Assessment and Monitoring Officer (357923 & 357924) - Office of the Independent Regulator
Department of Justice
Independent Regulator, CYSOR
Applications must be submitted by
Position details
Applications close:
AEST
Award/Classification:
Tasmanian State Service Award - General Stream Band 6
Salary:
$109,099.00 to $123,395.00 per annum
Employment type:
Permanent, full-time
Job description:
The Assessment and Monitoring Officer supports the Office of the Independent Regulator’s vision of working with organisations to strengthen their child-safe practices by supporting the agency’s role in overseeing, regulating and monitoring organisations that provide services to children and young people.
The role enacts a specific function under the Office’s enabling legislation, the Child and Youth Safe Organisations Act 2023, and works closely with both the Strategic Engagement and Regulation and Compliance teams.
We encourage applications from Indigenous Australians, people living with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, mature age workers and LGBTIQA+ people.
The Department of Justice supports reasonable adjustment requests in any stage of the assessment process to remove barriers and facilitate full participation in all aspects of employment for applicants with disability. If you have individual requirements that need to be accommodated in order to participate in an interview or recruitment activity, please inform the contact listed at the end of this vacancy.
We are a diverse and inclusive workplace and understand the importance of flexible working arrangements. Talk to us about how this could work for you.
Hours per fortnight
73.50 hours per fortnight - flexible options available.
Duties
- Proactively plan and undertake assessment and monitoring activities using evidence-based and consistent project management methodology, referring matters and opportunities to other teams within the Office as appropriate.
- Craft accessible, relevant and strengths-based guidance to organisations in response to assessment and monitoring activities, with the overall aim of reducing identified risks to children and building the organisation’s child-safe capabilities.
- Deliver high-level advice to the Office’s Executive team on systemic themes emerging from assessment and monitoring activities, with a view to driving wider capability initiatives (such as resource development and targeted education).
- Participate in the development and delivery of educational stakeholder engagement activities to build awareness and capability within organisations required to comply with the Child and Youth Safe Organisations Act 2023.
- Develop and maintain trusting and collaborative working relationships with key internal and external stakeholders, including developing networks and maintaining effective communication pathways with complainants, notifiers and agencies.
- Carry a contained caseload of Reportable Conduct Scheme matters as part of the Office’s oversight function and maintain a working understanding of how organisations are experiencing compliance with the regulatory scheme.
- Support the broader team within the Office with general queries and provide timely advice and guidance to organisations on child-safe practices.
- Perform other duties as envisaged by the assigned classification under the relevant award and in accordance with the skills, competence and training of the occupant as required.
Essential Requirements
- Employment to the Office is subject to the satisfactory completion of security and related vetting including satisfactory a current Tasmanian Registration to Work with Vulnerable Persons Check (RWVP).
Desirable Requirements
- Relevant tertiary qualifications and experience in regulation/regulatory policy, administrative law, investigations, and/or compliance activity.
- A Tasmanian Driver’s licence.
Pre-employment Checks
The Head of State Service has determined that the person nominated for this vacancy is to satisfy a pre-employment check before taking up the appointment, promotion or transfer.
The following checks are to be conducted:
- Pre-employment (National Police Record) checks for: Arson and fire setting, violent crimes and crimes against the person, sex-related offences, drug and alcohol related offences, crimes involving dishonesty, deception and/or conspiracy, making false declarations, malicious damage and destruction to property, serious traffic offences, crimes against public order or relating to the Administration of Law and Justice, Executive or the Legislative Power.
- Disciplinary action in previous employment.
- Identification check.
Download the Statement of Duties and any Associated Documents
Statement of Duties - Assessment and Monitoring Officer (357923 & 357924) - Office - July 2025.docx
Statement of Duties - Assessment and Monitoring Officer (357923 & 357924) - Office - July 2025.pdf
Information for applicants (Office of the Independent Regulator).docx
Information for applicants (Office of the Independent Regulator).pdf
How to apply
To apply, please provide a Short Form Application which is a 1-2 page covering letter outlining your experience, skills and knowledge as they relate to the Statement of Duties, and a copy of your current Resumé/CV. We do not require a separate statement addressing the selection criteria.
Please apply online by clicking the 'Apply Now' button.
Refer to the 'Information for Applicants' document for further information. Please note, attachments must be in Microsoft Word or PDF format.
If you are unable to submit your application online, please contact the Department of Justice Recruitment Team on (03) 6166 1435.
For more information
Alexandra Patrikios
Director, Strategic Engagement
Alexandra.Patrikios@oir.tas.gov.au
Phone: 1800 754 728
Reasonable Adjustment Queries
People Strategy Team
(03) 6165 7603