<p><strong>About Us</strong></p> <p>We are Catholic Schools Broken Bay, a vibrant and enriching learning environment that spans the Central Coast, Sydney's Northern Beaches and the North Shore. Students are engaged, empowered and inspired to become their best selves. Our 43 schools all promote faith, learning and wellbeing in the pursuit of our system wide Strategy, <i>Shaping Tomorrow: Together in Faith</i>. We invite parents, caregivers, and students to discover a Catholic education delivered with care and compassion, available through our Kindergarten to Year 12 pathways.&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Benefits of Working with Us</strong>&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li>Competitive salary on offer (Circa $150K to $160K + Super)&nbsp;&nbsp;</li> <li>A culture which embraces our Catholic faith, collaboration, continuous improvement and focus on service to our schools for the benefit of the students entrusted to our care&nbsp;&nbsp;</li> <li>15 days personal/carer’s leave&nbsp;&nbsp;</li> <li>Free onsite parking or public transport close by</li> <li>Fitness Passport Program&nbsp;&nbsp;</li> <li>25% School Fee Discount for eligible employees&nbsp;</li> <li>17.5% Annual leave loading and ex-gratia leave at Christmas time&nbsp;&nbsp;</li> <li>Work from home 1 day a week&nbsp;&nbsp;</li> <li>Salary Packaging for eligible employees&nbsp;&nbsp;</li> <li>Access to long service leave after 5 years&nbsp;&nbsp;</li> <li>Mental health and wellbeing support through AccessEAP&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>About the Role</strong>&nbsp;</p> <p>As a Safeguarding Partner reporting to the Safeguarding Lead, you will ensure CSBB is supported with safeguarding practices and culture in meeting safeguarding responsibilities.&nbsp;</p> <p>This role is critical in supporting the management and prevention of safeguarding incidents as well as a proactive safeguarding culture. This includes conducting and responding to reportable allegations, supporting staff with their Mandatory Reporting and child protection obligations and assisting to promote a child safe culture and the child safe standards. This role is also responsible for increasing CSBB employee's awareness of their safeguarding commitments through process improvement, learning and communication.&nbsp;</p> <p>This is a <strong>permanent full-time role</strong> within the Capability and Enablement of our People Workstream and will <strong>commence from May 2026</strong>.&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Key role responsibilities:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Provides support and advice to the Safeguarding Lead and other CSBB staff regarding safeguarding related policies, practices and legislative obligations&nbsp;</li> <li>A deep commitment to safeguarding as everyone’s responsibility and prioritising child safety&nbsp;</li> <li>Conducts fair and accurate investigations of allegations against employees in accordance with the NSW Children’s Guardian Act 2019 and consistent with CSBB investigation protocols and practices&nbsp;</li> <li>Provides support and advice to the Safeguarding Lead and CSBB staff regarding the assessment and management of risk of significant harm concerns for students and families at risk.&nbsp;</li> <li>Provide support and assist with professional standards cases with a trauma informed approach including National Redress and Civil Claim matters and case manage as required&nbsp;&nbsp;</li> <li>Provides support and advice to principals, directors, leaders, school staff and the wider CSBB community in relation to all aspects of safeguarding, including Child Safe Standards regarding policies and practices at CSBB in line with all relevant child protection legislation including; <i>Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998, Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012, ACECQA Education and Care Services National Law Act 2010, Children’s Guardian Act 2019</i>&nbsp;</li> <li>Works collaboratively with all Safeguarding team members to provide professional safeguarding practices&nbsp;</li> <li>Maintains accurate record keeping practices to ensure accountability and transparency in decision making and to ensure information is managed in an organised, systematic way in a secure and confidential environment. This includes the administration of case files&nbsp;</li> <li>Builds professional networks with external regulatory authorities, other professional organisations and work collaboratively with interagency partners in the safeguarding sector&nbsp;&nbsp;</li> <li>Contributes to the development and delivery of safeguarding professional development initiatives&nbsp;&nbsp;</li> <li>Assists with audits of schools and CSBB in line with the school review and development process in order to meet compliance&nbsp;&nbsp;</li> <li>Participates in cross-sector and cross-workstream initiatives both within CSBB and within the Diocese relating to the safety, welfare and wellbeing of children and young people and promote systems and programs for the prevention of child abuse and neglect&nbsp;</li> <li>Keeps abreast of current issues and trends in the NSW child protection system, National Catholic Safeguarding Standards, NSW child safe Standards, Working with Children legislation&nbsp;&nbsp;</li> <li>Takes on and delivers projects as assigned by the Safeguarding Lead working collaboratively across workstreams and agencies as required&nbsp;</li> <li>Contributes to the implementation and continuous improvement of child safe standards within CSBB and schools to ensure compliance and build a culture of safety&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>About You</strong></p> <p>As the ideal candidate you will meet the following key requirements:</p> <ul> <li>Supportive of, or can demonstrate an understanding and commitment to, the ethos of the Catholic faith in an educational context&nbsp;</li> <li>5 years or more experience in a similar Safeguarding Partner, Child Protection or Investigations role&nbsp;</li> <li>Experience in conducting workplace investigations relating to conduct towards children and/or other workplace investigations ideally with Reportable Conduct experience (highly desirable)&nbsp;</li> <li>Previous experience in an education or early childhood education setting (highly desired)&nbsp;</li> <li>Risk of Significant Harm, Mandatory Reporting experience will be (highly desired)&nbsp;&nbsp;</li> <li>Relevant undergraduate qualifications (e.g. social work, psychology, social welfare, law, investigations)&nbsp;</li> <li>Capacity to work at the specialist level - i.e. an advanced level of expertise in a specialised area and show technical knowledge in Child Protection and Safeguarding, and the Child Safe Standards&nbsp;</li> <li>An ability to provide effective and professional advice and support for schools in relation to managing allegations against employees of inappropriate behaviour towards children and young people, risk of significant harm concerns for students and families at risk, Child Safe Standards and WWCC’s&nbsp;</li> <li>A strong work ethic with a solutions-focused mindset and commitment to building strong professional relationships with various stakeholders and collaboration&nbsp;</li> <li>Knowledge of Child Safe Standards and safeguarding practices and their application in an education setting&nbsp;</li> <li>Understanding of sound record keeping practices to ensure accountability, transparency and confidentiality&nbsp;</li> <li>Have the ability to ensure confidentiality at all times and role model professional boundaries&nbsp;</li> <li>Comprehensive understanding of the Catholic education context and understands relevant Catholic education issues (desirable)&nbsp;</li> <li>Is adaptive and responsive to change and can adapt to working under pressure and re-prioritising tasks&nbsp;</li> <li>Has advanced knowledge and skill in the Microsoft suite of products&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Application Process</strong></p> <p>Applications should include:&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li>A cover letter of no more than two pages addressing the key requirements&nbsp;</li> <li>A current resume</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Closing date: 5pm on Monday 23 March 2026</strong>&nbsp;</p> <p>For further information about the role, please contact Jennifer Tiglao - <a href="mailto:<a href='mailto:jennifer.tiglao@dbb.catholic.edu.au?subject=Safeguarding%20Partner%20position%20%28via%20Teachers%20On%20Net%29'>jennifer.tiglao@dbb.catholic.edu.au</a>?subject=Safeguarding%20Partner%20position%20%28via%20Teachers%20On%20Net%29" rel="nofollow"><u></u></a><u><a href="mailto:jennifer.tiglao@dbb.catholic.edu.au?subject=Safeguarding%20Partner%20position%20%28via%20Teachers%20On%20Net%29">jennifer.tiglao@dbb.catholic.edu.au</a></u></p> <p>Agencies, please note that unsolicited resumes for this position will not be considered.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><i>At Catholic Schools Broken Bay, child safety is paramount. We are committed to ensuring our schools are places where every student feels safe, supported and empowered to flourish. Safeguarding is a shared responsibility and an essential part of leadership in this role.&nbsp;</i>&nbsp;</p>