Quality, Safeguarding

F/T Perm/38 hours per week | Flexible work arrangement / Beenleigh
- Salary packaging + Motor vehicle allowance + Laptop + Phone
- Fast paced dynamic environment |collaborative and supportive culture
- Flexible location: Beenleigh, Gold Coast, Ipswich, Toowoomba

Be part of supporting children and young people to achieve their goals. We have an opportunity for a dedicated and experienced **Quality, Safeguarding and Practice Partner - Children’s Services **to** **support Aruma’s service management teams to manage risks, achieve accreditation and meet quality management objectives.

Reporting to the Quality, Safeguarding and Practice Excellence Manager this role will support quality of practice and drive standards of care across all service areas in alignment with evidence-based research, ethics, and regulatory compliance requirements in safeguarding.

**About the role**
- Coordinate and deliver organisational practice development initiatives in evidence-based practices as per relevant area of specialisation. (e.g., PCAS, Positive Behaviour Support, Customer Communication, Trauma Informed Support etc.).
- Provide advice and information to relevant internal stakeholders on all areas of practice.
- Identify opportunities for improvement to systems and practices.
- Review and update practice processes where required to maintain currency of standards and internal changes.
- Identify skills and knowledge gaps within the operational environment in relation to the NDIS Practice Standards and other applicable Standards and Quality Frameworks.

**About you**
- Tertiary level qualification in Allied Health Services, Health Sciences, Human Services, Management, or relevant field, and/or a minimum 5 years’ experience in disability or related sector.
- An understanding of the National Disability Insurance Scheme, the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Practice Standards and NDIS funding model and processes.
- Demonstrated experience in service delivery, quality management, governance, risk and safeguarding in the community services sector.
- Experience developing and implementing business plans and strategies within a large complex organisation.
- Well-developed computer skills - MS Word, MS Excel, Power Point; SharePoint, Office 365, including the capacity to learn new systems.
- A current Australian driver’s license, regular travel to services in local area required.

**What we offer**
- Genuine flexibility in this Hybrid role - work from home or combining days in the office and the balance from home. Our offices are shared spaces, and everything is bookable.
- As a charitable organisation, our staff benefit from some Fringe Benefit Tax exemptions through salary packaging up to $15,900 p.a + up to $2,650 p.a on meal & entertainment.
- Salary package living expenses (i.e., mortgage, loan, credit card repayments) meal and entertainment (dining out), vehicle (new or used).
- We offer employees and their immediate family members access to a confidential, impartial, and professional counselling service.
- Corporate health plans with Bupa.
- Fitness Passport.

**Diversity & Inclusion**

Aruma is a Child Safe Organisation and an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer. To this end, we invite applicants to answer optional questions around Diversity and Inclusion as part of the recruitment process. The information provided will be treated in strictest confidence in accordance with Aruma’s Privacy Policy.

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