Occupational Psychologist – Clerk Grade 9/10, State Headquarters Wollongong
- Provide specialist psychological advice and training that strengthens psychosocial risk management, mental health and wellbeing across NSW SES
- Join a volunteer-based agency supporting NSW communities
- Make a meaningful impact by helping build a psychosocially safe and mentally healthy workplace for our staff and volunteer members
- Wollongong-based with hybrid working conditions
- Salary between $133,348.00 - $146,945.00
About the opportunity
An exciting and impactful opportunity has arisen for an Occupational Psychologist to join our dynamic Safety & Wellbeing team. In this pivotal role, you will provide specialist organisational psychology advice and program management relating to the design, development and implementation of psychosocial risk management frameworks, mental health and wellbeing training, and leadership capability initiatives. Your work will focus on prevention, work design and building the capability of leaders and members to foster a psychologically safe and mentally healthy workplace for staff and volunteer members across NSW.
About the NSW SES
Our Mission: NSW SES saving lives and creating safer communities.
Our Vision: A trusted volunteer-based emergency service, working together to deliver excellence in community preparedness and emergency response.
The NSW SES serves the community as the lead agency for Floods, Storms and Tsunamis. We are recognised as the most versatile and widely used emergency service organisation in NSW. Our volunteers are highly skilled, experienced, and well- trained in the wide variety of roles they perform.
With over 10,000 volunteers we are committed to protecting and supporting the diverse communities of NSW. Learn more here.
About you
To be successful in the role you will possess:
- full registration as a Psychologist with the Psychology Board of Australia (AHPRA);
- tertiary qualifications in Psychology with 5 years post graduate experience in Organisational Psychology or related field;
- Board Approved Supervisor with AHPRA or commitment to successful completion of competency-based supervisor training (full training) with a board-approved provider;
- current Drivers Licence and the ability to travel throughout NSW, often at short notice
- thorough knowledge of AIIMS principles and processes, and/or willingness to obtain competency within 12 months.
As an accomplished and experienced psychologist, you are passionate about driving mental health initiatives across an organisation. You will excel at:
- Leading the design and delivery of psychosocial risk management frameworks, resources and training that build leader and member capability at scale.
- Providing expert advice to leaders on psychosocial risk and evidence-based approaches to psychological safety and mental health.
- Working in a collaborative and supportive team culture, where open communication, active listening, and strategic execution are key.
- Engaging cross-functionally with internal and external stakeholders to ensure programs align with sector best practice and first responder mental health frameworks.
- Presenting with specialised knowledge and skills to peers, leadership, and external stakeholders, ensuring psychosocial risk and wellbeing are understood at all levels.
Additionally, in being a well-regarded Psychologist, you will have a passion for working across an organisation to maximise the impact of key workforce and wellbeing programs. Supporting the delivery of positive organisation wide outcomes, you will have proven and extensive program delivery and stakeholder engagement experience, and ideally exposure to mental health and wellbeing. In addition to the essential criteria, you will demonstrate:
- a track record of supporting and leading key workforce programs, from design and establishment to the delivery and ongoing evaluation of impact;
- strong project management capability with proven experience rolling out programs across a comparably complex organisation;
- high-level stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to work cross functionally throughout the entire organisation, ensuring maximum impact of programs; and
- strong alignment to the mission of NSW SES and commitment to bettering service provision.
What we can offer you
- Employment with attractive leave entitlements including parental leave, recreation and flex leave and other leave entitlements.
- Attractive salary range of $133,348 to $146,945 plus 12% superannuation and leave loading.
- Flexible work options working within operational requirements.
- Mental Health and Wellbeing programs and services.
- Operational and leadership training and development opportunities via LinkedIn Learning and other training avenues to build and maintain skills.
- Comprehensive immunisation programs.
- Opportunities to build invaluable relationships across emergency service agencies, emergency service committees and other Government and community organisations.
Are you ready to join us?
Your application should include:
- A cover letter (maximum of one page) briefly responding to the essential requirements and your interest in the role.
- Responses to each of the targeted questions (maximum of one page per answer); and
- An up-to-date resume of no more than three pages detailing your skills and experience relevant to the role.
Targeted Questions
- Please provide an example which best illustrates your experience supporting the delivery of evidence-based psychosocial risk or mental health and wellbeing programs across a complex organisational setting.
- Please share an overview of your experience influencing key stakeholder groups including senior leaders. What was your approach to engagement, how did you translate specialist evidence into practical strategies, and what was the outcome?
The role description is available here.
For a confidential discussion or role related queries, please call Sofia Stavropoulos on 0437 747 356 or email
[email protected]
Talent Pool
A recruitment pool may be created for ongoing and temporary roles of the same role or role type that may become available for filling over the next 18 months. Further information here
Applications close: Sunday 2 August 2026, 11.55pm
The NSW State Emergency Service is a proud employer of a diverse workforce. We encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, cultural background, faith, disability, sexual orientation or gender identity. We are committed to reflecting the diverse community we serve and creating an inclusive and flexible workplace. People with disability are supported to access adjustments in recruitment processes and in the workplace, to enable them to demonstrate their skills and capabilities to meet the requirements of the job. As supporters of flexible working, we welcome discussions about how our roles can be undertaken flexibly.
