Director Quality
Job No:
Berry3034
Location:
Richmond
- Newly created leadership role
- Transformational context
- High profile organisation
Join Victoria’s largest independent child welfare organisation and become a vital part of a team that never gives up doing whatever it takes for kids. We believe everyone should have a good childhood, growing up in families and communities where they feel safe, nurtured and have hope for the future.
About the role:
The Director Quality will work closely with other Directors in the Organisational Effectiveness Team to ensure best practice approaches to the management of risk, and the creation of systems and support programs that will support staff to learn and adapt to the changing work environment and needs of children and service users. The Team will also implement and support the frameworks we will need to standardise practice and measure and report on client and organisational outcomes.
The Director Quality is a key leadership role and is responsible for the:
- Oversight and management of organisational accreditation streams;
- Creation and Leadership of the Berry Street Quality Committee;
- Development and management of an auditing framework;
- All quality improvement planning and practice change strategies;
- Development and implementation of a new organisational policy framework;
- Oversight and implementation of Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives;
- Creation and implementation of a new organisation-wide complaints and feedback system;
- Oversight of Heritage Services and will work with the Risk and Knowledge and Outcomes Directors to integrate and maintain best practice in client information management.
About you:
Ideally, your background will include extensive leadership experience in Quality where you have utilised your change leadership skills to contribute to organisation wide change and transformation. You will be a natural collaborator, someone who inspires high standards of work and have empathy for others. Your knowledge of relevant industry standards and legislation is second to none and your desire to create positive change is high.
This role requires a tertiary qualification in a quality management and/or project management related discipline along with a valid WWCC and current driver’s license at all times.
What Berry Street can offer you:
- The opportunity to shape this newly created, stimulating role in a large and complex organisation
- Access to ongoing development opportunities
- A friendly and productive team environment
- A focus on positive work/life balance
- Generous salary packaging benefits including motor vehicle allowance plus meal entertainment
- A chance to work for an organisation that genuinely cares about you
For further information about this role, please refer to the position description.
All queries and applications are to be made directly our external recruitment partner. Peter Bowen, Managing Partner at deliberatepractice can be contacted on 03 9008 5841 or peter.bowen@deliberatepractice.com.au
Applications including resume, cover letter and statement addressing the key selection criteria to be submitted by 11pm February 18, 2019
To download the Position Description, please click here
To download the Key Selection Criteria template, please click here
Berry Street is committed to being a child safe, child friendly and child empowering organisation. In everything we do we seek to protect children. We are committed to the cultural safety of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children; children from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds; children with a disability; children who identify with a sexual and or gender minority identity. We aim to ensure every individual is treated with dignity and respect regardless of their cultural background, ability, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, spirituality or religion.
Comprehensive reference and background checking will be undertaken, including a Working with Children Check and police check. Aboriginal people; people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with a disability are encouraged to apply.