Safeguarding Lead

About the Y Northern Territory (Y NT)

Everyone at the Y NT is dedicated to supporting children young people and communities to thrive. Whether its at Early Learning Centres Outside Hours School Care at their Recreation centres Aquatic facilities in their Youth Programs Remote Pools program or at the Hostel the Y is committed to supporting Territorians to be connected educated resilient and healthy.

Benefits

• 5 Weeks Annual Leave.
• Not for profit salary packaging (up to $15900 tax free/FBT Exempt $2650 meals and entertainment).
• Access to the recreation facilities we manage.
• Discounted rates at Y Childcare Centres.

The Opportunity

As the Safeguarding Lead you will champion the Y Northern Territorys commitment to keeping children and young people safe.

At the Y we want all children and young people to feel safe and be safe.

Childhood and youth are times to have fun be carefree and enjoy life. Children and young people have a right to live a full life and to be protected from harm.

As the Safeguarding Lead you will ensure that the Y Northern Territory adheres to our National Safeguarding Children and Young People Policy Framework and Licensing Standards in addition to our legislative child protection obligations.

You will foster an organisational culture of safeguarding children and young people by building organisational capacity and embedding principles of continuous improvement prevention and early intervention across our services.

Acting as the central point of contact for all safeguarding matters the Safeguarding Lead provides expert guidance supports a culture of safety ensures compliance with relevant legislation and internal policies and promotes best practice across all programs and services.

This role involves working collaboratively with internal stakeholders such as leadership educators and volunteers as well as with external agencies to develop implement and continuously improve safeguarding frameworks. The Safeguarding Lead plays a pivotal role in training education incident response and investigation policy development and fostering a proactive and responsive safeguarding culture within the organisation.

Key Responsibilities

The Y Northern Territory embeds the Safeguarding Children and Young People Framework (Safe Culture Safe Operations Safe Environments) and is compliant with the national Y Safeguarding Licensing Standards and all relevant legislation.

The Y Northern Territory has a Safe Culture that empowers children and young people through effective leadership and governance.

• Leadership: Lead the Y Northern Territorys implementation of the Safeguarding Framework and act as the designated Safeguarding Lead and primary contact.
• Governance: Ensure that Safeguarding is a priority for the organisation embedded in strategy documents business plans and risk management frameworks. As the Safeguarding Lead liaise with the Board Safeguarding Sponsor and Sub Committee the national movement including; minimum monthly engagement with Y Safeguarding attendance at the minimum required amount of Meetings for the Safeguarding Consultative Group (as per the Groups Terms of Reference) and commitment to the continuous improvement of the collective Safeguarding function of the Y Movement.
• Empowerment: Ensure the voices and perspectives of children and young people are embedded in all Y Northern Territorys operations
• Values and Behaviours: Ensure all Y people understand and act in accordance with the Y Safe Behaviours and Code of Conduct
• Education and Training: Provide guidance advice support and ongoing learning and training opportunities to all Y people including management and leadership staff.
• Continuous Improvement: Oversee internal and external audits and reviews to ensure the Y Northern Territorys compliance with relevant safeguarding legislation and regulations. Facilitate ongoing learning and continuous improvement across the organisation.

Qualifications and Experience

• Excellent communication leadership and interpersonal abilities.
• Compassion and care for children young people and communities.
• High level of experience in developing effective working relationships both internally and externally.
• Previous experience working with children and young people.
• An understanding of the Northern Territory child safety regulations policies procedures and best practice.
• The ability to function as part of a multidisciplinary team as well as independently and manage projects through to completion.
• Demonstrated ability to make strategic decisions and solve complex problems.

Mandatory Requirements

• Valid Working with Children Clearance.
• Satisfactory Criminal History Check.
• Current First Aid Certificate (HLTAID003 or higher) and CPR qualifications.

Further Information

For a detailed position description please contact

All applications should be submitted via the Y NTs website or via seek and include a cover letter detailing suitability for the position and a copy of your CV.

Applications close Sunday 18th September 2025.