At a Glance
- Tasks: Support investigations and manage complaints to protect children in education and care.
- Company: Join VECRA, a leader in child safety and regulatory practice.
- Benefits: Diverse work environment, career growth, and the chance to make a real difference.
- Other info: VECRA values diversity and encourages all backgrounds to apply.
- Why this job: Be part of meaningful work that shapes safer outcomes for children.
- Qualifications: Relevant experience in regulation, investigations, or child safety is essential.
The predicted salary is between 67500 - 82500 $ per year.
Join VECRA’s Complex Investigations Branch to support investigations, complaint triage and evidence analysis. Apply your judgement and communication skills to strengthen regulatory practice, manage risk and help protect children in education and care.
About the Branch
The Complex Investigations Branch is responsible for leading and supporting complex investigative activities across VECRA. The Branch currently comprises three business units that work collaboratively with regional and central teams to ensure consistent, high-quality investigative, triage and complaint handling practices.
- Central Investigations Unit: Undertakes complex and high-risk investigations and provides expert advice and guidance on investigative matters. Supports regional teams’ investigation activity and leads VECRA's investigations approach to ensure effective, thorough, timely and procedurally fair investigations.
- Complex Child Safeguarding Investigations Unit: Responsible for delivering high-quality, rigorous investigations into complex, sensitive, and often high-profile child safeguarding matters.
- Triage Unit: Manages important projects for VECRA related to areas of expertise and leads, oversees or triages investigations involving allegations of child sexual abuse, serious misconduct, or significant risk to children.
Work in this branch requires a high level of professionalism, discretion, and trauma-informed practice.
About the Roles
Help shape safer, higher-quality outcomes for children through meaningful regulatory work. Multiple opportunities are available for highly motivated individuals with strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills and a passion for meaningful work to join VECRA as an Investigations Branch Regulatory Officer. The roles sit in the Complex Investigations Branch and report to the relevant Unit Manager.
Investigations Branch Regulatory Officers undertake activities such as evidence collection and analysis, triage and complaint management, investigations and investigation support, and detailed record keeping utilising a variety of systems and programs. The incumbents will be working in high volume, busy environments and undertaking timely, risk and trauma-informed regulatory activities. The roles involve working directly with complainants, parents, those working in education and care services as well as operators of those services. Excellent written and verbal communication, strong judgement and thorough understanding of VECRA's role, policies and legal requirements will be essential.
Investigations Branch Regulatory Officers contribute to delivery of programs and initiatives in the Complex Investigations Branch by undertaking and supporting thorough investigations, complaints management, triage, evidence gathering and analysis as well as detailed record keeping and reporting. The roles will support enforcement and prevention strategies, build stakeholder relationships, advise senior decision-makers, and drive continuous improvement.
Attributes
For more details regarding the required attributes please see attached position description.
Qualifications and Experience
- Essential: Relevant qualifications and/or experience in regulation, child safety, investigations, law or similar.
- Essential: Successful applicants will be required to hold a valid Victorian Working with Children's Check and Victorian driver's licence.
Further Information
VECRA 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 VECRA, diversity and inclusion, and our employment conditions visit the VECRA website and our Diversity and Inclusion page. Applicants requiring adjustments can contact the nominated contact person.
Information about VECRA's operations and employment conditions can be located on the VECRA website. For further information pertaining to the role, please contact Jim Pearson, Manager Child Safety Investigations.
Preferred applicants may be required to complete a police check and may be subject to other pre-employment checks. Information provided to VECRA 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 30 October 2026.
Complex Investigations Branch Regulatory Officer in Melbourne employer: Victorian Early Childhood Regulatory Authority
Joining VECRA as an Early Childhood Authorised Officer in Footscray means becoming part of a dedicated team committed to enhancing the quality of early childhood education and care in Victoria. With a strong focus on professional development, comprehensive training, and a collaborative work culture, employees are empowered to grow their regulatory skills while making a meaningful impact in the community. The supportive environment and flexible working arrangements further enhance the appeal of this rewarding role, making VECRA an excellent employer for those passionate about child safety and education.
Contact Details:
Victorian Early Childhood Regulatory Authority Recruitment Team
