of OHS legislation, codes of practice and regulations.
• Demonstrated experience in facilitation with managers and staff to provide key outcomes in health and safety and related workplace improvement initiatives.
• Strong stakeholder management skills.

Qualifications:

• A suitably qualified person, with a diploma in occupational/workplace health and safety and/or Management is highly desirable.
• Demonstrated extensive safety and management experience is desirable.
• A full and current driver's license is required due to the need to work across different locations.

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.

Applications close Tuesday 9 September 2025 at 11.59pm

Posted

13 June 2025