General Manager

Company Description

Join MACSEYE as our General Manager – Child Safeguarding and take the lead in shaping a culture where children's safety and wellbeing always come first.

As a senior leader within our Quality, Safety and Compliance team, you'll champion our Child Safe Strategy, ensuring it not only meets the Victorian Child Safe Standards but also drives best practice across all services.

With a proactive, trauma-informed approach, you will drive a child safe culture across MACSEYE, representing the best interests of children in policy development and practice.

Why MACSEYE?

Make a Real Impact: you'll play a pivotal role in shaping the lives of children, supporting their development in a lively and supportive atmosphere.

Supportive Team Environment: you will collaborate with a passionate and friendly team dedicated to excellence in early childhood education.

Growth and Development: you have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience and advance your career with ongoing professional development opportunities in a thriving field.

Job Description

As General Manager – Child Safeguarding, you'll lead the strategy, systems, and culture that ensure children's safety and wellbeing are at the heart of everything we do at MACSEYE.

• Drive the implementation of the Child Safeguarding Strategy, embedding trauma-informed practices and child-centred decision-making
• Embed systems to ensure decision-making and policy align to the principles of child safeguarding and trauma-informed practice
• Build organisational capability to assess and manage risks to children, including the management of child related investigations
• Lead the development of a healthy reporting culture where concerns about child safety and wellbeing are raised and addressed confidently
• Provide expert guidance on child safe standards, reporting obligations, and high-risk safety matters to senior leaders and teams
• Promote continuous improvement by strengthening quality assurance systems, monitoring compliance, and ensuring MACSEYE meets legislative requirements

Qualifications

We're looking for a proven leader with the expertise, knowledge, and passion to champion child safeguarding and drive best practice across MACSEYE.

Key requirements:

• Tertiary qualifications in social work, psychology, or another human services discipline
• Strong experience leading workplace investigations and developing policy, programs, and strategy at a senior level
• In-depth understanding of Victorian Child Safe Standards, Reportable Conduct Scheme, and mandatory reporting obligations
• Exceptional leadership, collaboration, and negotiation skills with the ability to influence change across a multi-site organisation
• Highly organised, with the capability to manage competing priorities while embedding trauma-informed, child-centred practices

Additional Information

What's in it for you?

• Ongoing Training: Access continuous professional development and training
• Inclusive Environment: Thrive in a welcoming, supportive workplace
• Career Advancement: Explore opportunities for growth and advancement within our organisation

About MACSEYE

MACSEYE is a pioneering organisation dedicated to establishing a network of early childhood and school-aged care programs across Melbourne Archdiocese. Our mission is to support every child in their journey to reach their full potential through programs that focus on holistic development, identity, health, and well-being.

Guided by principles of child-centered care, collaboration, lifelong learning, and evidence-based decision-making, we partner with schools, parishes, and communities to foster a connected and supportive environment for children and their families.

Join us at MACSEYE, where every day is an opportunity to make a difference.

As a child safe organisation, MACSEYE prioritises the safety, wellbeing and protection of children in our care. We require applicants to undergo relevant child safety screening prior to appointment and for all employees to adhere with our child safe practices.

We welcome applications from people from all ages, genders, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, religious beliefs, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people with disabilities.