This is a strategic role responsible for leading and strengthening child safety practices across a complex organisation, with a strong focus on compliance, organisational culture, policy, risk and stakeholder engagement.
About the Role
Reporting to the Manager Children, Youth & Families, you will provide leadership across the organisation's child safety function and support the continued development and implementation of a comprehensive Child Safe Framework.
Key responsibilities will include:
Leading the development and ongoing implementation of an organisation-wide Child Safe Framework
Developing and maintaining child safeguarding policies, procedures and related documentation
Ensuring compliance with the
Victorian Child Safe Standards and Reportable Conduct Scheme
Identifying, assessing and managing strategic, operational and reputational child safety risks
Implementing child safety work plans and providing strategic reporting and advice to senior leadership
Leading child safety training, communications and awareness initiatives
Supporting organisational cultural change and embedding a strong culture of child safety
Leading and supporting a Child Safety Project Officer
Coordinating child safety working groups and cross-organisational initiatives
Building effective relationships with government, community organisations, sector partners and other stakeholders
Preparing high-quality briefings, reports, recommendations and training materials
Providing advice on complex and sensitive child safety matters
About You
To be successful,



you will have demonstrated experience in child safety, compliance, risk, policy, project management, community services or organisational cultural change.
You will ideally have:
Demonstrated experience implementing and applying the
Victorian Child Secure Standards
Strong understanding and practical experience with the
Reportable Conduct Scheme
Experience leading organisation-wide frameworks, compliance programs, campaigns or cultural change initiatives
Strong policy development and implementation experience
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship-building capability
Experience facilitating working groups, networks and cross-functional initiatives
The ability to manage sensitive and confidential information with integrity and discretion
Experience working within local government or a comparably complex organisation
A relevant tertiary qualification in human services, community services, compliance, risk management or a related discipline, and/or significant relevant experience is desirable.
A National Police Check and current Working with Children Check will be required prior to/at commencement, as applicable to the engagement.
The Opportunity
This is an opportunity to step into a senior, organisation-wide child safety role where your expertise will directly contribute to strengthening compliance, culture and outcomes for children and young people.
Please note: This is a contracted opportunity at this stage.
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📌 Child Safety Advisor (Melbourne)
🏢 Planned Resources
📍 Melbourne