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Senior Internal Consultant - Investigations and Review - Child Safeguarding

Berry Street Victoria
  • Job no: 37RCF
  • Category: Central Office and Administration, Administration
  • Hybrid of working from home and our Richmond office, Wurundjeri Country
  • Part Time 0.8FTE - Fixed term until April 2023 (maternity leave cover)
  • Salary package equivalent up to $120,000 pa (inclusive of base salary $108,000k pa pro rata plus super and salary packaging)

For over 140 years, Berry Street has adapted to a changing world, and we will continue to adapt to achieve our purpose. We believe children, young people and families should be safe, thriving and hopeful.

Our Vision for 2022: Together we will courageously change lives and reimagine service systems. We look forward to working with children, young people, families, carers, staff and partners to achieve this vision. Together.

The Opportunity

Sitting within the Organisational Effectiveness Team, this role is a senior position within the Child Safeguarding Unit which contributes to ensuring Child Safety for children and young people accessing Berry Street programs.

Key Responsibilities

The Senior Internal Consultant Investigations has the primary objective of ensuring the reporting and management systems used will optimise overall organisational oversight and management of child safety at Berry Street. They will focus on ensuring investigations are completed within allocated time frames and ensure effective data analysis and quality reporting is completed within all regions of Berry Street.

About You

  • Experience in undertaking complex investigations, including interviewing alleged victims and witnesses.
  • Knowledge and practical application of legislation, practices and procedures related to statutory out-of- home-care and Child Safety standards.
  • Demonstrated project and task management, sound decision making, organisational skills, including strong attention to detail, the ability to analyse and assess information and the proven capacity to deliver on multiple, competing and varied tasks within mandated time frames.
  • Excellent communication skills, including stakeholder management report writing, documentation, administrative and organisational skills and computer literacy.

The Benefits

  • Additional salary packaging available for meals/accommodation.
  • Flexible work arrangements and generous leave conditions.
  • Access to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), including access for staff members’ immediate family.

How to Apply

Please apply with a resume and cover letter addressing your suitability for the position, applications will be reviewed upon receipt.

Queries to Clare Fulton, Senior Manager Child Safeguarding Unit on 9429 9266.

A position description is attached.

Please Note; the successful applicant will be subject to comprehensive reference and background checking prior to employment, including a Working with Children Check and National Police Check.

Berry Street is committed to being a child safe, child friendly and child empowering organisation. In everything we do we seek to protect children. We are committed to the cultural safety of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children; children from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds; children with a disability; children who identify as LGBTIQA+. We aim to ensure every individual is treated with dignity and respect regardless of their cultural background, ability, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, spirituality or religion.

Aboriginal people; people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with a disability are encouraged to apply.

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