Social Services Regulator
The Social Services Regulator (SSR) is an independent statutory authority that exists to safeguard the rights of children and young people as well as people who use social services in Victoria.
The SSR regulates the Social Services Standards, the Child Safe Standards (for organisations without a sector specific co-regulator as well as the social services sector), and also administers the Worker and Carer Exclusion Scheme (WCES), Reportable Conduct Scheme (RCS) and Working with Children Check (WWCC) scheme and NDIS Worker Screening Check.
The Social Services Regulator takes an integrated and intelligence driven approach to identifying, preventing and excluding unsafe people from working with children and young people, as well as ensuring organisations that work with children and young people keep children safe from abuse and harm by meeting the Child Safe Standards.
As a co-regulator of the Child Safe Standards, the Social Services Regulator works with other co-regulators of the Child Safe Standards including the Department of Health, Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority (VRQA), Victorian Early Childhood Regulation Authority (VECRA), and Workforce Inspectorate Victoria to keep children safe from harm and abuse.
THE ROLE
The Legal Counsel plays a key role in supporting the delivery of high-quality legal advice and litigation support within the Social Services Regulator (SSR). As part of the SSR Legal team, you will provide advice and contribute to litigation across a range of operational, regulatory or administrative matters including those relating to Working with Children Checks.
This is a dynamic and varied role that requires flexibility and the ability to manage competing priorities, meet deadlines and collaborate with other members of the legal team and also with teams across the SSR.
ACCOUNTABILITIES INCLUDE
Day-to-day your responsibilities will include:
- Support the SSR Legal team deliver high quality, stakeholder focused and cost-effective legal services in relation to highly complex and sensitive matters. This includes supporting matters in courts or tribunals particularly in relation to the Working with Children Check scheme.
- Provide advice, under supervision, on social service regulation and laws, and legal issues related to the Regulator's functions, including assessments, complaints, notifications, investigations, prosecutions and a broad range of administrative law, legislative interpretation and corporate governance matters that relate to the operation of the Regulator.
- Support and advise the SSR on litigated matters, including day to day carriage of matters, engaging counsel or external legal support (where appropriate) and support the provision of advice on prospects having regard to SSR's model litigant obligations.
For more details, please open the position description.
HOW TO APPLY
Applicants are encouraged to apply online. Attachments can be uploaded in .doc, .docx, .pdf, .txt or .rtf formats.
Applicants are required to submit a CV and Cover Letter (max 2 pages) outlining their suitability to the role in line with the Key Selection Criteria.
Applicants must be an Australian Citizen, Permanent Resident or hold a valid work permit or visa. Work eligibility will be checked as part of the recruitment process.
Preferred candidates will be required to complete pre-employment screening, including a national police check and misconduct screening.
For more information on working with us and our recruitment process, please contact SSR HR at [email protected].
Please apply to submit your interest in this position.