<p>Diocese of Ballarat Catholic Education Limited (DOBCEL) governs 56 parish schools across Western Victoria. As the administrative arm of DOBCEL, Catholic Education Ballarat (CEB) provides support and leadership to schools within the Ballarat Diocese to engage with schools, promote Catholic identity, deliver quality learning, enable effective stewardship, and nurture respectful relationships. </p><p><b><u>Manager: Safeguarding and Standards </u></b></p><ul><li>Fixed-term, full-time contract commencing January 2022.</li></ul><p>We are seeking a collaborative and experienced leader to actively promote a culture of safety for children and young people across our Diocesan schools. This role will professionally partner with school Principals, school staff and Catholic Education Ballarat to lead the development and embedding of practical and informative child safe policies and procedures. Additionally, this role will support a healthy school culture through effective and respectful complaint resolution practices as issues arise more broadly. </p><p>As a leader, in a position of trust, the ideal person will provide sound advice and direction in the application of the Child Safe Standards and facilitate a timely, supportive and fair process for those participating in investigations and complaint resolution processes. </p><p>The Manager: Safeguarding and Standards will: </p><ul><li>have a strong understanding of the Victorian Child Safe Standards and the role of the Commission for Children and Young People; </li><li>support the continuous education of DOBCEL staff in child safety; </li><li>lead the complaints management and investigation processes, ensuring procedural fairness;</li><li>have excellent analytical and communication skills; </li><li>interpret the Child Safe Standards into meaningful resources for DOBCEL; </li><li>use their influence to promote a strong culture of child safety. </li></ul><p>The Manager: Safeguarding and Standards is a member of the People and Development Team and the Catholic Education Ballarat Stewardship Team.</p><p><b>For a confidential conversation about this role, please call Ange Jones, Assistant Director: People and Development on 0400 831 040.</b></p><p><b>Applications close Thursday 4 November 2021. </b></p><p><i>DOBCEL is committed to the safety, wellbeing and protection of all children and young people in its care. </i></p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>