Competitive salary package and supportive team culture
Ballarat CBD based role with parking provided
3-4 day a week role (negotiable) offering genuine work-life balance
Catholic Diocese of Ballarat
Home to 23 parishes and over 70 church communities, the Catholic Diocese of Ballarat is a diverse and geographically extensive Community of Communities, that covers the Western third of Victoria, extending from the Murray River in the North to the Southern Ocean. To the West it is bounded by the Archdiocese of Adelaide and the Diocese of Port Pirie, to the North by the Diocese of Wilcannia Forbes and to the East by the Diocese of Sandhurst and the Archdiocese of Melbourne.
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he Diocese has many provincial centres and large rural areas. There is a wide range and mix of primary and secondary industry and tourism and many places of natural beauty, the Great Ocean Road, the Grampians, the towns of the Murray River, the little desert and the goldfields.
The Role
The Safeguarding Coordinator role will see you undertake a range of Safeguarding policy framework training and education activities, reportable conduct case management and associated incident investigation and regulatory reporting duties for the Ballarat Diocese and Parishes.
Working closely with the Bishop, Business Manager and Professional Standards Committee, you will apply your previous experience in a similar Safeguarding role to undertake legislatively compliant Safeguarding investigations, reporting, document management activities.



Your responsibilities will also include acting as Executive Officer to the Professional Standards Committee and maintaining the associated risk register and Safeguarding audit processes as well as reasonable travel to the Parish locations.
You will use your excellent stakeholder management experience to proactively engage with Diocese and parish personnel, program participants, and any relevant government regulatory representatives throughout the investigations and reporting processes. You will also ensure that all investigations, reporting, recommendations, and documentation are undertaken and completed in line with their specific legislative and audit requirements.
This position would suit a candidate who has previously undertaken Safeguarding regulatory responsibilities in line with standards and legislation such as the Victorian Child Safe Standards, National Catholic Safeguarding Standards, Child Safety, Crimes, Disability, Aged Care Acts (for example).
In return, you will enjoy support from an expert team, a competitive salary package, genuine work-life balance and opportunity to make a positive impact on the Ballarat and broader regional communities across the Diocese catchment area.
Duties
Manage the Diocesan wide adherence and ongoing implementation of the Victorian Child Safe Standards and the National Catholic Safeguarding Standards.
Build and strengthen the Diocesan Safeguarding Framework by developing and adding to safeguarding materials including appropriate policies and procedures




Provide incident reporting guidance to members of the Ballarat Diocese team
Support broader governance and audit projects as required
Undertake travel throughout the Diocese area (a fleet car and associated travel expenses are provided)
Skills & Experience
Experience in a similar Safeguarding role is essential (5years +)
Demonstrated expertise in conducting reportable incident investigations and the associated reporting requirements
Excellent verbal and written communication skills including stakeholder management, incident investigation, report writing and associated document management skills
Ability to work autonomously and efficiently to manage a range of hard deadlines and reporting and audit documentation requirements
Positive and proactive approach with exceptional attention to detail
An Australian university bachelor's degree level qualification (equiv. or above) is essential. For example, social work, education, psychology, law etc.
Essential Requirements
To be considered for this role candidates must be able to meet and maintain the below requirements as a minimum
Current Victorian Employee Working with Children Check
Current Victorian Driver's License and excellent driving record
Satisfactorily complete a thorough and current national criminal history check (ongoing)
Current unlimited Australian working rights
Perks
Competitive salary package and supportive team culture
Ballarat CBD based role with parking provided
3 to 4 day a week role (neg) offering genuine work-life balance
Applications will be screened and progressed as received . Advertisement will close on 10 September at 5pm.
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