Division: Homes NSW
Location:
Parramatta, NSW, AU, 2150
Req ID: 77067
WHS – Project Officer
Location – Parramatta, this role offers hybrid working arrangements with flexible office locations.
Employment type – Temporary, Full-Time role (12 months) - with possible extension
Salary – Clerk Grade 7/8, $113,574 - $125,720 per annum, plus employer’s contribution to superannuation
Industry leading training with ongoing career development and support
Your role
Homes NSW, a division of the Department of Communities and Justice, is seeking a dedicated Work Health and Safety professional to support the safety and wellbeing of our staff and the communities we serve. Sitting within the Office of the Executive Director, Business Support Team, this role plays a vital part in delivering consistent, high quality WHS and Wellbeing support across the District.
You will provide expert guidance to managers and staff on WHS legislation, risk management, injury claims, and return to work processes. Your work will contribute to building a strong safety culture, ensuring compliance with departmental policies and procedures, and supporting positive outcomes for employees.
This is a valuable opportunity to apply your expertise in a values driven organisation focused on delivering safe, secure housing and improving outcomes for individuals and communities across New South Wales. You will be part of a team that places people, both staff and clients, at the centre of its work, and where your contribution to workplace safety and wellbeing will be genuinely valued.
What you’ll do
As part of the Office of Executive Director, Business Support Team for Housing Services you’ll play a key role in providing expert support in Work Health and Safety (WHS), risk, and injury management.
Your role will focus on:
- Offering timely, practical advice to district managers and staff to ensure compliance with WHS legislation and departmental policies.
- Supporting the implementation and continuous improvement of the DCJ Safety Management System (SMS), promoting consistent use of tools and procedures.
- Assisting with complex or sensitive workers’ compensation claims, helping managers meet their return-to-work and injury management obligations.
- Promoting a proactive safety culture by maintaining divisional risk profiles, conducting risk assessments, and supporting control measures.
- Contributing to WHS audits, inspections, and incident investigations, ensuring corrective actions are implemented and shared.
- Monitoring WHS and injury management data, identifying trends, and preparing reports with actionable recommendations.
- Delivering or supporting WHS training and developing resources to build workforce capability and encourage positive safety behaviours.
- Participate in health and safety committees and establish collaborative relationships with internal stakeholders, Health and Safety Representatives (HSRs), and external partners such as SafeWork NSW and iCare to support effective WHS and injury management outcomes.
What we’re looking for
- Sound knowledge and understanding of WHS related legislation and applicable Codes of Practice and Standards.
- Relevant Safe Work NSW qualifications or willingness to complete with sound knowledge of Workers Compensation and Safe Work Workers Compensation Guidelines.
- Occupational Health and Safety qualifications in a relevant field and/ or equivalent knowledge, skills and experience working in a professional occupational health and safety environment.
- A willingness to travel statewide on an ADHOC basis.
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What We Offer
We offer a variety of benefits, including:
- A challenging and rewarding career
- Flexible, autonomous work environment
- Competitive pay and conditions
- Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities
- Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs.
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We do work that really matters
Working for the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) provides lots of opportunities to make a real difference. We collaborate with other agencies and community partners, to improve lives and realise the potential of children, adults, families and communities. We're focused on breaking, rather than managing, disadvantage. It’s work that really matters.
Apply now and join Australia’s top public sector employer where we will support you and provide an exciting and flexible working environment!
Are you ready to join us?
Click apply, attach an up-to-date résumé (maximum 5 pages) and a cover letter (maximum 3 pages) addressing the 2 targeted questions below with a brief outline on how you meet the requirements of the role:
- Please describe your experience applying Work Health and Safety (WHS) legislation, including relevant Codes of Practice and Standards. How have you used this knowledge to support compliance and improve safety outcomes in the workplace?
- Do you hold any qualifications in Occupational Health and Safety or Workers Compensation (e.g. Safe Work NSW certifications)? If yes, please provide details. If not, are you willing to obtain them? Additionally, outline your experience working with Workers Compensation guidelines and how you’ve applied them in a professional setting.
Applications close Sunday, 7th September 2025 at 11:59pm AEST.
Got a question?
For more information about the role or what it’s like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Kristie O’Brien on 0438 270 592 or at Kristie.O’[email protected].
If you’ve got a question about applying or would benefit from an adjustment in the recruitment process to help you perform at your best (including an alternate method submission of the application), please call Syvonne Pereira on 0402 600 846 or via [email protected].
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Inclusion and Diversity lies at the heart of how we recruit
We continue to hire great people with a wide variety of skills, experience and backgrounds. This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers and other diversity groups.
To find out what DCJ are doing to build an inclusive and diverse workforce, visit Inclusion and diversity on the DCJ website.
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