Child Safety Compliance Adviser

Reporting to the Manager, Child Safety Compliance and Operations, the Child Safety Compliance Adviser will work in a team that works across Conduct and Integrity Division. The sensitive and complex nature of the work requires resilience, accountability and a commitment to high-quality service delivery.

About the Department

The Department of Education (DE) leads the delivery of education and development services to children and students both directly through government schools and indirectly through the regulation and funding of early childhood services and non-government schools.

About the Division

The Conduct and Integrity Division provides expert advice and support to Victorian government school principals and other people managers in the Department of Education on managing employee conduct and performance including child safety concerns and integrity, fraud and corruption.

There are four branches within the Division:

• Child Safety and Integrity (Policy and Operations) Branch
• Preliminary Investigations Branch
• Child Safety Investigations Branch
• Child Safety and Fraud Investigations Branch

The Division leads critical functions with respect to both school and corporate employees and operations:

• pre-employment screening, and expert advice on suitability for employment and management of the department's Employment Limitation policy
• child safety misconduct and reportable conduct investigations, including notifications to the Commission for Children and Young People (CCYP) under the Reportable Conduct Scheme in relation to departmental employees and others engaged in departmental workplaces and notifications to the Disability Worker Regulation Commission
• fraud and corruption investigations, including mandatory reporting to the Independent Broad-based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) and public interest disclosures
• developing and maintaining the department's guidelines on managing conduct and unsatisfactory performance government teaching service and the public service
• providing expert advice and support to principals and people managers to manage allegations of misconduct, unsatisfactory performance, fitness for duty
• expert advice and management of fraud and corruption, conflict of interest, and integrity performance monitoring and reporting
• managing relationships with oversight and integrity bodies (including the Victorian Institute of Teaching, CCYP, IBAC, Victorian Ombudsman and the Victorian Public Sector Commission)
• capability building and training activities aimed at increasing staff confidence to prevent, speak up, identify and respond to inappropriate behaviour, reportable conduct and misconduct
• strengthening avenues for staff to speak up about inappropriate behaviour and misconduct
• driving behavioural and system change to build a stronger culture of integrity in the department.

About the Role

Reporting to the Manager, Child Safety Compliance and Operations, the Child Safety Compliance Adviser will work in a team that works across Conduct and Integrity Division. The sensitive and complex nature of the work requires resilience, accountability and a commitment to high-quality service delivery.

As part of this role, the Child Safety Compliance Adviser will be expected to:

• provide efficient records services to support case management, FOI and legal proceedings
• maintain and improve core case and information management processes and systems (Resolve)
• support employee screening and advice, and referral of matters to the VIT for consideration.
• undertake ad hoc administrative and records related tasks as required by the Manager, CSCO
• build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including with the Legal Division and the Knowledge Privacy and Records branch
• prepare and analyse data for reporting to senior officers of the department
• contribute to branch reporting, operations and system improvement activities and projects
• receive incoming matters with a service-focused and responsive manner
• demonstrate the Public Sector Values and follow departmental policies and procedures in executing duties.

About You

This role will suit an experienced advisor who can leverage their expert knowledge and experience to provide advice to a wide range of stakeholders. You will be a logical, problem solver, with experience in assessing multiple sources of information and maintain detailed records in line with policy, guidance and legislation.

As our ideal candidate, you will possess:

• experience providing complex advice within defined policies and procedures
• excellent stakeholder engagement and relationship building skills, working within a multi-stakeholder environment
• high level written communication skills, developing a range of complex written documentation
• sound conceptual thinking ability, as well as excellent problem solving and conflict resolution skills
• experience in detailed record keeping of sensitive information

How to apply

Applicants are required to submit a CV and cover letter (max 2 pages for cover letter) summarising their skills, relevant experience and suitability to the role in line with the duties, required capabilities and the Key Selection Criteria.

Further Information

For more details regarding this position please see attached position description.

For further information pertaining to the role, please contact Elle Maroudas, Manager, Child Safety Compliance and Operations via 03 7022 0078 or Elle.Maroudas@education.vic.gov.au

The Department values diversity and inclusion in all forms - gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQ+, disability and neurodiversity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. For more information about our work, working for the Department, diversity and inclusion, and our employment conditions visit theDepartment website and ourDiversity and Inclusion page

Applicants requiring adjustments can contact the nominated contact person.

Information about the Department of Education's operations and employment conditions can be located atwww.education.vic.gov.au .

Preferred applicants may be required to have a Working with Children Check, a police check and other pre-employment checks. Information provided to the Department of Education will be treated in the strictest confidence.

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