Location:
Sydney, NSW, AU, 2000
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Req ID: 84891
Manager Workplace Health & Safety (WHS)
Clerk Grade 11/12
Excellent opportunity to drive a proactive and preventative safety culture across Legal Aid NSW
Salary range $154,231 - $178,369
Ongoing Full-Time role located at Central Sydney (Haymarket)
About Legal Aid NSW
We stand beside people when they need it most.
At Legal Aid NSW, fairness isn’t just a legal principle, it shapes everything we do - our culture, our services, our workplace and our decisions.
Since 1979, Legal Aid NSW has provided legal advice, support and representation in criminal, family and civil law, helping people across NSW navigate hardship and complex legal issues. Our work is challenging, but deeply meaningful.
In partnerships with LawAccess NSW, Community Legal Centres and the Aboriginal Legal Service NSW/ACT, we are located throughout the state including our Central Sydney office, 25 regional offices, and satellite and outreach offices.
About the Role
The Manager Workplace Health and Safety leads the enterprise work health and safety, psychosocial risk, injury prevention and recovery system for Legal Aid NSW.
The role provides expert advice to the executive, Board and senior leaders on safety exposure, regulatory compliance and control effectiveness, and drives a preventative, compliant and evidence-based safety culture across a geographically dispersed workforce.
About You
You are a proactive and influential WHS professional who thrives on creating safe, healthy, and high-performing workplaces.
With strong expertise in WHS governance, psychosocial risk, injury management, and organisational wellbeing, you are confident advising senior leaders, building capability across teams, and driving meaningful cultural change.
Your strategic mindset, sound judgement, and commitment to continuous improvement enable you to deliver practical solutions that support both people and organisational performance.
You Belong Here
Here, every role has purpose.
Whether you’re delivering frontline legal services or strengthening our organisation from behind the scenes, you’ll help create fairer outcomes for the people across NSW.
We’re building a workplace where every culture, identity, ability and voice are included and valued. We welcome Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with visible and invisible disability, culturally diverse communities, and LGBTQI+ communities so you can connect and flourish at every stage of career.
You will be part of a diverse and inclusive organisation, working alongside like-minded and values driven people dedicated to justice, community impact, and delivering exceptional support and service through cross collaboration.
Benefits of working at Legal Aid NSW
As an employee of Legal Aid NSW, you will have access to and enjoy a variety of support and benefits so you can thrive professionally and personally. You’ll love our:
Flexible Working - we are a Flex Ready certified and Carers and Employers accredited organisation. We are leading the way in offering a variety of flexible working options to uniquely support your unique work life balance.
Professional Growth – as the largest law firm in NSW we offer a variety of opportunities to enhance your career at every stage, through regional graduate programs, Practical Legal Training and work placements, mentoring, training, and secondment opportunities.
Work Health, Safety and Wellbeing – with dedicated programs, training, resources, and respectful work practices, our Wellbeing Framework ensures your physical, mental and psychosocial wellbeing matters, so you feel supported, safe and holistically well.
Essential Requirements
Hold Australian or NZ citizenship, Australian Permanent Residency
Undertake relevant pre-employment checks such as Criminal Record Check, and Conduct Service Check
Possess relevant tertiary qualification in work health and safety, occupational health, allied health, risk, human resources or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
Demonstrated knowledge of NSW work health and safety legislation and contemporary psychosocial risk management requirements.
Be willing to travel to regional and metropolitan offices as required
Download the Role Description to explore the role in-depth.
We may use this recruitment to create a Talent Pool for similar ongoing or temporary vacancies we have over the next 18 months.
Apply Now!
Closing Date: Sunday 19th July 2026 at 11.59pm
Your application is your chance to show why you’re a strong match for this role.
Please provide:
A current resume (up to 5 pages)
A cover letter (up to 2 pages)
We’re here to help
Legal Aid NSW is committed to a recruitment process that is inclusive and barrier free.
For accessibility support or recruitment adjustments, please contact Allison Alderton, Senior Recruitment Officer,
[email protected], 02 9068 1721.
For information on Recruitment and Workplace Adjustments, visit Adjustments for individual needs | I Work for NSW.
For more information about the recruitment process and working at Legal Aid NSW view our Candidate Information Pack.
For role specific enquiries, contact Axel Maire, Talent Acquisition Business Partner,
[email protected], 02 9219 5096.
For recruitment enquiries, contact the Talent Acquisition Team on 02 9134 9347 or via
[email protected].
Aboriginal candidates are encouraged to connect with the Legal Aid NSW Aboriginal Services Branch for a yarn.
For guidance on preparing for interviews , explore the NSW Public Sector’s interactive Capability Application Tool.
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We look forward to receiving your application!
