Manager, Safer Community Unit

Job No.: 695338

Location: Clayton campus

Employment Type: Full-time

Duration: Continuing appointment

Remuneration: $145062 - $153976 HEW 9 plus 17% employer superannuation

• Amplify your impact at a world top 50 University
• Join our inclusive collaborative community
• Be surrounded by extraordinary ideas - and the people who discover them

The Opportunity

Lead a specialist team supporting the safety and wellbeing of Monash staff and students impacted by complex and high-risk problem behaviour and mental health concerns. As Manager Safer Community Unit you will lead the case management function and provide expert oversight of serious and complex matters including sexual harm family violence stalking threats assault child safety concerns and mental health crises. Youll lead a team of Case Specialists oversee service delivery and ensure responses are evidence-based trauma-informed victim-centred and aligned with best practice legislation and University policy.

This is an opportunity to make a significant impact across the Monash Group by strengthening capability service quality and operational excellence. Youll manage high risk cases provide expert advice to senior leaders lead complex case meetings and strategic responses and use data trends case reviews and research to drive service innovation and continuous improvement. Youll also build strong relationships with internal and external partners including Victoria Police and specialist support services to support effective risk management and outcomes.

About You

As the successful candidate youll bring postgraduate qualifications or equivalent relevant experience together with extensive experience leading multidisciplinary teams and managing complex behavioural risk and mental health presentations. Youll have strong expertise in risk and threat assessment and management including matters involving sexual harm family violence and child safety as well as clinical assessment and management of complex mental health risks.

Youll be a confident and highly experienced leader with exceptional judgement communication and relationship management skills able to navigate sensitive and complex issues with professionalism and care. Youll bring strong strategic and analytical capability a commitment to trauma-informed victim-centred and culturally safe practice and the ability to drive continuous improvement and deliver high-quality services in a complex organisational environment.

About Monash University

At Monash work feels different. Theres a sense of belonging from contributing to something ground breaking a place where great things happen.

We value difference anddiversity and welcome and celebrate everyones contributions lived experience and expertise. Thats why we champion aninclusive and respectful workplace culture where everyone is supported to succeed.

Some 20000 staff work for Monash around the world. We have 95000 students four Australian campuses and campuses in Malaysia and Indonesia. We also have a major presence in India and China and a significant centre and research foundation in Italy.

In our short history we have skyrocketed through global university rankings and established ourselves consistently among the worlds best tertiary institutions. We rank in theworlds top-50 universities in rankings including the QS World University Rankings 2026.

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Monash supports flexible and hybrid working arrangements. We have a range of policies in place enabling staff to combine work and personal commitments. This includessupporting parents.

To Apply

For instructions on how to apply please refer to How to apply for Monash Jobs. Your application must address the Key Selection Criteria.

Diversity is one of our greatest strengths at Monash. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people culturally and linguistically diverse people people with disabilities neurodivergent people and people of all genders sexualities and age groups.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible recruitment process at Monash. If you need any reasonable adjustments please contact us at in an email titled Reasonable Adjustments Request for a confidential discussion.

Your employment is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of all pre-employment and/or background checks required for the role as determined by the University.

Enquiries: Dr Elli Darwinkel Director Safety & Support Services

Position Description: Manager Safer Community Unit

Applications Close:Sunday 6th of September 2026 11:55pm AEST

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