Safer Communities Manager

As a Safer Communities Manager, your key responsibilities include:

• Manage cases and provide advice on student safety matters relating to serious misconduct and child safety within Chisholm’s polices and protocols.
• Ensure the preparation for support and welfare plans where an employee is a respondent or otherwise involved in a serious student misconduct or child safety matter.
• Develop and implement an annual engagement and communication plan to promote awareness of and utilisation of Safer Communities programs.
• Coordinate the Chisholm process for responding to harmful behaviours of a serious nature in accordance with policies for Student and Employee Codes of Conduct and best-practice approaches to threat and risk assessment and case management, referring issues to relevant internal functions where required.
• Co-ordinate and manage the conduct of trauma-informed investigations that concern students resulting in investigation reports to inform decision making.
• Monitor changes to legal and regulatory obligations, and best practice guidance, to ensure that prevention and response strategies and policy development are updated and continuously improved in relation to student behaviour and conduct.

ABOUT YOU

You are a highly motivated individual with well-developed skills in managing serious behavioural risks and investigations in a large and complex organisation.

Qualifications required for the role

• Relevant qualification and/or extensive relevant experience in law, workplace relations, human resources, employee case management, psychology, forensic psychology, behavioural science, social work, or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex matters involving serious misconduct, risk assessment, and/or employee conduct investigations within an organisational or educational context.
• Registration and membership to applicable professional bodies (Desirable).
• Formal qualifications, professional development, or experience in behavioural threat assessment and management (Desirable).
• Knowledge of relevant legislation and frameworks related to misconduct, employment practices, and safety within education or public sector settings (e.g., Fair Work Act 2009, Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004, Child Safe Standards).

ABOUT US

Chisholm is one of the largest vocational training providers in the state with a team of over 1,400 dedicated staff supporting 41,000 students who choose to study at Chisholm and training at our modern campuses across Melbourne’s southeast and online. We partner with governments, educational institutes, and businesses worldwide, sharing our expertise in vocational education.

We offer over 400 courses that include nationally accredited pathways from secondary school programs and short courses, through to certificates, diplomas, and degrees.

At Chisholm, we embrace differences in gender, age, ethnicity, race, cultural background, disability, religion, and sexual orientation. We know that diversity and inclusion help us to attract, recruit, engage and retain a team of talented people.

Chisholm has zero tolerance for child abuse and all forms of harm to children. All allegations and safety concerns will be treated consistently in accordance with Chisholm policy and procedure.

WHAT WE OFFER

• An Inclusive work culture – Chisholm is resolutely diverse. We celebrate our people’s unique contributions to achieving our ambition to transform lives through relevant and responsive high-quality education
• Professional Development – continue to grow your career
• Networking Opportunities with Industrial Partners
• State of the art facilities on our campuses
• Free on-site parking as well as locations close to public transport
• Free Employee Assistance Program – get the support you want. It’s confidential.

If this is the job for you, please apply online now. We look forward to receiving your application!

Important information about your application

Your application should include:

• a cover letter
• your resume
• contact details of three (3) referees.

Please note, appointment to this position is subject to satisfactory completion of Safety Screening requirements including:

• Verified copies of qualifications and transcripts as listed in your resume
• Current valid Employee Working with Children Check
• Verified copy of unrestricted rights to work in Australia
• Verified National Police Check (at employee’s expense)

Applications for this position close at 9am on Tuesday, 17 June 2025.

If you have any questions regarding the position or require further information, please contact Connor Clark, Manager Student Safety & Specialist Reviews [email protected]

We are committed to a fair and equitable merit-based recruitment process for all our candidates. If you have specific accessibility or support requirements please contact our Belonging & Inclusion Lead by emailing [email protected]

Chisholm reserves the right to withdraw an advertised position at any stage.

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