About Uniting:

At Uniting we believe in taking real steps to make the world a better place. we work to inspire people, enliven communities, and confront injustice. Our focus is always on the people we serve.

We are bold, imaginative, respectful, and compassionate.

About the Opportunity:

Do you have a calling in life to make a difference? Lead a small and dedicated team that seeks to uncover facts with the aim of ensuring the safety of those within our services and care.

A great opportunity to join an experienced team undertaking rewarding work in an industry-leading not-for-profit organisation.

About the Role:

This amazing full-time permanent position, based at our beautiful North Parramatta campus with parking available NOW!

We are seeking a strong Investigator to lead a small and highly dedicated team. It is expected you will have strong investigation skills managing sensitive issues in accordance with Uniting's incident reporting, management, and investigation processes.

You have demonstrated experience understanding and interpreting legislation, can manage sensitive and confidential information appropriately, and apply your logical thinking and clear investigative skills in the face of hard situations. You are patient, resilient, a team player, and a leader who is able to develop and maintain positive relationships and culture in the workplace.

As the Lead Investigator your role specifically will:

• Lead, support, and mentor the team, assist staff to assess and understand risk and their role in active decision making and ownership
• Demonstrate a total commitment to child safety and promote respectful relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Work within statutory and legislative requirements and policies to determine the appropriate course of action for investigations
• Provide advice and recommendations to management following an investigation 
• Ensure sensitive conduct-related matters are managed within the legislative framework in a high-volume environment.
• Interpret and analyse evidence to determine findings in relation to alleged misconduct.
• Identify themes, trends, and recommendations for continual improvement of standards of service, policies, organisational processes, and practices within the organisation

Qualifications:  

• Tertiary qualifications and/or experience in investigation work and child protection/child focus

About you:

• Possess strong interviewing skills relating to sensitive issues (including the ability to interview children of varying ages
• Strong knowledge and understanding of the Children's Guardian Act 2019
• Have excellent written and verbal communications skills and ability to prepare clear and concise documentation
• Be able to work to tight timeframes and within relevant delegations of authority
• Actively engage in reflective practice and a culture of continuous learning and development
• Solid experience managing teams
• Passion for social change, social justice, and community cohesion

This role offers a highly attractive competitive remuneration, salary packaging benefits, and the opportunity to really make a positive difference to the lives of others.

For all enquiries (in confidence) please feel free to telephone Louise Massie on 0468 341 590 or via email at [email protected], using the subject line: Lead Investigator enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Interested? Great!  We look forward to receiving your application asap!

Click on the link below to view the full position description:

PD - GRQ_ Lead Investigator.pdf.

Please provide a CV and cover letter outlining your suitability for this fabulous Lead Investigator role with Uniting.

Please check us out through our website, www.uniting.org.

You might be surprised to learn how far and wide our numerous service streams reach. We are a highly respected NFP organisation (the one with the rainbow tick) We are recognised as an Employer of Choice with a combined workforce of over 10,000 superb, dedicated employees and volunteers. 

Uniting actively contributes to a safe and supportive working environment that is inclusive of all staff through celebrating their nationality, cultural background, LGBTI status, abilities, gender, age, and uniqueness.

Employment with Uniting is subject to satisfactory background checks which may include a national Police check, working with children check, working with vulnerable people check and reference checks.

Uniting is proud to be an EEO employer. Uniting supports an inclusive approach in the workplace. We celebrate our diversity and welcome staff regardless of ethnicity, faith, sexual orientation, gender identity, and lifestyle choices. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.