At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead regulatory activities and ensure compliance in early childhood education services.
- Company: Queensland Department of Education, committed to children's safety and wellbeing.
- Benefits: Inclusive workplace, professional development opportunities, and a chance to make a real difference.
- Other info: Dynamic role with exposure to impactful decision-making in a supportive environment.
- Why this job: Shape the future of early childhood education while protecting children's rights and safety.
- Qualifications: Experience in regulatory roles and strong investigative skills required.
The predicted salary is between 75600 - 92400 $ per year.
The Principal Regulatory Officer leads complex regulatory activities within the Early Childhood Regulatory Authority, ensuring early childhood education and care services comply with relevant legislation and quality standards to protect children's safety and wellbeing. The role involves conducting and guiding sensitive investigations, analysing compliance and risk data, providing expert regulatory advice, preparing investigation reports and briefs, resolving stakeholder issues, and mentoring team members to strengthen investigative capability and regulatory practice. The Early Childhood Regulatory Authority's Metropolitan North Region regulates approximately 500 early childhood education and care services across two teams, with a focus on protecting children's health, safety and wellbeing.
Your opportunity: As Principal Regulatory Officer, you will lead investigations into alleged legislative breaches, guide regulatory decisions and provide expert advice to ensure services meet required standards. You will also prepare investigation reports and briefs of evidence, mentor team members, and apply a risk-based regulatory approach. Role based at Nundah. Role potentially involves exposure to distressing matters regarding harm to children.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Undertaking regulatory activities, making recommendations and decisions that support the Regulatory Authority functions under the legislation and in accordance with the principles of good administrative decision making.
- Modeling strong investigative skills to build capability of team members regarding investigations.
- Assessing early education and care services under a national quality framework.
- Applying effective record keeping practices and using regulatory systems to capture accurate and timely data and regularly monitoring and reviewing data quality.
- Providing reliable advice to support the Regulatory Authority leadership team and external stakeholders including regulated service providers, the general public and other agencies.
We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive. 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.
Contact Name: Esther Blest, Director 0436 861 ***
Closing Date: Thursday, 12 November 2026
Principal Regulatory Officer – Metropolitan North Region in Brisbane employer: Queensland Department of Education
The Queensland Department of Education is an exceptional employer, offering a collaborative work culture that prioritises professional development and employee growth. Located in the vibrant Toowoomba region, you will have the unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact on student outcomes while leading a dedicated team of financial professionals across 198 schools. With a strong commitment to compliance and excellence, this role provides a rewarding environment for those passionate about education and finance.
Contact Details:
Queensland Department of Education Recruitment Team
