Senior Regulatory Officer

Queensland Department of Education; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 125,000 - 134,000; Full time

Job summary

Queensland Department of Education in Brisbane is seeking a Senior Regulatory Officer to support Early Childhood Regional Operations. The role applies ECEC legislation, standards and guidelines to regulate services and drive quality outcomes.

You will build collaborative relationships with Regional Offices, Central Office teams and ECEC providers, undertake assessments and ratings, manage risk and contribute to Regulating for Quality initiatives within the department.

Qualifications

• Regulatory experience or ability to quickly learn ECEC regulation.
• Experience in assessment and rating, or the ability to complete required training.
• Strong understanding of quality early childhood practice.
• Strong analytical, communication, decision-making and organisational skills.
• Ability to manage risk, prioritise tasks, and work collaboratively with stakeholders.
• Passion for early childhood, with a focus on children's health, safety and wellbeing.

Responsibilities

• Apply (ECEC) legislation, standards, policies and guidelines to regulate the ECEC sector under the Regulating for Quality including monitoring, investigations and assessment of applications and notifications.
• Conduct assessment and rating of education and care services across Queensland.
• Build collaborative working relationships with stakeholders including Regional Offices, and ECEC providers to achieve regulatory outcomes.
• Undertake other duties as directed.

Skills

Regulatory experience

Stakeholder collaboration

Analytical skills

Communication

Decision making

Organisational skills

Risk management

Early childhood regulation

Education

Early Childhood Studies

Childhood Education

Job description

Queensland Department of Education – Brisbane QLD

Senior Regulatory Officer to Early Childhood Regional Operations (Talent Pool)

Queensland Department of Education

Other (Consulting and Strategy)

Government to State (Government and Defence)

Full time

125,488 to 134,019 per annum

Early Childhood Studies

Childhood Education

About the Department of Education:

The Department of Education (DoE) supports quality early learning and delivers world class education services. The department also hosts the Early Childhood Regulatory Authority which regulates early childhood education and care services and assesses and rates the quality of services against the National Quality Standard.

Your Role:

Support the Early Childhood Regulatory Authority by applying early childhood education and care (ECEC) legislation, standards, policies and guidelines to regulate the sector under Regulating for Quality policy.

Build collaborative working relationships with internal and external stakeholders including Regional Offices, Central Office Teams and ECEC providers and services to achieve regulatory outcomes.

The Senior Regulatory Officer reports to the Manager, Regulation, in each Regional Office, Early Childhood Regulatory Authority.

Responsibilities: Apply (ECEC) legislation, standards, policies and guidelines to regulate the ECEC sector under the Regulating for Quality Including monitoring, investigations and assessment of applications and notifications.

Conduct assessment and rating of education and care services across Queensland.

Build collaborative working relationships with stakeholders including Regional Offices, and ECEC providers to achieve regulatory outcomes.

Undertake other duties as directed.

About You: The successful applicant will have the following qualities: Regulatory experience or ability to quickly learn ECEC regulation.

Experience in assessment and rating, or the ability to complete required training

Strong understanding of quality early childhood practice

Strong analytical, communication, decision-making and organisational skills

Ability to manage risk, prioritise tasks, and work collaboratively with stakeholders

Passion for early childhood, with a focus on children's health, safety and wellbeing

Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.

Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.