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 Senior Education and Capacity Building Advisor plans and implements communication and education activities that support the Social Services Regulator's (SSR) priorities, education objectives and stakeholder engagement outcomes.
The Senior Education and Capacity Building Advisor develops high-quality education and guidance materials that:
- meet the needs of our diverse audiences across the child safety and social services sectors
- promote improved compliance with each of the schemes the SSR regulates or administers
- contribute to safer systems for children and people who use social services.
You will play a senior role in building relationships with key stakeholders in complex and sensitive environments. You will apply your communications and education expertise and insight to identify emergent risks and issues and collaborate to ensure a consistent, integrated, and innovative approach to education
ACCOUNTABILITIES INCLUDE
- Develop and implement communication and engagement plans that support education, awareness and behaviour change campaigns, regulatory initiatives and stakeholder engagement activities.
- Prepare high-quality and timely communication and education materials to support the Social Services Regulator including external-facing guidance material, stakeholder newsletters, fact sheets, Q&As.
- Develop, support and administer the delivery of high-quality presentations and webinars.
- Support and coordinate communities of practice.
- Provide specialist communications and education advice to business units and project teams on audience engagement, communication approaches and communication risks
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.