Accreditation and Compliance Lead

Wellways; Campbelltown; Hybrid; AUD 108,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary up to $120k

Superannuation

Leave loading

Salary packaging options

Flexible hybrid working

Job summary

Wellways is seeking an Accreditation and Compliance Lead to head organisation-wide accreditation, compliance and internal audit activities across a diverse national mental health, disability and community services network.

You will advise across Wellways to strengthen readiness, monitor compliance and support audits, translating standards into practical improvements with senior stakeholders and leaders across multiple teams.

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating accreditation, certification, compliance and/or internal audit activities
• Ability to interpret standards and regulatory requirements
• Proven ability to develop clear reports, briefings and recommendations
• Willingness to travel to Wellways locations as required

Responsibilities

• Lead organisation-wide accreditation, compliance and internal audit activities across health, disability and community services
• Provide specialist advice and coordinate efforts to strengthen accreditation readiness
• Monitor compliance and coordinate corrective actions across services and corporate functions
• Translate complex requirements into practical organisational improvements and guidance

Skills

Quality management

Accreditation

Compliance

Audit

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Tertiary qualifications in quality, audit, risk, compliance, health or human services

Job description

At Wellways, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, respected and empowered to contribute. We warmly welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with lived experience of mental health challenges or disability, people from multicultural backgrounds, and people who identify as LGBTIQA+. We recognise that diverse experiences and perspectives strengthen our workforce and the communities we support.

• Exciting full-time ongoing position to lead organisation-wide accreditation, compliance and assurance activities
• Work across a diverse national mental health, disaility and community services organisation
• Flexible location across VIC/NSW/ACT/QLD or TAS, with hybrid working arrangements available
• Up to $120k annual salary + Superannuation + Leave loading + Generous salary packaging options

About the role

This is a uniquely rewarding opportunity to lead and coordinate Wellways' organisational approach to accreditation, compliance and internal audit, supporting the delivery of safe, high-quality services across one of Australia's leading mental health, disability and community services providers.

As our Accreditation and Compliance Lead, you will provide specialist advice and coordination across Wellways to strengthen accreditation readiness, monitor compliance, support internal audit activities and provide assurance that relevant legislative, regulatory, contractual and accreditation requirements are being effectively addressed.

Working across service delivery and corporate functions, you will partner with leaders and teams to interpret complex requirements, identify risks and gaps, coordinate corrective actions and translate accreditation and compliance requirements into practical organisational improvements.

About you

You are an experienced quality, accreditation, compliance or audit professional who can confidently navigate complex standards, legislation and regulatory requirements and translate them into practical action.

You will bring a sophisticated and methodical approach to analysing evidence, identifying risk and providing clear advice and recommendations. You are comfortable working across multiple teams and with senior stakeholders, and can constructively challenge, influence and support others while maintaining sound professional judgement.

Experience within mental health, disability, aged care, AOD or community services will be highly regarded, along with knowledge of relevant accreditation and regulatory frameworks. Experience working across multiple frameworks or jurisdictions, or lead auditor training, would be particularly valuable.

To be successful in this role, you will need

• Tertiary qualifications in quality, audit, risk, compliance, health, human services or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of qualifications and relevant experience
• Demonstrated experience coordinating accreditation, certification, compliance and/or internal audit activities within health, mental health, disability, aged care, AOD or community services
• Experience interpreting and applying relevant standards and legislative, regulatory and contractual requirements
• Demonstrated experience undertaking audits, self-assessments, gap analyses, corrective actions or quality improvement activities
• Strong analytical, written communication, organisational and problem-solving skills, with the ability to develop clear reports, briefings and recommendations
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively across teams and influence senior stakeholders to achieve organisation-wide outcomes
• Willingness and ability to travel to Wellways locations as required
• Satisfactory completion and maintenance of relevant employment screening requirements, including National Police Check, Working with Children Check, Child Safety and Personal History Screening Check and NDIS Worker Screening Check
• Right to work in Australia

Highly regarded:

• Lead auditor training or demonstrated knowledge of recognised audit principles and methods
• Experience working across multiple accreditation or regulatory frameworks and/or jurisdictions
• Lived or living experience of mental health, disability or caring

What we will offer you...

• A purpose‑driven culture where people can thrive, everyone is respected and differences are valued
• The opportunity to influence quality, accreditation and compliance across a diverse national organisation
• A role with organisation‑wide reach, working with service teams, senior leaders and governance functions
• A supportive and collaborative working environment
• Opportunities to contribute to continuous improvement and safer, higher‑quality services
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements, balanced with the operational and travel requirements of the role
• Paid Cultural Leave
• An equitable, diverse and socially inclusive work environment
• Salary packaging benefits
• Meal and Entertainment allowance through salary packaging
• Leave loading when taking annual leave
• Paid parental leave after 12 months of ongoing employment
• Access for you and your family to our Employee Assistance Program

Wellways Australia Limited is committed to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable people. All applicants applying for roles within Wellways must undergo a screening process prior to their successful appointment.