Team Leader

Overview

Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time

Salary: $142,790 - $191,084

Grade: VPS 6

Occupation: Governance and risk management

Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs

Reference: VG/769350/51

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.

Multiple roles available

THE ROLE

The Team Leader is responsible for the operational performance of the Social Services Regulator's (SSR) Reportable Conduct Scheme (RCS) functions. The Team Leader is responsible for providing authoritative and consistent advice to the RCS Branch and the SSR leadership team on individual RCS matters and driving improvements in organisations' child safety systems. This can involve researching approaches in other jurisdictions, and by other regulators, as well as engaging with internal and external stakeholders. The role also involves liaison within the SSR and across government to ensure an integrated effort that reduces duplication.

ACCOUNTABILITIES INCLUDE

Your responsibilities will include:

Provide operational leadership identifying, analysing, reviewing and responding to emerging issues and areas of risk

Provide authoritative advice and recommendations to the SSR leadership team on regulatory activity and actions relating to RCS allegations and child safety systems

Assist the Manager in developing and maintaining strategic partnerships with co-regulators and other stakeholders across all levels of government and non-government organisations to ensure stakeholder engagement in the development of operational policies

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 humanresources@ssr.vic.gov.au.

Please apply to submit your interest in this position.

Applications close Wednesday 15 July 2026 at 11.59pm

Posted

1 July 2026