Safeguarding and Student Wellbeing Manager

**Fantastic opportunity to develop and implement safeguarding and student wellbeing practices across all Aspect Schools**:

- **Full time, permanent role**:

- **Hybrid workplace model**:

- **Competitive salary, starting from $135,000 TRP (negotiable)**:

- **Excellent salary sacrifice options and benefits to increase take home pay**

**A different brilliant®** - understanding, engaging and celebrating the strengths, aspirations and interests of people on the autism spectrum.

**Vision**: The best opportunities for people on the autism spectrum.

**Mission**: We work with people of all ages on the autism spectrum, delivering evidence-informed solutions that are person-centred, family-focused, and customer-driven.

**Values**: We are passionate about people, about being positive, and about what’s possible.

**Who we are**:
Autism Spectrum Australia (Aspect) has grown to become Australia's largest national educational program for children on the autism spectrum, with 9 independent schools operating from 67 locations in NSW and South Australia catering to approximately 1,200 students.

**About the role**:
Reporting to the Deputy National Director of Education, this role will provide expert Safeguarding and Student Wellbeing advice to schools. The role is responsible for the review, development and establishment of Safeguarding best practice, aiming to provide continuous business improvement regarding the social and emotional wellbeing of our students, and ensure rigorous systems for supporting and reporting on safeguarding practices are in place.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Analyse and report on school-based safeguarding action plans for quality assurance, celebrating best practice and providing recommendations for improvement as required
- Provide coaching and professional development as required to establish and continuously improve school capabilities in analysing key information about safeguarding practices
- Review and provide trend analysis reports from existing risk reporting databases (RiskMan) to highlight areas for development in practice and provide insights to policy implementation in schools
- Provide secretariat support for the Education Restrictive Practices Panel, reporting to the Deputy National Director
- Lead additional safeguarding initiatives and/or actions as identified
- Report on Restrictive Practice Applications (from the committee) and provide analysis
- Implement measures to assess the impact and outcomes delivered by all student social and emotional wellbeing programs
- Report on all student wellbeing programs to inform future direction

For more: view the position profile **here**.**

**Skills, experience, and qualifications**:

- Knowledge and/or experience in teaching in the disability sector, particularly with students on the autism spectrum, who may have intellectual disability and/or behaviours of concern (Highly desirable)
- Demonstrated experience, reviewing school-community based safeguarding action plans for quality assurance, recommending best practice governance frameworks and implementing quality, risk and safeguarding controls, including reporting / documentation of incidents
- Experience in consultation, mentoring and coaching staff
- High level presentation and facilitation skills
- Relevant University degree in Governance, Safeguarding or WHS, Auditing or Student Welfare and or Tertiary Teaching qualifications (as determined by NESA).
- Current NSW Drivers Licence
- Travel is required between school sites and Aspect National Office

**What we offer**:

- Ongoing opportunities for learning advancement
- Discounted fitness membership options with Fitness Passport
- Perkbox App that offers access to a wide range of discounts on everyday retail, household and lifestyle purchases
- Freshly fitted out workspace with end of trip facilities, on the doorstep of Chatswood station, dining and retail

**Click here for a summary of some of the benefits you can access when working at Aspect.**

**To apply**:Please include your resume (cover letter is optional). If offered the role, you will be required to complete the NDIS Worker Orientation Module, Quality, Safety and You before your start date.

**Enquiries should be directed to**:Lee Casuscelli, Deputy National Director Education, 0425287426.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are encouraged to apply.

COVID-19 Vaccination is a condition of employment for all staff in Autism Spectrum Australia (Aspect) and staff are required to have had two doses of the COVID-19 vaccination. As part of the recruitment/interview process Aspect will collect information related to your vaccination status to ensure you meet this condition of employment.

**_Aspect is committed to providing an autism friendly workplace and supporting an inclusive and diverse workforce. It is through this commitment that we encourage and welcome applicants from all backgrounds to apply._