Senior Review & Assessment Officer - Fixed Term

Social Services Regulator; Hamilton; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The Social Services Regulator in Ballarat is seeking a Senior Review and Assessment Officer for a fixed-term, full-time role to manage the assessment of Working with Children and NDIS checks.

You will review complex applications, undertake autonomous case management, and prepare concise recommendations. You will liaise with applicants and external agencies to obtain relevant information and support timely decisions.

Qualifications

• Applicants must be Australian citizens, permanent residents or hold a valid work visa.
• Preferred candidates will be required to complete pre-employment screening, including a national police check.

Responsibilities

• Review and analyse information related to applications and produce objective, comprehensive and accurate assessments.
• Undertake autonomous case management of applications and reassessments.
• Prepare and write clear and concise briefings outlining recommendations on the assessment of Checks.
• Undertake liaison with applicants, cardholders and external agencies to obtain relevant information to assist the assessment of applications/reassessments.

Job description

Social Services RegulatorThe 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.

Fixed Term - Full Time - Ballarat Location - Up to 12 months from 04 Jan 2027

THE ROLE

The role of the Senior Review and Assessment Officer is to undertake the review and assessment of complex Working with Children and NDIS check applications and produce comprehensive and accurate assessments in a timely manner.

ACCOUNTABILITIES INCLUDE

• Review and analyse information related to applications and produce objective, comprehensive and accurate assessments.
• Undertake sensitive investigations and critical analysis of information from a range of sources to evaluate applications/reassessments and make an objective recommendation on the individual's suitability to have a card.
• Undertake autonomous case management of applications and reassessments.
• Prepare and write clear and concise briefings to the department's executive management outlining recommendations on the assessment of Checks.
• Undertake liaison with applicants, cardholders and external agencies (including Corrections Victoria, Courts, Police Department of Human Services, treating professional and professional bodies) to obtain relevant information to assist the assessment of applications/reassessments.

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.