Compliance Manager

BFS Children's Services; Wollongong City Council; Hybrid; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Perks Hub discounts

Wellness Hub access

Employee assistance program

Discount on early learning and care (e

Study scholarships and coursework time

Job summary

BFS Children’s Services in Australia seeks a Compliance Manager for its Head Office to ensure services meet the National Law and Regulations. You’ll conduct audits, collect data on non-compliance, and support investigations across multiple sites while maintaining strong records and communication.

You will work within a not-for-profit network of early education settings, with a focus on safeguarding children and upholding policy standards across communities.

Qualifications

• Experience as Centre Director and in Early Childhood Education and Care operations.
• Extensive knowledge of Education and Care Services Regulations and National Quality Framework.
• High level policy and report writing skills.
• Strong project management across multiple sites.
• Coaching and mentoring with excellent verbal communication.
• Ability to build trust and collaborate across the organisation.
• ACECQA recognised qualification (Bachelor of Education or equivalent).

Responsibilities

• Support services to remain compliant with legislative and BFS policy requirements.
• Conduct audits in services and ensure reporting to Early Learning Commission.
• Collect data to identify non-compliance patterns and support investigations.
• Maintain records and communication across multiple sites.

Skills

Centre Director experience

Early childhood operations

Policy writing

Report writing

Project management

Coaching and mentoring

Verbal communication

Relationship building

Education

Bachelor of Education or ACECQA recognised Early Childhood Teacher

Job description

• Permanent, Full-time at 38 hours per week
• Wollongong location(hybrid working options possible)

Working with us, there’s a lot to smile about. The trust you’ll be given in exchange for your expertise. The freedom you’ll be given to make a difference and enrich the lives and minds of our children and families in their communities.

There are lots of reasons why a role with us is rewarding

• Professional learning and growth are at the heart of everything we do, from cultural immersion and truth telling, to leadership through a neuroscience lens – these are some of the things our people have benefited from.
• Support to further your studies, such as scholarships, time off floor for coursework, study leave, paid prac and more.
• Save money with our Perks Hub which has great deals and discounts from over 500 major retailers and the biggest brands, including groceries, cinema tickets, clothing, homewares, tech, travel and more.
• Access to our Wellness Hub which has a wealth of curated content focused on your wellbeing, plus monthly health and wellbeing webinars, free flu vaccinations and more.
• A holistic approach to your wellbeing with our employee assistance program, including counselling, First Nations clinicians, health assessments, financial and legal support, and a dedicated manager hotline.
• Save with a 60% discount on early learning and care and out of school hours care services.

Right now, we’re looking for a Compliance Manager to join our Children’s Services team in our Head Office. As a Compliance Manager you will be responsible for supporting services to remain compliant with legislative and BFS policy requirements. You will support services to meet all requirements of the National Law and Regulations by conducting audits in services, meeting reporting requirements to the Early Learning Commission, collecting data to identify patterns of non-compliance, supporting investigations and maintaining strong records and communication.

What you need to succeed

• Demonstrated experience working as a Centre Director and in Early Childhood Education and Care operations.
• Extensive knowledge of the Education and Care Services Regulations and National Quality Framework.
• High level policy writing skills and report writing skills.
• High level skills in project management including the coordination of a large number of concurrent tasks across multiple sites.
• High level coaching and mentoring skills and experience.
• A skilled, experienced, and confident verbal communicator.
• Demonstrated ability to build trust and establish collaborative, professional relationships at all levels of the organisation.
• Bachelor of Education or similar ACECQA recognised Early Childhood Teacher level qualification.

Our commitment to safeguarding children

Safeguarding children is at the heart of every decision, policy and practice at BFS Children’s Services. And we have a zero tolerance towards child abuse, harm and neglect.

This starts with ensuring the people we select to work here will contribute to our child safe culture. So during the recruitment process we conduct a range of pre-employment checks. To assist us with this, you will need:

• A cleared valid for paid work, NSW working with Children’s Check (WWCC)
• A cleared National Criminal Record Check
• Demonstrated commitment to protecting all children from abuse, harm and neglect.
• Demonstrated commitment to cultural safety for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families.
• Evidence of completion of the National Child Safety Training Foundation Course
• Details of a minimum two referees, where one must be a manager or supervisor at your current or most recent workplace.

Big smiles and bigger opportunities

We’re BFS Children’s Services. A not-for-profit that plays a pivotal role in the lives of thousands of children and families across Australia. We’re early education enthusiasts, with 40+ community preschools, long day care and out of school hours care centres, and a variety of community and inclusion programs. Each one dedicated to giving every child the best start in life. And each well-respected for the work it does.

Join us and you’ll be smiling too, when you make more of a difference.