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 Clearance (WWC Clearance) 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 Regulatory Officer, Compliance undertakes compliance monitoring and assessment activity to ensure organisations, sole traders, and agencies meet their obligations in relation to the engagement of persons in child-related work. The role assesses information indicating possible non-compliance, verifies compliance with obligations under the Worker Screening Act 2020 (Vic), gathers and evaluates evidence, and engages with organisations, sole traders and agencies to explain and encourage compliance. The role supports case investigations led by senior regulatory officers, and prepares proportionate regulatory responses, including infringement action, in accordance with the Regulator's compliance and enforcement approach.
Reporting to the Manager, Compliance, the role also:
- undertakes case-level compliance assessments and produces clear, accurate and evidence-based findings that support proportionate and timely regulatory responses; and
- contributes compliance findings and observations to the Branch's intelligence holdings, informing the targeting and prioritisation of future compliance activity.
Working within a multidisciplinary team, the Regulatory Officer contributes to Worker Screening Intelligence and Compliance Branch operations and to the delivery of the Victorian Government's Child Safety Reform agenda
ACCOUNTABILITIES INCLUDE
- Assess reports, referrals and other information indicating possible non-compliance by organisations, sole traders and agencies with their obligations under the Worker Screening Act 2020 (Vic) and manage an allocated case load to agreed timeliness and quality standards.
- Conduct compliance monitoring and verification activity, including requesting, examining and assessing the records and information that organisations, sole traders and agencies are required to keep and provide.
- Gather, evaluate and record evidence to a standard that supports regulatory decision making, escalation and, where required, prosecution, applying sound evidence handling practice.
- Engage with organisations, sole traders and agencies and other duty holders to explain their obligations, resolve non-compliance and secure voluntary compliance, escalating matters where a stronger response is warranted
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.