Senior Compliance Specialist

at  Affinity Education Group

What we’re looking for
You’ll be responsible for ensuring effective actions are taken to satisfy regulatory authority requests and compliance with the National Law and Regulations (and associated legislation) across the organisation.

The role

• Acting as the point of contact for communication and liaison across internal functions for investigation of individual child incidents
• Verify preventative and correction actions and closure for child incidents
• Log, review and action regulatory action notices in the Compliance Management System
• Track and ensure non-compliance notices, breaches and any enforcement actions are actioned and closed out by the due date
• Assess and clearly itemise succinct actions and sufficient evidence required to satisfactorily meet the requirements of the request or compliance notice
• Collate all requested information, evidence and other documentation professionally and orderly and submit to departments within expected deadlines
• Maintain current knowledge of relevant legislation and regulations and up to date with changes

Qualifications and experience you’ll need to be successful

• Minimum of Diploma (or similar) qualification in Early Education and Care (ECEC) (desirable but not essential)
• Similar experience skill set such a paralegal would be beneficial but not essential
• Current Working with Children Check, or ability to obtain
• Minimum 2 years’ quality/compliance officer experience for a large provider
• Demonstrated knowledge of the ECEC sector and relevant legislation (desirable but not essential)
• Demonstrated ability to interpret and apply to policy, process, and the National Law and Regulations
• Excellent communication skills
• Time management and attention to detail

Benefits

As a company, we’re proud of creating a workplace culture that combines fun and professionalism. We can offer you:

• Attractive salary package
• Stunning Brisbane CBD Office, close to public transport
• An exciting and dynamic work environment offering flexible work arrangements
• 50% discount on childcare gap fees
• Free gym membership
• A professional culture and supportive work environment

Why work for Affinity?
We’re a National Early Childhood Education and Care community with over 230 centres across Australia and over 5,500k staff. If you’re looking for a values-led organisation with incredible people making a genuine difference – you’ll find it at Affinity Education Group. Our mission is to realise potential in everyone – from children to educators, from managers to our vibrant head office team. Our incredible culture is defined by our values – Being Completely Connected, Living the Team Spirit, Delivering Outstanding Professionalism, Going Above and Beyond, Creating Shining Stars and (our favourite) Having Serious Fun. To be sure, our portfolio of centres is growing about as fast as the little people in our care but it doesn’t matter how many centres we’re operating – our Affinity community retains a big family feel, committed to delivering outstanding results in quality early education and care.

• Acting as the point of contact for communication and liaison across internal functions for investigation of individual child incidents
• Verify preventative and correction actions and closure for child incidents
• Log, review and action regulatory action notices in the Compliance Management System
• Track and ensure non-compliance notices, breaches and any enforcement actions are actioned and closed out by the due date
• Assess and clearly itemise succinct actions and sufficient evidence required to satisfactorily meet the requirements of the request or compliance notice
• Collate all requested information, evidence and other documentation professionally and orderly and submit to departments within expected deadlines
• Maintain current knowledge of relevant legislation and regulations and up to date with change