About Us

This faith based organisation is the Australian Province of an international society that provides services across Australia including in education, seniors living, and spirituality. It also supports a community of religious and manages its property portfolio.

The Role

The Safeguarding Coordinator is responsible ensuring that the Province utilises best practice in protecting children and adults at risk.

The work of the Safeguarding Coordinator includes:

Promoting a culture of safeguarding;

Implementing and promoting safeguarding awareness including initiatives that ensure compliance with Australian Catholic Safeguarding Ltd (ACSL) standards;

Developing content and resources to raising awareness of safeguarding;

Assisting with screening, records management, complaint handling and organisational audits.

Experience:

The person we are looking for will have all or some of the following:

1. Post secondary qualifications in risk management, education, law, psychology, social work or a related field;

2. A comprehensive knowledge of safeguarding and child protection legislation and standards or the capacity to get up to speed quickly;

3. Knowledge of current safeguarding screening processes relating to workers, religious and volunteers;

4. A sound knowledge of various reportable conduct schemes and mandatory reporting;

5. Experience experiences working in compliance or policy development ideally in a not-for-profit human services organisation, ideally a faith-based organisation;

6. Experience working with complex regulatory frameworks and experience with internal and external compliance audits;

7. A comprehensive knowledge of office administration processes and procedures;

8. High level skills in contemporary computer applications including the Microsoft Office suite along with excellent word processing, telephone and diary management skills;

9. Well-developed relational and rapport building skills including the ability to building effective stakeholder relationships that allow you to influentially lead and promote a positive culture of safeguarding;

10. Ability to work with minimal supervision while still being a team player;

11. Willingness to work face to face in an office environment.

Applications close Monday 2 June 2025.

For further information, please contact Susan Hatcher at email [email protected] or mobile: 0404 875 644.

Benefits of working with us

As an employer that genuinely values our staff, we offer:

A salary that recognises your qualifications and experience;

Small friendly team;

On the job learning;

Onsite parking.

From our end:

Applicants for the position should include:

A Cover letter explaining why you are interested in the role and explain how your experience and capabilities align with the selection criteria in relation to undertaking this role; and

Curriculum Vitae

If you would like to apply or to have a confidential chat about the role, please email [email protected] or contact Susan Hatcher on 0404 875 644.

Applications close on Monday 2 June 2025.

If you are interested, please do not delay. Apply now as applications will be reviewed as they are received and we may close an advertisement prior to any disclosed close date.

Only candidates with the right to live and work in Australia should apply. No sponsorship is available for this position.

No agency contacts please.

Excellent work life balance, career development and small team environment working for a faith based organisation in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs.