• 2 x Ongoing positions available
• Position commencing 1 July 2026

Are you looking to work on an exciting project and be part of a positive and dynamic team? An exciting opportunity exists to apply for 2 ongoing roles as a VPS5 Early Learning Victoria - Senior OHS Service Officer in the Employee Safety and Wellbeing Division, both commencing 1 July 2026.

This role is responsible for leading the implementation of health, safety, and wellbeing policies across Early Learning Victoria (ELV) centres, while providing expert OHS services and guidance to centre leaders to support the effective application of safe systems of work. This role delivers consistent, customer focused, hands on, on the ground service to ELV centres, to help achieve safer early learning environments and reduce Centre Directors' OHS and emergency management workload.

ELV is in an active growth phase, with 18 of the planned 50 centres currently operational and a further 32 scheduled to open progressively between 2027 and 2032.

Current key responsibilities that may evolve over time, include:

• Driving OHS management system implementation in ELV centres, including support for centres to fully utilise the eduSafe Plus incident and injury management platform
• Working with ELV centres to identify and solve OHS issues and refer other issues to appropriate areas of the department, and liaising with the OHS Advisory Service or other relevant areas of the Department to ensure timely, consistent resolution and coordinated support
• Directly liaising with ELV centre leadership to support them to implement and manage safety, health and wellbeing in their workplaces
• Providing practical advice and hands on, on the ground OHS services to ELV centres, including support with Regulator interactions
• Undertaking OHS compliance and emergency management planning tasks in ELV centres
• Building positive stakeholder relationships, strategic thinking and skilled problem solving in a complex service delivery environment
• Triaging incident and injury reports and supporting injury management and return to work processes, including coordination with the Workers' Compensation team to ensure timely and effective claims lodgement, progression and return to work outcomes
• Assisting Centre Directors with addressing OHS hazards, including assessing and controlling risks
• Supporting strategic OHS and change initiatives
• Providing expert advice to the Manager, OHS Operations and Assurance on the practical implementation of OHS policies and procedures and system use
• Responding to service requests and assisting in the communication and implementation of policy updates or changes
• Promoting and encouraging the use of health, safety, and wellbeing support services among ELV centres, with a focus on early intervention and reducing the severity of mental injury impacts
• Contributing to the development of local strategies to ensure OHS activities and priorities are aligned to and support the vision and strategic intent of the Department.

This role will work collaboratively to service Early Learning Victoria sites across metropolitan and regional Victoria, balancing onsite visits with remote support. The position operates within a shared servicing model, with responsibility for a geographically diverse portfolio supported through coordinated coverage to ensure consistent, high-quality support across all locations. This will require regular travel to Early Learning Victoria sites across metropolitan and regional Victoria, including travel by car. Travel and site responsibilities will be allocated and rotated to balance workload, geographic spread and continuity of support.

Essential: Health and safety experience and qualifications.

Other relevant information:

• A current employee Working with Children Check Victoria is required for this role
• A current driver's licence is mandatory for this role.

This role reports to the Manager, OHS Operations and Assurance team location within CBD – Level 1, 2 Treasury place, East Melbourne.

Further Information

For more details regarding this position please see attached position description for the capabilities to address in application.

The department values diversity and inclusion in all forms - gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQ+, disability and neurodiversity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. For more information about our work, working for the Department, diversity and inclusion, and our employment conditions visit the Department website and our Diversity and Inclusion page.

Applicants requiring adjustments can contact the nominated contact person.

Information about the Department of Education's operations and employment conditions can be located at www.education.vic.gov.au.

For further information pertaining to the role, please contact David Marelli via David.Marelli@education.vic.gov.au.

Preferred applicants may be required to complete a police check and may be subject to other pre-employment checks. Information provided to the Department of Education will be treated in the strictest confidence.

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Applications close 11:59pm on Monday 18 May 2026.