• Permanent, full time 38 hours per week
• Base location: Lewisham, flexible within any of the Society's main metropolitan or regional offices across NSW
• SCHCADS Award, Level 5, hourly rates range from $40.16 to $42.12 depending on qualifications and experience
• Generous salary packaging benefits

What we do

The St Vincent de Paul Society is a leading provider of community support services and has been assisting people experiencing disadvantage in NSW for more than 130 years. Our people reach out to the most vulnerable in our community through our Conferences, Special Works and Vinnies shops. The Society's mission is to shape a more just and compassionate society by offering a 'hands up' approach to people in need respecting their dignity, sharing our hope and encouraging them to take control of their own destiny.

About the Team

This position is part of the Governance, Safeguarding and Risk Team that is within the Strategy and Governance Directorate. This team is responsible for supporting good governance practices throughout the Society; provision of State Council and Board secretariat services; ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements; leading the development of organisational policy; safeguarding functions; and developing and implementing the Society's enterprise Risk Management Framework.

The Role

The Safeguarding Officer will provide technical and expert advice to ensure the effective delivery of, and compliance with, the Society's child safe responsibilities.

The role will:

• Respond to calls for assistance from staff, provide support referrals and make reports to the Child Helpline as required.
• Implement evidence-based safeguarding programs, and practices throughout the Society including provision of expert advice regarding the content of child safe training.
• Implement the Society's Safeguarding Children Policy Framework.
• Support the implementation of the NSW Child Safe Standards across the organisation
• Provide advice on incident management, reportable conduct and mandatory reporting notifications.
• Provide advice in relation to Working With Children Clearance (WWCC) exemption applications and WWCC bars.
• Provide reports regarding safeguarding matters on which advice is provided.
• Build and maintain internal stakeholder relationships to promote, educate and provide expertise on safeguarding issues.
• Conduct research and data analysis regarding the Society's safeguarding practices and organisational risks and reporting on research outcomes.

This role will report to the Safeguarding Coordinator.

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• Qualifications and experience in managing the coordination and promotion of evidence-based child safeguarding programs, policies and practices.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to lead and facilitate discussions and liaise and build rapport with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks, and adjust priorities as required.
• Ability to translate policy initiatives into practical strategies.

Come and join our team!

We believe our employees are key to our success and in return we offer:

• Job satisfaction working as part of a team making a difference to people's lives in an organisation that cares about people.
• Generous salary packaging benefits to employees where a portion of take-home pay is tax-free.
• In addition to excellent learning and development programs, as a large purpose driven organisation we provide opportunities to grow your career across a range of teams and services.
• Supportive, friendly and values driven team environment and culture.

Prior to an offer of employment, preferred candidates will be required to complete the pre-employment checks including reference checks, a Police check, Working with Children check, Health Declaration and/or a medical check, Right to work in Australia check. The Society is committed to being a Child Safe organisation, further information can be found in the Society's commitment to Safeguarding Children & Young People.

St Vincent de Paul Society (NSW) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and is committed to engaging a diverse workforce. The Society strongly encourages applications from people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background, people with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and mature aged applicants.

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