Psychosocial Safety Business Partner

Department of Justice; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 116,000 - 141,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Justice is seeking a psychosocial safety business partner to help teams reduce risks to staff health and safety across Victoria. You will turn safety plans into practical steps that prevent harm and improve working lives for staff across the state.

You must hold a full, current driver’s licence and be prepared to travel to metropolitan and regional locations; relevant qualifications or experience in workplace safety or psychological health are highly valued.

Qualifications

• Full, current driver's licence and willingness to travel to metro/regional locations.
• Practical knowledge of Victorian workplace safety laws and applying them.
• Experience finding, assessing and controlling complex risks to psychological health.
• Strong communication skills to guide leaders and explain sensitive issues clearly.
• Ability to analyse information, solve problems and deliver measurable improvements within timeframes.

Responsibilities

• Provide clear advice on complex safety risks and help teams meet Victorian health and safety laws.
• Coach leaders, managers and safety representatives to build safer workplaces.
• Help teams find, assess and control risks, then check how well controls work.
• Investigate incidents and use safety data to recommend targeted changes.
• Deliver practical workshops and safety projects, then assess their results.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Analytical/problem solving

Practical knowledge of Victorian laws

Delivery of measurable improvements

Education

Relevant qualifications in workplace safety or psychological health

Job description

• Help protect staff from psychological harm at work.
• Guide leaders through complex safety challenges with practical advice.
• Turn safety plans into actions that improve working lives across Victoria.
• Use your skills to prevent harm before it happens.
• Ongoing, full-time role earning $116,413 - $140,849 per year, plus super.

About us

Safety, Wellbeing and Compliance provides processes, systems and services to support the department to meet its responsibilities under health and safety laws (Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004, Occupational Health and Safety (Psychological Health) Regulations 2025, Dangerous Goods Act 1985 and Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2013).

What you will do

As psychosocial safety business partner, you will help teams reduce risks to staff health and safety. You will turn safety plans into practical steps that prevent harm.

You will:

• provide clear advice on complex safety risks and help teams meet Victorian health and safety laws
• coach leaders, managers and safety representatives to build safer workplaces
• help teams find, assess and control risks, then check how well those controls work
• investigate incidents and use safety data to recommend targeted changes
• deliver practical workshops and safety projects, then assess their results.

About you

You must hold a full, current driver's licence and travel to metropolitan and regional locations. You will benefit from relevant qualifications or experience in workplace safety, psychological health or related fields.

You should also have:

• practical knowledge of Victorian workplace safety laws and experience applying them
• experience finding, assessing and controlling complex risks to psychological health
• strong communication skills to build trust, guide leaders and explain sensitive issues clearly
• skills to analyse information, solve problems and deliver measurable improvements within agreed timeframes.

To learn even more about this role, please read the position description. If you have any further questions, feel free to email Elaine Feeney at *************@justice.vic.gov.au.

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander (Aboriginal) people are strongly encouraged to apply. Learn more about our Aboriginal workforce strategy.

The successful candidate will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which may include national police checks and misconduct screening.

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.