Manager, Child Safety and Reportable Conduct

Department of Education; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Education in Victoria seeks a Manager, Child Safety and Reportable Conduct to lead a multidisciplinary team ensuring compliance with the Reportable Conduct Scheme. You will manage referrals, training, data analysis, and reporting, while strengthening stakeholder communication and risk controls.

You will model Public Service values, support senior executives, and drive continuous improvement in employment processes related to child safety and integrity.

Qualifications

• Mandatory: Current Employee Working with Children Check.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary teams in child safety.

Responsibilities

• Lead the multi-disciplinary team for the Reportable Conduct Scheme.
• Ensure compliance protocols, records, and referral processes.
• Provide expert advice to executives and oversee training.
• Foster effective stakeholder communication and risk management.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Leadership

Policy interpretation

Job description

About the DepartmentThe department provides a wide range of learning and development support and services.The department provides policy leadership, plans for the future of education in Victoria and leads key cross-sector collaboration. The department plays an important system steward role by providing support, guidance, oversight and assurance across early childhood and school education systems, as well as directly providing school education and 50 new early learning centres.About the DivisionThe Conduct and Integrity Division provides expert advice and support to Victorian government school principals and other people managers in the Department of Education on managing employee conduct and performance including child safety concerns and fraud and corruption.There are four branches within the Division:Preliminary Investigations BranchChild Safety Investigations BranchFraud, Conduct and Performance BranchChild Safety and Integrity (Policy and Operations) Branch.The Division leads critical functions with respect to both school and corporate employees and operations:child safety misconduct and reportable conduct investigations, including notifications to the Social Services Regulator (SSR) under the Reportable Conduct Scheme in relation to departmental employees and others engaged in departmental workplaces and notifications to the Disability Worker Regulation Commissionfraud and corruption investigations, including mandatory reporting to the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC) and public interest disclosuresdeveloping and maintaining the department's guidelines on managing complaints, misconduct and unsatisfactory performance for the government teaching service and the public serviceproviding expert advice and support to principals and people managers to manage allegations of misconduct, unsatisfactory performance and fitness for dutyexpert advice and management of fraud and corruption, conflict of interest, and integrity performance monitoring and reportingpre-employment screening, and expert advice on suitability for employment and management of the department's Employment Limitation policymanaging relationships with oversight and integrity bodies (including the Victorian Institute of Teaching, SSR, IBAC, Victorian Ombudsman and the Victorian Public Sector Commission)capability building and training activities aimed at increasing staff confidence to prevent, speak up, identify and respond to inappropriate behaviour, reportable conduct and misconductstrengthening avenues for staff to speak up about inappropriate behaviour and misconductdriving behavioural and system change to build a stronger culture of integrity in the department.About the RoleThe Manager, Child Safety and Reportable Conduct manages and leads a multi-disciplinary team responsible for ensuring compliance with the requirements of the Reportable Conduct Scheme, including referral protocols, identifying areas for improvement, managing records, facilitating training, data analysis and reporting, project management and fostering effective stakeholder communication. They possess excellent stakeholder management and communication skills and foster a collaborative and thriving team culture through effective leadership, coaching and professional development. The Manager is a critical leader in the Division, modelling the Public Service Values, strengthening risk management, maintaining robust processes and records, and driving continuous improvement. The Manager leads on policy and procedures related to the Reportable Conduct Scheme and child safety in the context of employment processes, and on relationships with key internal and external stakeholders, including providing expert advice and support to senior executives.Desirable Qualifications and ExperienceMandatory: Current (or willingness to obtain) Employee Working with Children CheckFurther InformationFor more details regarding this position please see attached position description for the capabilities to address in application.The department values diversity and inclusion in all forms - gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQ+, disability and neurodiversity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. For more information about our work, working for the Department, diversity and inclusion, and our employment conditions visit the Department website and our Diversity and Inclusion pageApplicants requiring adjustments can contact the nominated contact person.Information about the Department of Education's operations and employment conditions can be located at www.education.vic.gov.au.For further information pertaining to the role, please contact Maggie Whitmore, Acting Director, Preliminary Investigation Teams via 0474 698 317 [e-mail] applicants may be required to complete a police check and may be subject to other pre-employment checks. Information provided to the Department of Education will be treated in the strictest confidence.Please let us know via phone or email if you require any adjustments to ensure your full participation in the recruitment process or if you need the ad or any attachments in an accessible format (e.g large print) due to any viewing difficulties or other accessibility requirements.Applications close 11:59pm on Thursday, 19th November 2026.