AddressPermanent, Part Time – 0.84 FTE
Band 7A
Salary $105.337.02 (Pro-Rata) + Super + Flexible Working
About Us
The City of Whittlesea is one of the fastest growing municipalities in Australia and as a local government organisation we play a pivotal role in the everyday lives of our community. Our vision is to make Whittlesea 2040: A Place For All by ensuring our residents can enjoy access to local services, facilities and infrastructure.
Our staff are passionate, skilled and diverse, providing a great environment to work in and succeed.
The Role
We’re committed to ensuring the safety of children and young people, by implementing and continuously improving best practice Child Safety. The Child Safe Advisor position will work to improve the child safe practices at City of Whittlesea by continually improving child safe practices, and continuing to embed the principles of Child Safety into the culture of CoW. It will also contribute to the effective management and investigation of child safe incidents, as well as coordinating CoW’s external-facing child safe initiatives and communications, and ensuring CoW has an effective presence in child safe networks and community initiatives.
About you
We’re looking for a professional who is passionate about improving the safety of all children in our community. You have a minimum of two-years’ experience in a compliance or policy-related position, experience in managing projects with complex organisational goals, have worked collaboratively with diverse stakeholders, and have a good understanding of the complexities of Child Safety. Preferably you will also have experience implementing the Victorian Child Safe Standards.
If this sounds like you, then you should definitely apply.
Want to know more?
For more information about this position please access a copy of the position description via the link below or If you have any questions regarding this role, please contact Sharon Edwards, Coordinator Employee Relations on 9217 2415 or **************@whittlesea.vic.gov.au.
To apply for this position, you must address the Selection Criteria outlined in the Position Description in your cover letter. Please note, that applications that do not address the Selection Criteria may not be considered.
Applications close at 11.45pm on Friday 17 May 2024, however, interviews may be scheduled as applications are received.
Interviews will take place as suitable candidates are identified.
Please note all applicants must apply online, and no late applications will be accepted.
We are happy to take applications from international candidates if you have a valid Visa to work in Australia.
At the City of Whittlesea, we value diversity and appreciate everyone’s strengths. We are an equal opportunity employer and committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce that reflects our municipality. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, people with a disability and people identifying as LGBTIQ. The City of Whittlesea is also a Child Safe employer.
Council is committed to providing an inclusive workplace that encourages employees to participate, without discrimination, in both work-related and other activities conducted within a work context, with the support of workplace adjustments. Where possible, the Council will identify and resolve potential barriers to the recruitment and employment of people with disabilities within the organisation.
If you require a workplace adjustment to support you during the interview process, please email ***************@whittlesea.vic.gov.au with your request outlining your preferred method of contact. Workplace adjustment (also known as “reasonable adjustment”) is defined as: “Whatever is considered necessary and achievable to enable an employee to perform their job role efficiently and to the best of their abilities”. A Workplace adjustment can be requested at any stage in the recruitment process and/or as a part of the employment of an individual.
