Child Safety Engagement Officer

1 week ago

Canberra, ACT, Australia ACT Government Full time

The Education Directorate is responsible for delivering educational services to empower each young person in the ACT to learn for life.


The Royal Commission Response Team within Strategic Policy is responsible for implementing the recommendations from the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse and responding to the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability.

A major focus of the team in 2023 is promoting guidance for schools on the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations, Responding to Students with Harmful Sexual Behaviours and working with schools to improve child safety and wellbeing.


We are looking for someone to join us


The Child Safety Engagement Officer will be responsible for overseeing, coordinating and promoting child safety and the National Principles in all ACT public schools.


The position will work closely with teams within the Directorate that regularly attend schools to build awareness of child safety, trauma informed practice and improvements to child safety.

This role will be focussed on education and capacity building within schools to increase the profile of the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations and lessons from the Royal Commissions.


You will have the ability, to sensitively discuss with school staff, abuse, sexual behaviours, safety concerns and advocate for children's safety in decision making within schools.

This role would suit someone with a high level of integrity and experience working in schools, student wellbeing or human services.

The ACT Public Service supports workforce diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive workplace.

As part of this commitment, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, culturally diverse people and those who identify as LGBTQIA+ are encouraged to apply.

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Eligibility/Other Requirements:
Required

  • A current registration issued by Access Canberra under the _Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011._
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Desirable

  • Understanding of the ACT Education Directorate policies and procedures regarding child safety.
This position will be moving to a new workplace designed for activity-based working (ABW). Under ABW arrangements, officers will not have a designated workstation/desk.

Officers in the Strategic Policy branch have a great deal of flexibility to employ home-based work (HBW) at their discretion.

The successful applicant will be fully supported to establish a home-office if they choose to.

How to Apply:

Applicants are to address the Selection Criteria located in the Position Description and provide a current curriculum vitae and the names and contact of two referees.

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