• Step into a role where your work truly protects and empowers young lives
• Enjoy flexible work options including regular work-from-home days.
• Permanent full time role + monthly RDO for 40 hour work week
• $81,626 - $95,123 Band 5 (subject to experience) + super

The City of Casey is one of Victoria’s largest, fastest growing and most diverse cities. The Council plans and delivers quality services and infrastructure for the more than 400,000 residents and over 36,000 businesses who call Casey home.

Our workspace is located within Bunjil Place, a must-visit destination nestled within Narre Warren in Melbourne’s southeast. Bunjil Place reflects and enhances the city’s rich diversity by providing an energetic and cosmopolitan atmosphere through a lively community meeting place.

Our Benefits:

Benefits | City of Casey

• Experience a flexible, supportive work environment with a strong culture of collaboration and growth.
• Access to diverse professional development opportunities.
• Conveniently located near Westfield shopping centre, with an adjacent gym/pool offering Free Workout Wednesdays, discounted memberships, and an onsite café.
• Work in a multi-award-winning, architecturally designed office with fully equipped kitchens, free coffee, community library on-site, free parking, and more.

We live our values of dreaming big, empowering each other and making our community proud.

A bit about the role

Join the City of Casey as a Child Safe Compliance Officer and play a vital role in embedding a culture of child safety across our organisation.

In this dynamic role, you’ll support the implementation of Victoria’s Child Safe Standards, conduct audits and risk assessments, and help shape policies and procedures that protect and empower our youngest community members.

You’ll work collaboratively across departments, influence best practices, and ensure compliance through training, monitoring, and continuous improvement.

What you’ll deliver

• Drive compliance with Victoria’s Child Safe Standards by reviewing and enhancing policies, procedures, and systems across Council.
• Conduct audits and risk assessments of programs, services, and facilities to identify gaps and implement improvements that prioritise child safety.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to embed a culture of child safety and wellbeing through training, workshops, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Review recruitment and onboarding practices to ensure child safety is embedded in staff and volunteer engagement processes.
• Support the development and delivery of child safe workshops and contribute to the ongoing evaluation of Council’s child safety practices.

What you’ll bring

• A degree or diploma in community services, social work, education, public health, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Proven experience conducting compliance reviews, audits, or policy implementation in a child safety or governance context.
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to write clear reports and engage effectively with diverse stakeholders.
• A proactive and collaborative approach to influencing child safe practices and driving continuous improvement.
• Willingness to undergo pre-employment background checks including National Criminal History Check, Working with Children Check, Eligibility to Work check & Psychometric Testing.
• A curious, collaborative, and inclusive community mindset.

Position Description: Child Safe Compliance Officer

What’s next?

If you think this role might be for you, we would love to hear from you.

Please apply by following the links and attaching a cover letter and resume. We do not require any selection criteria to be addressed.

To find out more about the role, please contact Rosemary Teed, Coordinator Child Safe at [email protected].

Applications will be accepted until 11.55pm on Sunday 14th September 2025.

Please Note: Applications will not be accepted via email. Please apply by following the links only.

We are a 2024 Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant.

At the City of Casey, we are proud to be an inclusive, child safe, and equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from people of all ages, genders, cultures, backgrounds, and abilities, including those with a disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, LGBTIQA+ communities, multicultural communities, and refugee or migrant backgrounds.

We are committed to providing a diverse, safe, and inclusive environment where everyone can grow and succeed. We promote gender equity and actively address barriers to employment, ensuring participation without discrimination and supporting workplace adjustments.

For any reasonable adjustments or access needs during the application or interview process, please contact the Talent Team at 9709 9633 or [email protected].

The City of Casey reserves the right not to make any appointments for this position.

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