Investigator, Child Safety Investigations

Great opportunity to work for the Department of Education as an Investigator, Child Safety Investigations. Conduct investigations into child safety concerns, employee misconduct and Reportable Conduct matters, providing expert advice and supporting a strong culture of child safety and integrity.

About the Role

The Investigator, Child Safety Investigations is responsible for conducting investigations into complaints, allegations of misconduct by department employees and allegations of child abuse falling within the Reportable Conduct Scheme related to our workplaces.

Employment type: Full time, Fixed term until 19 November 2027
 
Desirable Qualifications and Experience

As our ideal candidate, you will possess:

• experience providing complex advice within defined policies and procedures
• excellent stakeholder engagement and relationship building skills, working within a multi-stakeholder environment
• high level written communication skills, developing a range of complex written documentation
• sound conceptual thinking ability, as well as excellent problem solving and conflict resolution skills

About the Department

The Department of Education (DE) leads the delivery of education and development services to children and students both directly through government schools and indirectly through the regulation and funding of early childhood services and non-government schools.

About the Division

The Conduct and Integrity Division provides expert advice and support to Victorian government school principals and other people managers in the Department of Education on managing employee conduct and performance including child safety concerns and fraud and corruption.

There are four branches within the Division:

• Preliminary Investigations Branch
• Child Safety Investigations Branch
• Fraud, Conduct and Performance Branch
• Child Safety and Integrity (Policy and Operations) Branch.

The Division leads critical functions with respect to both school and corporate employees and operations:

• child safety misconduct and reportable conduct investigations, including notifications to the Commission for Children and Young People (CCYP) under the Reportable Conduct Scheme in relation to departmental employees and others engaged in departmental workplaces and notifications to the Disability Worker Regulation Commission
• fraud and corruption investigations, including mandatory reporting to the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC) and public interest disclosures
• developing and maintaining the department's guidelines on managing complaints, misconduct and unsatisfactory performance for the government teaching service and the public service
• providing expert advice and support to principals and people managers to manage allegations of misconduct, unsatisfactory performance, fitness for duty and
• expert advice and management of fraud and corruption, conflict of interest, and integrity performance monitoring and reporting
• pre-employment screening, and expert advice on suitability for employment and management of the department's Employment Limitation policy
• managing relationships with oversight and integrity bodies (including the Victorian Institute of Teaching, CCYP, IBAC, Victorian Ombudsman and the Victorian Public Sector Commission)
• capability building and training activities aimed at increasing staff confidence to prevent, speak up, identify and respond to inappropriate behaviour, reportable conduct and misconduct
• strengthening avenues for staff to speak up about inappropriate behaviour and misconduct
• driving behavioural and system change to build a stronger culture of integrity in the department.

How to apply:

For more details regarding this position please see attached position description.  Applications should include:

• A cover letter addressing the Key Selection Criteria (maximum of two pages); and
• A current Resume outlining your qualifications and experience

Further Information

For more details regarding this position please see attached position description for the capabilities to address in application.

The department 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 the Department, diversity and inclusion, and our employment conditions visit the Department website and our Diversity and Inclusion page

Applicants requiring adjustments can contact the nominated contact person.

Information about the Department of Education's operations and employment conditions can be located at www.education.vic.gov.au.

For further information pertaining to the role, please contact: Andrea Barrell, Manager, Child Safety Investigations team 2 via: 03 7022 5*** or **************@education.vic.gov.au

Preferred applicants may be required to complete a police check and may be subject to other pre-employment checks. Information provided to the Department of Education will be treated in the strictest confidence.

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Applications close 11:59pm on Tuesday 01 September 2026