Senior Child Safety Specialist (Child Safety Officer)

• Based at our Elgar Road Campus, Box Hill
• Ongoing opportunity
• Attractive remuneration package offered

About the role:
A rewarding, ongoing opportunity to join Box Hill Institute as our Senior Child Safety Specialist (Child Safety Officer) within our People & Culture team!
The Senior Child Safety Specialist (Child Safety Officer) is accountable for working collaboratively with Box Hill Institute (BHI) faculties, divisions and stakeholders to ensure compliant Child Safety and wellbeing practices are embedded in BHI’s leadership, governance and culture. The position will focus on the creation of awareness, pro-active prevention, holistic investigation and case management and continuous business process improvement.
As the appointed Child Safety Officer for BHI, this position is the central authority for reporting, investigations and escalating allegations and Child Safety concerns. The position will be responsible for managing Child Safety incidents and liaising with stakeholders, monitoring incidents management to resolution, providing expert advice and strategies to appropriately respond to and provide impacted students with appropriate support.
The Senior Child Safety Specialist will assume a key driving role in BHI’s pursuit of quality excellence at all times whilst ensuring BHI’s practices adhere to Child Safe standards and legislations. The position will lead and implement a BHI wide child safe culture framework and action plan involving compliance, risk assessment and management, training, policy review and data analytics through a consultative and systematic approach.
The Senior Child Safety Specialist is a key subject matter expert in relation to Child Safety and wellbeing matters across the diverse BHI student and employee population from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds including students with disabilities, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and students who identify in the LGBTQIA+ community. The position is expected to consult with key stakeholders and promptly act in circumstances where there is a risk that could result in adverse physical, mental and/or business impacts.

• About you:

A relevant degree preferably in social work, psychology, youth work, human services, behavioural sciences, social science or education. A post-graduate qualification with eligibility for membership to one or more of the following is highly desirable:

• Australian Psychological Society (APS)
• Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW)
• Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia
• (PACFA) or
• Australian Counselling Association (ACA)
• Demonstrated evidence of training in or familiarity in assessment and intervention skills for work with individuals, groups, families, organisation or communities
• Strong knowledge, understanding and ability to interpret Child Safe Standards and its associated legislations and practices such as Child Wellbeing and Safety Amendment Act 2021, Worker Screening Act 2020, Children, Youth and Families Act 2005 and mandatory reporting obligations for reportable conducts
• Experience in conducting investigations and case management relating to Child Safety allegations and issues involving students and employees from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds, disability, and/or LGBTQIA+ community
• Demonstrated experience in leading the promotion of Child Safety awareness programs across a large organisation
• Strong communication and negotiating skills along with ability to influence and engage with all levels of the organisation
• A valid Working with Children Check (WWC) (employee classification)
• Current (less than 5 years old) satisfactory National Police Check

About Us:
We are proud to be a leading education provider with a strong reputation for delivering high quality educational outcomes.
Our organisation comprises of Box Hill Institute (Box Hill & Lilydale locations) and Centre for Adult Education (Melbourne CBD) as well as partnerships across various correctional and defence sites in Victoria.
We are committed to a highly motivated and aligned workforce, so we’ll be by your side to enable you, help you grow, and offer you benefits which enhance your work life balance.
Box Hill Institute is a welcoming, safe and respectful work environment. We are work-life friendly and an equal opportunity employer. We encourage people from all backgrounds, abilities and identities to apply for our vacancies.
Benefits:
We offer more than just a job; we offer benefits to enhance your work life, help you grow, and celebrate your achievements. Employment benefits include:

• Flexible work arrangements
• Career progression opportunities and reward & recognition programs
• On-site parking
• Novated leasing and salary packaging
• Access to health & wellbeing resources
• Employee discounts on health insurance, car rental, newspaper subscriptions and more
• Access to libraries offering ebooks, films, novels, children's books and so much more
• Discounts on CAE/Box Hill Institute short courses for staff and their immediate family as well as discounted access to our floristry, beauticians, restaurant, Vet & dog grooming
• Purchased Leave

If you have questions about this role, please contact Jo Woodward via email at
Applications close: 9am, Monday 8th January 2024
We are a 2023 Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant.
Candidates for employment at Box Hill Institute will be subject to pre-employment probity checks, and must satisfy Box Hill Institute’s pre-conditions for employment. These include providing a satisfactory (valid employee) Working With Children Check and National Police Check.
Box Hill Institute reserves the right to withdraw an advertised position at any stage.