Do you know how to make important messages land?

Can you take complex information, shape it into clear and engaging content, and deliver it through the right channels at the right time?

Secure Places for Children is seeking an experienced Internal Communications Lead to establish and lead the internal communications function across a growing organisation, ensuring more than 800 employees across Western Australia and Queensland stay informed, engaged and connected to the organisation's purpose and priorities.

About Safe Places for Children

Safe Places for Children is a leading provider of trauma-informed therapeutic residential care for vulnerable children and young people across Queensland and Western Australia. Since 2006, the organisation has supported approximately 3,000 young people through a proven model focused on stability, wellbeing and positive long-term outcomes.

The organisation continues to grow and evolve, creating an exciting opportunity for an experienced communications professional to build systems, shape strategy and drive meaningful engagement across a geographically dispersed workforce.

The Opportunity

Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, you will take ownership of internal communications across the organisation, developing communication plans, creating engaging content and helping leaders communicate effectively during periods of growth and change.

This is a hands-on role suited to someone who enjoys both strategy and execution. One day you might be preparing a leadership communication or change campaign, and the next you could be creating intranet content, coordinating video messaging, facilitating leadership forums or developing new communication channels and processes.

A key focus will be ensuring key information reaches teams working across multiple locations, functions and environments,



including frontline employees who are not always desk-based.

Key Responsibilities

- Develop and deliver internal communication strategies and plans
- Create engaging content across multiple channels including email, intranet, video and leadership communications
- Support organisational change initiatives through clear, practical and people-focused communication
- Partner with executive leaders, managers and operational teams to gather information and deliver key messages
- Establish and improve internal communication systems, processes and channels
- Coordinate organisation-wide announcements, newsletters, updates and campaigns
- Facilitate leadership communication forums and support leaders with messaging and engagement
- Maintain communication calendars and ensure consistent, timely communication across the business
- Support communication planning during significant organisational initiatives and periods of change

About You

We're interested in communication professionals who understand that effective communication is about more than sending emails.

You will bring:

- Demonstrated experience in internal communications, employee engagement, organisational communications or a related field
- Outstanding writing, editing and storytelling skills
- Experience communicating with diverse workforces across multiple locations
- A creative approach to selecting the most effective communication channels and formats
- Strong stakeholder engagement skills and confidence working with senior leaders




- Experience using digital communication platforms such as SharePoint, Microsoft 365 and intranet systems
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities
- Basic design capability and confidence using tools such as Canva

Highly regarded:

- Experience supporting organisational change or transformation initiatives
- Experience within community services, child and family services, disability, health, government or not-for-profit environments
- Video content creation and communication campaign experience
- Qualifications in communications, journalism, public relations, marketing or change management

Why Join Safe Places?

- Work closely with an experienced and supportive executive leader
- Shape and build an internal communications function with genuine influence
- Join an organisation with a strong social purpose and positive impact
- Access nonprofit salary packaging
- 6 weeks annual leave
- Annual bonus starting at $1k for each year of service (capped at 5 years)
- Enjoy a collaborative and supportive office workplace in Canning Vale, Perth

Apply now
If you're a communications professional who enjoys helping people connect with organisational purpose and change, we'd love to hear from you. Apply now by submitting your CV and cover letter.

To request the full position description and salary information, please contact Rochelle at ••••@beaumontpeople.com.au

At Beaumont People, we believe a diverse workplace is a happy workplace, and we love working with organisations that feel the same. We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, LGBTQIA+ communities and people of all ages.

📌 Internal Communications Lead (Canning Vale)
🏢 Beaumont People
📍 Canning Vale