Our purpose is to make skills, education and employment accessible to every person, so they can create their own world of unbounded possibilities. We are guided by values that champion collaboration, continuous improvement, innovation and doing what is right for our customers and communities.
About The BUSY Group…
The BUSY Group is a not-for-profit organisation with nearly 50 years experience as a community partner. With multiple business entities operating across 100+ locations Australia-wide and now in New Zealand, Canada and the United Kingdom, we offer an extensive range of employment services and programs, vocational training, apprenticeships, mentoring, Inclusive Employment Australia, specialist schools and allied health services.
Description
At The BUSY School, we believe every young person deserves the opportunity to succeed. As part of The BUSY Group, we support students to reconnect with education, build confidence and create pathways into employment, training and further learning.
We're looking for an experienced and proactive School Compliance Officer to join our Group Quality & Compliance team. This is an exciting opportunity for a compliance, audit or governance professional who enjoys identifying opportunities for improvement, building strong stakeholder relationships, and contributing to a culture of accountability, quality and child safety across a growing network of schools.
About the Role
Reporting to the Group Quality & Compliance Manager, you will play a key role in supporting compliance, governance, audit readiness and continuous improvement activities across The BUSY School network in Australia and New Zealand. Working closely with School Leadership and Principals, you will help ensure campuses meet legislative, regulatory, accreditation, funding and organisational requirements, while supporting operational excellence and child safe practices.
What You'll Be Doing
Compliance & Assurance
- Monitor and assess compliance across school campuses.
- Conduct risk-based internal reviews and maintain compliance registers and assurance schedules.
- Identify compliance gaps, emerging risks and opportunities for improvement.
- Support accreditation, funding and regulatory compliance requirements.
Audit, Reporting & Quality Improvement
- Lead and support audits, reviews and audit readiness activities.
- Undertake campus reviews and evidence validation activities.
- Analyse trends, prepare reports, dashboards and risk summaries for leadership.
- Track corrective actions through to completion and strengthen assurance processes.
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives that enhance governance and operational effectiveness.
Partnerships & Governance
- Partner with School Leadership and Principals to provide practical compliance guidance.
- Support the implementation of regulatory and legislative changes across campuses.
- Assist with responses to regulators, funding bodies and accrediting authorities.
- Support policy, governance and document management activities.
- Build compliance capability through stakeholder engagement, advice and awareness initiatives.
Why Join Us?
- Make a meaningful difference in the lives of young people.
- Work across an innovative and growing school network.
- Be part of a supportive and values-driven culture.
- Access professional development and career growth opportunities.
- Contribute to improving quality, compliance and governance outcomes across Australasia.
- 4 additional paid annual leave days – 1 My BUSY Day and 3 days at Christmas
- Enjoy a hybrid work model, collaborating in the office and working from home
- Clear pathways for internal advancement
- Dedicated training budget for personal and professional growth
- BUSY Benefits program - Paid parental Leave, retail discounts and access to Fitness Passport
- Monthly office mini massages
- Community Giving day
- Enjoy work that genuinely impacts lives
- Employee Assistance Program with Sonder Wellbeing App
Skills And Experiences
About You
You are a highly organised and detail-oriented professional who enjoys working in a regulated environment and partnering with operational teams to achieve positive outcomes.
You will bring:
- Experience in compliance, governance, auditing, quality assurance or risk management.
- Strong analytical, investigation and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent report writing and stakeholder engagement abilities.
- The ability to interpret legislation and translate requirements into practical operational outcomes.
- Experience working within education, government-funded services, schools or other highly regulated sectors will be highly regarded.
- A commitment to integrity, accountability, continuous improvement and child safety
Next steps...
If you're looking for an opportunity to combine your compliance expertise with a purpose-driven organisation dedicated to improving outcomes for young people, we'd love to hear from you.
This role will actively commence recruitment from the date of advertisement. The closing date of this ad is dependent on the appointment of the role.
The BUSY Group is an organisation that prioritises the safeguarding of children and all vulnerable people by actively adopting strategies that embed a culture of zero tolerance for abuse of any kind. Successful applicants will be required to hold or obtain a Working with Children Check (Blue Card or equivalent), National Police Check and current Driver Licence, and be willing to travel regularly between campuses.
The BUSY Group is committed to achieving a diverse workforce and strongly encourages applications from First Nations People, veterans, people from culturally diverse backgrounds and people with disabilities.
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