Manager, Assessment (Ballarat)

Overview

Work Type: Fixed-term - Full-time

Salary: $116,413 - $140,849

Grade: VPS 5

Occupation: Governance and risk management

Location: Grampians - Ballarat

Reference: VG/775634

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 role of Manager, Assessment is to lead and manage a team of Senior Review and Assessment Officers. The Manager, Assessment is accountable for ensuring consistent output of high quality and timely assessments by their teams.

The position is part of the leadership team in the Operational Management area of the Worker Screening Branch.

ACCOUNTABILITIES INCLUDE

Day-to-day your responsibilities will include:

Provide advanced judgement and professional expertise to staff to assist them in the assessment of complex and sensitive cases.

Provide professional supervision of staff, and develop staff potential through coaching and feedback, training, motivating, and mentoring.

Contribute to a team environment and culture that is respectful, embracing of diversity and meets confidentiality and privacy requirements.

Keep accurate and complete records of your work activities in accordance with legislative requirements and record management, information security and privacy policies and requirements.

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 Sunday 26 July 2026 at 11.59pm

Posted

8 July 2026