Child Safety Specialist

4 weeks ago

Bankstown, Australia SSI Full time

Settlement Services International (SSI Group) is a community-based organisation and social business that supports newcomers and Australians to achieve their full potential. Taking an integrated approach how everyone can thrive within the community in which they live and the wider Australian society, we support children, young people and families; people living with disability; and asylum seekers, refugees and migrants. Our programs include facilitating employment, multicultural foster care, creating community engagement, advocacy, and influencing government and international affairs and provide though leadership within our sector nationally and globally.
Do you want to work for a leading national not-for-profit organisation providing dedicated human and social services to a diverse Australia?
With community at the heart of everything we do, our purpose is to create a world in which everyone has access to equal opportunities.
About the Role
SSI is committed to ensuring children and young people are supported and respected, can participate safely and feel empowered when participating in our services. We are committed to listening to children and young people, creating a child safe culture, and striving to do better.
The Child Safety Specialist will lead the implementation of the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations across SSI Group to ensure that SSI meets and maintains its obligations as a Child Safe Organisation. This is a diverse and rewarding role where you will be responsible for implementing strategies, processes and practices in compliance with state specific child safe standards, addressing barriers to implementation within programs and services at SSI.
The position will work collaboratively with services to support earlier and more effective intervention to vulnerable children, young people and their families. This is a significant opportunity to be the key champion in determining, driving and implementing SSI’s Child Safety plans, organisation wide.
About You
We are looking for someone with demonstrated experience in implementing child-safe practices. You will be an advocate for children and young people, with an understanding of Child Safe regulations and a passion for ensuring children’s safety is at the forefront of an organisation's practices. You will have exceptional written and verbal communication skills and will thrive in a fast-paced complex environment.
Essential Criteria
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent demonstrable work experience in delivering services to children.
- Familiarity with the National Principles of Child Safe Organisations.
- Ability to influence and negotiate with diverse stakeholders to achieve shared outcomes
- Solid organisational skills, including the ability to lead others to fulfill commitments and deliver according to a plan
- Familiarity with risk management and quality assurance
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Project/Planner and hands-on experience with MS Office 365 collaboration tools
- Experience in managing culture change/transformation projects is highly desirable.

About SSI
SSI is a national not-for-profit organization providing dedicated human and social services to a diverse Australia. With community at the heart of everything we do, our purpose is to create a world in which everyone has access to equal opportunities.
SSI supports individuals, children, families and communities via a range of vital human services from settlement support of newcomers and refugees through to programs in employment and education and health wellbeing and social supports for all Australians, new and old.
About our Benefits
- Salary packaging options to receive up to $15,900 of your salary tax-free meaning more take-home pay
- Industry leading hybrid and flexible working arrangement supporting work from home and office, including the opportunity of a 9-day fortnight;
- Access to in-house training and learning opportunities for professional development and growth.
- Access to our inhouse wellbeing programs
- Working alongside professional and dedicated team members all wanting to make a difference in our communities.

About our Recruitment Process
At SSI we have a zero tolerance for child abuse and is committed to creating and maintaining a child safe organisation where protecting children and preventing and responding to child abuse is embedded in the everyday thinking and practice of all employees, contractors and volunteers. All employees will undergo a National Police Clearance and a Working with Children Check as a condition of employment.
Our commitment to Diversity
To Apply
Applications close 22 September 2024
A recruitment pool may be created for permanent and temporary opportunities of the same role or role type that may become available in the future.

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