The NSW Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) has been rated Australia’s top public sector employer.

It was also ranked the number three employer overall in a national study by recruitment agency Randstad Australia.

The results are based on the views 6,000 people who reviewed and ranked 75 organisations in terms of attractiveness.

The study covered 10 key drivers of attractiveness, including meaningful work, career progression opportunities, job security and work life balance.

DCJ Secretary Michael Tidball said the results of the Randstad Employer Brand Research (REBR) demonstrated that DCJ, is an employer of choice.

“Staff at DCJ live by their values of service, trust, accountability, integrity and respect,” Mr Tidball said.

DCJ acting Chief People Officer Catherine Carvolth said the research reflected a positive culture within the department, which employs 24,000 staff.

“Employees in workplaces with values-led cultures are happier and more motivated, leading to better business and client outcomes, and this shines through in the findings of this study,” Ms Carvolth said.

“We are very proud to be recognised as the number one public sector employee in Australia.”

The Randstad Employer Brand Research study is the largest independent employer brand study in the world, DJC says.

Seventy-five of Australia’s largest private and public sector organisations by workforce size took part in the study, conducted by data analytics and brand consulting organisation, Kantar Australia.