Student Safety Coordinator – Melbourne / North Sydney / Brisbane

• Provide trauma informed case management to students with serious or complex support needs across all ACU campuses and online
• Develop and deliver prevention and promotion initiatives to raise awareness of and reduce incidences of inappropriate or concerning behaviour
• Support the student safety and Respect.Now. Always initiatives
• Full time, continuing position at Melbourne (preferred location), North Sydney or Brisbane campus (with hybrid flexibility)
• 17% employer superannuation, salary packaging, ACU Advantage Staff Rewards Program and generous leave provisions
• Join a university ranked internationally in the top 2% for research excellence

About ACU:

Australian Catholic University (ACU) is an inclusive community which welcomes students and staff of all beliefs. ACU has over 2,500 staff supporting more than 34,000 students across eight campuses – Ballarat, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, North Sydney, Strathfield, Blacktown and Rome.

ACU aspires to be a home for our staff, offer the care of a family and develop an academic and professional community. Whatever your faith or culture, and whether you are academic or professional staff, there are many opportunities both for learning and contributing at ACU.

As valued members of our community, all staff members are expected to have an understanding of ACU’s mission and values and to demonstrate an active contribution to them.

About the role:

As Student Safety Coordinator you will support the student safety initiatives and case management within the Safeguarding and Student Safety area of the university and the ongoing improvement and delivery of ACU safeguarding and student safety strategy and function. A focus of the role is providing support, information and trauma informed case management for students who have experienced sexual assault, sexual harassment, family and domestic violence, other forms of sexual harm or inappropriate behaviour. The Student Safety Coordinator also supports the National Manager, Safeguarding and Student Safety in developing and managing prevention and promotional initiatives to raise awareness of and reduce instances of inappropriate or concerning behaviour.

More specifically the role entails:

• Receiving student disclosures of sexual assault, sexual harassment, family and domestic violence, other forms of sexual harm or inappropriate behaviour.
• Providing ongoing welfare checks to students who make disclosures, and case management.
• Developing training workshops and delivering prevention and promotion initiatives to raise awareness of and reduce incidences of inappropriate or concerning behaviour.
• Coordinating and implementing student safety and Respect. Now. Always. initiatives and events in collaboration with key stakeholders such as staff, Student Life, student associations and clubs and societies.
• Supporting staff as well as the Safety Support Network with student disclosures.
• Coordinating and facilitating the Student Safety Working Group

You will need to have:

• A relevant tertiary qualification, for example in social work, psychology or health, or equivalent experience.
• Knowledge and understanding of the drivers and impacts of sexual assault, sexual harassment, and family and domestic violence.
• Experience in Trauma Informed Care Practice strategies and victim-centric approach to support.
• Demonstrated experience in working with young adults particularly in a university setting.
• Experience in the delivery of education and awareness campaigns.
• Demonstrated computer literacy through the use of Microsoft Office applications.
• Strong interpersonal skills, including managing persons in crisis.
• Highly-developed report-writing and presentation skills and provide ability to communicate effectively to a broad range of individuals and groups from diverse educational and cultural backgrounds.

Contact:

General enquiries can be sent to Taleah Neowhouse, National Safeguarding Officer – Student Support Services at: [email protected], using the subject line: Student Safety Coordinator – Melbourne / North Sydney / Brisbane enquiry via EthicalJobs.

What we offer:

• The University pursues an excellence agenda and offers an environment where staff are welcomed and safe, and valued through development, participation and involvement.
• Total remuneration valued to $113,340 – $122,616 total rem (pro rata) pa, including salary component $95,774 – $103,612 (pro rata) pa (HEW 7), employer contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading.
• 17% employer superannuation contributions to eligible continuing and fixed-term staff.
• Annual leave loading of an equivalent to 17.5% of four weeks’ salary pro rata payable, dependent on your commencement date.
• As an ACU staff member, you will have access to generous benefits which include but not limited to: Staff Rewards; a variety of leave provisions and salary packaging. Find out more information about the benefits or working at ACU here.

How to Apply:

Step 1: Review the Position Description and become familiar with Our Mission and the Application process

Step 2: Click the ‘View Position Description and Apply’ button, and populate your candidate application details, including your:

• resume (maximum 5 pages).
• responses to the Selection Criteria and Core Competencies in a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) or in the online Declaration and Criteria application page.
• brief online responses to any pre-screening employment questions.

This position requires a Working with Children Check (WWCC) and/or Working with Vulnerable People Check (WWVP) (ACT only).

A position description is attached.

Candidates must hold Australian work rights to apply for this position. For permanent/ continuing roles, applicants must have permanent work rights. For further information visit Immigration and Citizenship(homeaffairs.gov.au).

Acting in truth, ACU is dedicated to the dignity of the human person through equitable and respectful opportunities for everyone. ACU can offer support for candidates that may require adjustments through the recruitment process.

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ACU does not accept candidate applications submitted by external recruitment agencies through the ACU careers website.

Job No: APTAV116160#001