Key responsibilities of the role
• Assess compliance of schools and school boarding premises with the minimum standards for registration and child
safe standards, including undertaking moderation processes to ensure assessments are consistent, high-quality and
aligned with regulatory requirements.
- Monitor, review and support school proprietors in maintaining compliant Emergency Management Plans (EMPs),
including bushfire preparedness, critical incident response, and provide oversight of annual validation processes and
escalation of non-compliance concerns.
- Act as a central coordination point for emergency management and bushfire preparedness across Victorian Catholic
sector, including with school proprietors, relevant state government departments, agencies and emergency services.
- Manage and support the assessment and resolution of escalated complaints within the Catholic school environment,
ensuring sector expectations are met, sensitivity to community contexts, and communication with key stakeholders
is timely and effective.
- Identify and escalate risks and identify risk managements and mitigations.
- Represent VCEA at stakeholder forums, working groups, response committees and coordinate responses back to
state government as required.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with key internal and external stakeholders with the ability to
ascertain stakeholder requirements, build trust, influence, and address stakeholder needs.
- Develop guidance and resources to support and assist school proprietors to understand and comply with the
minimum standards, emergency management, complaints handling and child safe standards.
- Plan and deliver training and information sessions to proprietors, principals, reviewers and other stakeholders.
- Analyse and report on school compliance data to identify key issues, risks, and trends in relation to compliance.
- Prepare briefings and board and subcommittee papers on compliance matters.
- Contribute to processes supporting the delivery and evaluation of the team’s workplan.
- Maintain professional and technical knowledge through consultation with stakeholders, professional development,
and establishing personal networks.
- Other duties as required by the Manager, Integrity and Assurance.
Key selection criteria
• Demonstrated experience and ability to apply legislation, regulatory requirements and policy frameworks relevant
to Victorian schools to support effective compliance assessment and assurance activities.
- Ability to contribute to emergency management and critical incident activities, including supporting compliance with
EMPs, bushfire preparedness and other requirements for Victorian schools.
- Sound experience in supporting the assessment and management of sensitive and complex complaints or matters,
exercising sound judgement, procedural fairness, discretion and an empathetic approach in an education or
regulatory context.
- Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to gather and assess information, identify risks
or emerging issues, and contribute to the preparation of clear, accurate reports, briefings and advice.
- Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to work collaboratively with internal
teams, school authorities and external agencies, and operate effectively during time critical or high pressure
situations under direction.
- Excellent attention to detail with experience establishing work and progress-tracking processes and delivering
outcomes within tight timelines.
- Ability to work autonomously and collaboratively with team members to achieve team goals and KPIs.
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