This is a Safety Culture Specialist role with Catholic Early EdCare based in Brisbane, QLD, AU Catholic Early EdCare Role Seniority - mid level More about the Safety Culture Specialist role at Catholic Early EdCare Catholic Early EdCare (CEEC) | Brisbane (Paddington) | Full-Time | Safety isn't a policy. It's a culture. And culture is built — person by person, service by service, every day. Catholic Early EdCare is looking for a Safety Culture Specialist to help embed a Safety First Culture across one of Queensland's reputable early learning and OSHC organisations. If you believe safety is something people live, not something they tick off keep reading. What You'll Be Doing As our Safety Culture Specialist, you will: Build culture, not paperwork Translate CEEC's safety strategy into real behavioural expectations Embed safety as something leaders model and teams feel Drive QA2 uplift across the network Support services to move beyond compliance into Exceeding practice Turn QA2 themes into clear, observable day-to-day behaviours Partner, influence, coach Work closely with Operations, Safeguarding, L&D, OD, and service leaders Coach leaders to become confident safety culture role-models Design practical initiatives that stick Deliver projects that strengthen safety maturity over time Measure impact through feedback, data, and service outcomes Make safety meaningful Help teams tell the story of safety through ownership, consistency, and shared language Build trust, accountability, and psychological safety across services Who This Role Will Suit You don't need to come directly from early childhood — but you do need to understand what it takes to shift culture at scale. This Role May Suit Someone From Safety leadership or culture roles in human services Organisational development or behavioural change Education or multi-site care environments Quality, safeguarding, or leadership uplift work What Matters Most Is That You Bring Strong capability in behaviour change and culture embedding Confidence working across leaders, services, and support teams A practical, respectful, people-first approach The courage to challenge and the warmth to support Why CEEC? CEEC is a not-for-profit organisation where children are at the heart of everything we do. We reinvest heavily into our people, services, facilities, and quality — because safety and care are never secondary. You'll Join A values-led organisation with serious momentum A warm, collaborative leadership culture A Safety Leadership Team committed to real improvement A role with visibility, influence, and purpose What's On Offer Excellent salary and benefits Vehicle provision A modern Paddington Support Office location Real influence across a growing service network Professional growth within a purpose-driven organisation Ready to build something that matters? Apply now or reach out for a confidential conversation. Our Commitment to Keeping Our Staff and Children Safe Catholic Early EdCare is dedicated to ensuring the safety and wellbeing of all children in its care and maintains a zero-tolerance approach to any form of abuse. The protection of children is our highest priority. All appointments are subject to referee checks, criminal history screening, and a current Queensland Working with Children Check (Blue Card). Catholic Early EdCare is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds. Our commitment to child safety means all successful candidates must hold: A current Driver's Licence A valid Blue Card A satisfactory Criminal History Check A willingness to complete ongoing safeguarding training Before we jump into the responsibilities of the role. No matter what you come in knowing, you’ll be learning new things all the time and the Catholic Early EdCare team will be there to support your growth. Please consider applying even if you don't meet 100% of what’s outlined Key Responsibilities ️ Building safety culture Driving quality uplift Coaching leaders Key Strengths ️ Behaviour change expertise Leadership coaching ️ Practical initiative design Experience in human services Organisational development ✅ Quality assurance A Final Note: This is a role with Catholic Early EdCare not with Hatch.
