about us

Wellsprings for Women established in 1994 in Dandenong, Victoria, is a community-based organisation dedicated to supporting women to gain control over their lives, recognise the root causes to the barriers they face and gain the skills they need to achieve their goals. Wellsprings provides a range of services and programs that are designed in consultation with women especially women of migrant, refugee and asylum seeker background and women impacted by mental health, trauma, poverty and family violence.

about the role

This is a part-time, 21 hours a week role.

This Policy and Compliance Officer is part of the Women's Support Team and works across the organisation to align Wellsprings policies and procedures to the MARAM Framework.

It also has responsibility for undertaking necessary policy and training duties to secure accreditation for Wellsprings under the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing Human Services Standards.

The duties include the following:

• Review and assess Wellsprings existing policies and procedures in line with MARAM Framework
• Undertake an internal audit to identify what needs to be done to fulfil requirements of MARAM alignment and Human Services Standards
• Develop action plan and implement the changes and improvements required
• Liaise with Department of Families, Fairness and Housing and Family Safety Victoria and Domestic Violence Victoria to ensure that Wellsprings is meeting its compliance obligations
• Attend relevant network meetings
• Develop policies and procedures that are currently missing and are required to achieve the position’s objective
• Liaise with staff across the organisation to consult, inform and build their knowledge and skills relating to MARAM framework and Human Services Standards

Applications that do not address the selection criteria will not be considered.

For more information about the role call Jane on: (03) 9701 3740 or email [email protected] using the subject line: Policy and Compliance Officer -Part time 21 hours a week enquiry via EthicalJobs.