Safeguarding Officer

Help Shape a Safer Future

At Richmind WA, we believe every person deserves to feel safe, respected and empowered. As our new Safeguarding Officer, you'll play a pivotal role in strengthening safeguarding practices across the organisation, ensuring everyone's rights to be safe, respected, and free from abuse, neglect, exploitation and harm are upheld and the people we serve remain at the centre of everything we do.

This is an opportunity to drive meaningful organisational change, influence culture, and leave a lasting legacy by embedding best-practice safeguarding principles across Western Australia's leading mental health organisation.

If you're passionate about creating safer environments and have the skills to turn strategy into action, we'd love to hear from you.

Reporting to the Recovery Practice Lead, the Safeguarding Officer will lead and coordinate initiatives that strengthen Richmind WA's safeguarding culture, practice and systems. You will work across service delivery and support services to embed the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations and other relevant safeguarding frameworks, ensuring safeguarding is a part of how we work every day.

This role offers a unique opportunity to partner with leaders, frontline teams and external stakeholders to influence lasting change across the organisation.

• Conduct a comprehensive review of Richmind WA's safeguarding culture, practice and policies..
• Develop and implement an organisation-wide Safeguarding Action Plan.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen safeguarding practices and systems..
• Develop and facilitate safeguarding training, education and awareness activities.
• Support leaders and teams to understand and meet safeguarding responsibilities.
• Monitor and report on safeguarding priorities, risks and organisational progress.
• Embed safeguarding considerations into service reviews, supervision frameworks and organisational processes.
• Collaborate across teams including People and Capability, Quality, Governance, Marketing, Assets and Service Delivery.
• Support the implementation of safeguarding recommendations arising from the Enliven Project.

You are a collaborative and influential professional who can engage stakeholders, build capability and drive organisational improvement.

To be successful, you will have:

• A degree in Social Work, Youth Work, Social Science, Policy or a related discipline, and/or relevant demonstrated experience.
• Knowledge of safeguarding frameworks, including the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations.
• Understanding of relevant Royal Commission findings and recommendations.
• Experience in project coordination, organisational improvement, policy implementation or change management.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship-building skills.
• Excellent communication, facilitation and report-writing abilities.
• The ability to influence change and support continuous improvement.
• Strong planning, organisational and problem-solving skills.
• A proactive, values-driven and solution-focused approach.

Requirements

• National Police Clearance
• Working with Children Check
• NDIS Worker Screening Check
• Valid WA Driver's Licence

Richmind WA is a leading West Australian mental health organisation, providing inclusive, community-based residential and outreach services for adults and young people. We support people experiencing mental distress to develop the confidence and skills to live their lives, employing evidence-based practice to support recovery and wellbeing. 

Our 2024-28 Strategic Plan, "Shaping the Future, Today," focuses on being a leader in transformative services, innovating to bridge gaps, influencing lasting system change, and creating a resilient future. We are committed to our core values: living and breathing recovery, being brave and exploring, putting people first, being passionate about inclusion and belonging, and listening deeply and learning. 

Inclusion is at the heart of our DNA.  We value diversity and inclusion in our workforce, including people with lived experience of mental health recovery and disability, different cultural and linguistic backgrounds, genders, and sexual orientations.

We have Rainbow Tick accreditation and work with Elders to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and staff. 

At Richmind WA, we are passionate about making a difference in the lives of those we serve. We offer a supportive and inclusive work environment where diversity is valued, and individuals are encouraged to achieve their full potential. Join us in our mission to shape the future of mental wellbeing services and support mental wellbeing and recovery through the expertise, courage, and compassion of our people. 

Our exciting and rewarding careers offer: 

• Excellent work-life balance in a supportive environment 
• Salary packaging up to $18,640 which allows you to pay approved expenses form your salary before tax, you pay less tax, your take home pay increase 
• Four weeks annual leave, with an opportunity to purchase additional leave, conditions apply 
• Two additional leave days, Birthday and Wellbeing leave, per calendar year 
• Long service leave benefits after 5 years’ service 
• Opportunities for learning, development, and advancement 
• Access to LinkedIn Learning 
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) 
• Core Training is provided to all employees, staff and volunteers

If you're passionate about safeguarding, organisational improvement and creating safer environments for children, young people and other priority populations, we encourage you to apply.

Join us and help build a culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility.

All inquiries for this position can be sent to our People & Capability team at ***********@rw.org.au. 

Before an offer of employment can be made, Richmind WA requires a National Police Clearance no older than 6 months. 

Richmind WA reserves the right to close this position prior to the closing date. 

Please note: Applications without cover letters will not be considered.