Wellbeing Officer

Closes: 24 February 2026

Classification: Administrative Services Officer Class 6
Salary: $102,657 - $116,592 plus superannuation
Position No: 59274
Directorate:Education
Advertised (Gazettal date): 17 February 2026
Contact Officer: Jennifer Calder on Jennifer.Calder@act.gov.au or (02) 6205 2666

Details: The ACT Education Directorate is committed to ensuring safe, supportive work environments for all school-based staff and in the Education Support Office. When workplace illness or injury occurs, we aim to support the best outcomes for staff by supporting them early

With this as your focus, the Wellbeing Officer will:

• Review Safety Portal (reporting system) reports to ensure that duty holders have completed the relevant sections, corrective actions, and reporting responsibilities.
• Review Safety Portal (reporting system) reports and consider and apply wellbeing actions as appropriate.
• Undertake post incident staff wellbeing checks and support, including follow up actions as required.
• Coordinate wellbeing support strategies and effectively liaise with stakeholders across the Education Directorate to optimise early intervention and mobilise supports to staff, schools and business areas.
• Demonstrate adherence to relevant records management policies.
• Apply and support Work Health and Safety and Risk Management policies, procedures and processes.
• Provide and support reporting and trend analysis to assist in wellbeing initiatives for the Directorate.
• Work in accordance with, and uphold the ACT Government Respect, Equity and Diversity Framework and the Directorates Work Health and Safety system.

Eligibility/Other Requirements:

Highly Desirable 

• Demonstrated Work Health Safety and/or Injury Management experience and knowledge specific to mental health and wellbeing.
• Tertiary qualifications and/or relevant experience in applying mental health first aid and/or counselling approaches. Social work, counselling or similar qualifications.
• Demonstrated knowledge in Work Health and Safety legislation.
• The ability to work in partnership with other teams and business units to create appropriate approaches to address psychological and wellbeing concerns and initiatives.
• Ability to communicate, influence and negotiate effectively as well as providing guidance to senior leaders, HR stakeholders and external stakeholders.
• Experience in psychosocial risk identification.

Notes: This is a temporary position available immediately until 01 December 2026, with the possibility of extension up to 12 months and/or permanency.

A Merit Pool will be established from this selection process and will be used to fill vacancies over the next 12 months. Selection may be based on application and referee reports only.

How to Apply: Please provide a written response to the Selection Criteria (maximum three pages), current curriculum vitae and contact details for two referees.

Applications should be submitted via the Apply Now button below.

Where an offer of employment is for a fixed-term period, any related temporary contracts within the Territory will be issued in compliance with the requirements and applicable exceptions outlined in the Fair Work Act.

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Note

This is a temporary position available immediately until 01 December 2026, with the possibility of extension up to 12 months and/or permanency.