Specialist Health and Wellbeing

Full-time, continuing opportunity
Located on Camperdown Campus on Gadigal Country
Base Salary from $131,108 plus 17% superannuation
About the team
The Health, Safety & Wellbeing (HSW) team plays a critical role in enabling safe, healthy and sustainable ways of working across the University. Through listening, learning and a commitment to continuous improvement, HSW promotes consistent best practice, frameworks and standards across all faculties and business areas. Together, the team helps shape a culture where health, safety and wellbeing are embedded into everyday work, supporting organisational excellence and long-term success.
About the opportunity
As Specialist Health and Wellbeing, you will lead the end-to-end management of health and wellbeing activities and program initiatives. Working in close partnership with the Psychosocial Safety, Health and Wellbeing, HSW Systems and Enablement and HSW Partnering teams, this role will ensure health and wellbeing programs and initiatives are aligned with enterprise HSMS frameworks, effectively translated into communication, systems and tools, and consistently embedded across operational areas. In this role you will support the development and delivery of preventative based tools, resources and initiatives that form part of the Health and Wellbeing Program, and support local area implementation and embedding activities, ensuring robust awareness and engagement across Faculties, Schools, Portfolios and Business Units.
Your key responsibilities will be to:
design, develop and coordinate health and wellbeing education programs and initiatives
manage the University Wellbeing Champion Network
manage the coordination, communication and implementation of all learning and development offerings that form part of the Health and Wellbeing Program
coordinate and promote health promotion initiatives, managing associated partnerships and contracts with external providers
provide subject matter expertise into psychosocial, health and wellbeing communications, building awareness of offerings across the University community
partner with HSW teams to embed psychosocial, health and wellbeing offerings across diverse University portfolios.
About you
Graduate qualifications in psychology, organisational development, learning and development, or occupational health and safety oy or equivalent combination of training and experience
experience managing multiple projects and activities according to agreed deliverables
experience designing end-end initiatives from conceptualisation through to implementation
demonstrated experience in the preparation and provision of responsive, clear, and concise specialist advice, recommendations, and solutions both verbally and in writing
workshop facilitation, including experience presenting information in non-technical terms to a wide variety of end-users with differing needs
demonstrated understanding of relevant legislation, Australian standards and guidelines.
Sponsorship / work rights for Australia
Please note: You must have unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this employment to apply. Visa sponsorship is not available for this appointment.
Pre-employment checks and declarations
Your employment is conditional upon the successful completion of all pre-employment or background checks required for the role in terms satisfactory to the University. Also, to meet the University’s obligations under the National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Eliminate Gender-Based Violence you will be asked to declare if you have been investigated for, or found to engaged in, sexual harm or gender-based violence in the course of previous employment or in a legal process. Similarly, your ongoing employment is conditional upon the satisfactory maintenance of all relevant clearances and background check requirements. If you do not meet these conditions, the University may take any necessary step, including the termination of your employment.
EEO statement
At the University of Sydney, our shared values are trust, accountability and excellence and we strive to be a place where everyone can thrive. We are committed to creating a University community that thrives through diversity and reflects the wider community that we serve. We deliver on this through our commitment to diversity and inclusion, evidenced by our people and culture programs, as well as key strategies to increase participation and support the careers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people living with a disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and those who identify as LGBTIQ+. We welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds.
We are proud to be recognised as an Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) Gold employer. Find out more about our work on diversity and inclusion.
How to apply
Applications (including a cover letter, CV, and any additional supporting documentation) can be submitted via the Apply button at the top of the page.
We understand that everyone applies differently. If you’d prefer to have an informal conversation before applying, we welcome you to get in touch so we can talk through the role and process. In addition, if you require reasonable adjustment or any documents in alternate formats, please contact Sade Mintah via sade.mintah@sydney.edu.au
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Sunday 01 November 2026 11:59 PM