• Permanent Part Time - 3 days per week
• Join Very Special Kids, Victoria’s only Children’s Hospice
• Malvern Location, free onsite parking

Are you an experienced Quality Officer with Infection Control skills looking to work in an exciting environment with a passionate child and young person-centred team? We have an exciting permanent position for three days per week at Very Special Kids in Malvern.”

At Very Special Kids, we nurture and foster a culture where our team is empowered, supported and safe through the process of caring for children, young people, and families. Very Special Kids is committed to the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of all children. Our Child Safety Policy, Rights of the Child Charter and Charter of Rights outlines our commitment to child safety and the expectations we have for staff, contractors and volunteers when working with children and young people.

As part of our team, you will have access to education and training to enhance your personal and professional development; expert specialist resources; and the well-being support you need to make a bigger impact to the organisation that supports the children, young people and families in our care.

About Very Special Kids:

At Very Special Kids, we believe that all children and young people have the right to a quality of life, no matter how long or short their life may be. We are a highly respected organisation with circa 100 employees and over 600 volunteers who provide essential, free-of-charge, palliative care services for children and young people living with a life-limiting condition. Very Special Kids provides specialist services for the whole family, including counselling, peer support, bereavement support and respite and end of life care at Victoria’s only hospice for children and young people.

We have an opportunity for a Quality Officer to join the Clinical Services team to support the management of clinical risk by monitoring and initiating improvements across the organisation. You will support organisational policy development, promote excellence in paediatric palliative care and ensure the organisation maintains NSQHS accreditation and ensuring regular audit activities are occurring.

To be successful you will ideally be APHRA registered, or degree qualified in health with a post graduate qualification in quality or risk management. You will have prior experience in similar role ideally in the community or a healthcare setting. Demonstrated experience and knowledge of quality management systems and with accreditation and quality improvement activities. You will have proven ability to work collaboratively and build strong relationships with multiple stakeholders within the organisation.

Very Special Kids offers its employees a unique and rewarding environment including a supportive team, beautiful setting conveniently located in Malvern close to Glenferrie Road shops. Employee benefits including free onsite parking, not-for-profit salary packaging, health & wellbeing initiatives, and professional development allowance to support career development.

At Very Special Kids, our goal is for our workforce to reflect the diverse community we serve. We continually seek to employ people of any gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, with a disability, Aboriginal Australians and varied cultural backgrounds. If this sounds like you, please take a look at the position description below.

A position description is attached.