Aso8 Executive Officer, Child Death and Serious

**Department for Education**
**Job reference**: 621416
**Location**: 5000 - ADELAIDE
**Job status**: Ongoing
**Eligibility**: Open to Everyone

**Why work with us**:
Every child and young person deserves a great education.

We have a strategy that aims to unlock every child’s potential now and into the future, one that in partnership with learners, students, parents and the wider South Australian community will build a world-leading public education system. One that is equitable and prioritises learning and wellbeing.

Together we will make our education system the best it can be.

When our children and young people thrive, so do our communities and our state.

**About the Role**:
The Child Death and Serious Injury Review Committee (the Committee) is an independent, statutory body that reports directly to the Minister for Education. Its role is to contribute to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people in South Australia.

The Committee reviews the circumstances and causes of death or serious injury to children and young people and makes recommendations to relevant agencies that may help prevent similar deaths or serious injuries.

Recommendations suggest changes to legislation, policies, procedures or practices. CDSIRC conducts in-depth reviews of deaths and publishes an Annual Report that summarises the outcomes of its reviews and provides a statistical overview of trends and patterns in child deaths in South Australia.

The Executive Officer is responsible for the effective functioning of the Committee by supporting the Presiding member, committee members and the secretariat to undertake activities associated with the conduct of the Committee in accordance with its legislation by:

- Providing the Committee, and its key stakeholders with high level, expert advice on complex matters about the prevention of death and serious injury to children.
- Overseeing leading and managing the Committee’s death review processes with a view to influencing legislation, policy and practice about the safety and wellbeing of children.
- Initiating and leading processes that support the delivery of complex reports on highly sensitive mattes with the intent of influencing policy and practice change across government.
- Leading and managing the Committee’s strategic direction in collaboration with the Presiding member, the Committee and the secretariat, ensuring the committee achieves its goals and outcomes.
- Overseeing the development and maintenance of effective, strategic and collaborative working relationships with the Committee’s key stakeholders.
- Leading the development and maintenance of policies and processes necessary to ensure effective and efficient child death review functions.
- Managing administrative, financial and human resource matters in accordance with government and departmental policies and procedures.

The Executive Officer reports directly to the Presiding member with regard to the effective functioning of the Committee and to a senior departmental officer with regard to administrative, financial and human resource issues.

**Qualifications**:
**Desirable**: Relevant tertiary qualification e.g. management, psychology, business, law or policy.

**Special Conditions**:
The successful applicant is required to gain a Department for Human Services (DHS) working with children check (WWCC) prior to being employed which is required to be renewed every five years before expiry. The incumbent will be required to undertake RRHAN -EC (Responding to Risks of Harm, Abuse and Neglect - Education Care) Facilitator Lead (Masterclass) extended course or the online (Fundamentals) course which will be required to be updated every three years.

For all other Special Conditions please refer to the attached Position Description.

**Remuneration**:
ASO8 $121,107 - 125,679 per annum (1.0 FTE) + superannuation (11.5%) and leave loading

**Enquiries**:
**Application Instructions**:
Applications should be made through the IWorkForSA website.

Applicants are required to submit a CV, the Application Cover Sheet, Employment Declaration, and a cover letter addressing the key competencies in the attached position description.

People of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent and/or those who have a disability are strongly encouraged to apply.
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**Additional Note**:
This is a full-time (1.0 FTE) ongoing role.

**Applications close**: 29/09/2024 11:30 PM