Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service – Preston VIC
Job Details
Full Time | 12-month Fixed Term (strong potential for renewal)
Preston, VIC
$92,820 to $98,024 + Super + Salary Packaging
Hybrid working available
35-hour work week!
Help create safer services for Aboriginal children, young people and families.
This is an opportunity to lead meaningful change by strengthening child safety and quality across a purpose-driven organisation. As the Child Safety and Quality Officer, you will play a key role in embedding the Victorian Child Safe Standards, driving continuous improvement, and supporting accreditation activities that ensure services remain safe, culturally responsive, and accountable.
Working within the Safety, Quality and Risk team, you'll collaborate with leaders and staff across the organisation to build capability, strengthen compliance, and promote a culture where the safety and wellbeing of children is everyone's responsibility.
About the organisation
Victoria Aboriginal Legal Service (VALS) is an Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation (ACCO) and the state's only specialist legal and support service dedicated to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Since ****, VALS has provided culturally safe legal advice, representation and community support across criminal, family, civil and human rights law, youth justice, and specialist litigation. We also deliver a range of community programs including a 24/7 Custody Notification Service, family violence programs, transitional housing, client support services, and community legal education.
Our Corporate Services team provides the governance, systems and operational support that enables our legal and community teams to deliver high-quality services across Victoria.
About the role




Reporting to the Safety, Quality and Risk Manager, you will lead the implementation and ongoing monitoring of VALS' child safety framework while supporting organisation-wide quality assurance and accreditation activities.
This is a diverse role that combines compliance, policy development, stakeholder engagement, training, risk management, continuous improvement and project coordination.
Your responsibilities will include:
Leading implementation of the Victorian Child Safe Standards across the organisation
Developing and maintaining child safety policies, procedures and resources
Delivering child safety, mandatory reporting and awareness training
Conducting child safety risk assessments and supporting incident management processes
Monitoring compliance and identifying opportunities for continuous improvement
Coordinating accreditation activities, including the National Accreditation Scheme (NAS) and Rainbow Tick
Supporting audits, evidence collection and quality improvement initiatives
Building strong relationships with internal teams, regulators and external stakeholders
Providing advice on legislative and regulatory child safety requirements
About you
You are passionate about creating safe environments for children and young people and enjoy working collaboratively to improve organisational practice.
You'll bring:
Qualifications in social work, child protection,



human services, law, quality management or a related discipline (or equivalent experience)
Experience implementing child safety frameworks, compliance programs, quality systems or accreditation activities
Strong knowledge of the Victorian Child Safe Standards and mandatory reporting obligations
Understanding of trauma-informed practice and culturally safe service delivery
Excellent organisational, communication and stakeholder engagement skills
Experience coordinating projects and working across multiple teams
A commitment to Aboriginal self-determination and community-controlled service delivery
Experience within an Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation, legal service, justice or community services environment will be highly regarded.
What we offer
Salary packaging to increase your take-home pay
A supportive and values-driven workplace
Opportunities for professional development and learning
A collaborative Corporate Services team
The opportunity to make a genuine impact on child safety and service quality
Employee wellbeing initiatives
A culturally secure and inclusive workplace
Mandatory requirements
Current Employee Working with Children Check
Victorian Driver Licence
National Criminal History Check
Australian work rights
Our commitment to inclusion
VALS is committed to creating an inclusive, culturally safe and diverse workplace.
We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from diverse cultural backgrounds, people with disability, and members of LGBTQIASB+ communities. We welcome requests for reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.
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📌 Child Safety And Quality Officer (Melbourne)
🏢 Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service
📍 Melbourne