Job Description
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.
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About the Role
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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.
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Key responsibilities will include:
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Leading the development and ongoing implementation of an organisation-wide Child Safe Framework
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Developing and maintaining child safeguarding policies, procedures and related documentation
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Ensuring compliance with the Victorian Child Safe Standards and Reportable Conduct Scheme
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Identifying, assessing and managing strategic, operational and reputational child safety risks
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Implementing child safety work plans and providing strategic reporting and advice to senior leadership
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Leading child safety training, communications and awareness initiatives
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Supporting organisational cultural change and embedding a strong culture of child safety
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Leading and supporting a Child Safety Project Officer
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Coordinating child safety working groups and cross-organisational initiatives
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Building effective relationships with government, community organisations, sector partners and other stakeholders
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Preparing high-quality briefings, reports, recommendations and training materials
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Providing advice on complex and sensitive child safety matters
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About You
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To be successful, you will have demonstrated experience in child safety, compliance, risk, policy, project management, community services or organisational cultural change.
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You will ideally have:
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Demonstrated experience implementing and applying the Victorian Child Safe Standards
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Strong understanding and practical experience with the Reportable Conduct Scheme
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Experience leading organisation-wide frameworks, compliance programs, campaigns or cultural change initiatives
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Strong policy development and implementation experience
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Excellent written and verbal communication skills
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Solid stakeholder engagement and relationship-building capability
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Experience facilitating working groups, networks and cross-functional initiatives
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The ability to manage sensitive and confidential information with integrity and discretion
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Experience working within local government or a comparably complex organisation
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A relevant tertiary qualification in human services, community services, compliance, risk management or a related discipline, and/or significant relevant experience is desirable.
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A National Police Check and current Working with Children Check will be required prior to/at commencement, as applicable to the engagement.
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The Chance
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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.
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Please note: This is a contracted opportunity at this stage.
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📌 Child Safety Advisor (Victoria)
🏢 Planned Resources
📍 Victoria