About VECRA
The Victorian Early Childhood Regulatory Authority (VECRA) is the statutory authority responsible for regulating early childhood education and care services in Victoria. VECRA works to ensure the safety, wellbeing and development of children through effective regulation, compliance, quality assessment and continuous improvement across the early childhood sector. VECRA plays a critical system management role, providing guidance, oversight and assurance to the sector while supporting high‐quality early childhood education outcomes for Victorian children and families.
About the Role
The Manager, Workforce Suitability leads the functions relating to early childhood worker suitability and associated regulatory activities, identifying and taking appropriate regulatory action in response to individual misconduct or when individuals pose a risk to children. The role requires a highly experienced manager with expertise in risk‐based decision making, who can develop robust procedures, workflows and governance arrangements to ensure timely and high‐quality decisions relating to suspensions, prohibitions and other regulatory actions.
Key Responsibilities
* Manages the early childhood worker suitability functions and regulatory actions.
* Ensures operational oversight and integrity of the Early Childhood Workforce Register by designing and executing compliance and assurance programs to improve accuracy and completeness of data.
* Leads initiatives to build sector awareness and understanding of worker suitability obligations under the National Law and related child safety obligations, supporting industry implementation of Child Safe Standard 6.
* Fosters a positive culture and collaborates with investigators, regulatory operations, legal, intelligence and policy teams to ensure worker‐related matters are promptly identified, assessed and actioned in a risk‐based, child‐centred manner.
* Builds and leads a team with a culture of accountability, responsiveness, collaboration and integrity.
Qualifications and Experience
* Essential: Experience working within a regulatory environment and applying legal and regulatory frameworks.
* Essential: A valid Working with Children Check.
Preferred Qualifications
* Preferred applicants may be required to complete a police check and may be subject to other pre‐employment checks.
EEO Statement
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.
Contact and Application Information
For further information about the role, contact Scott May (Director, Monitoring and Compliance) via or 0419569036. Applications close 11:59pm on 24‐June‐2026. Applicants requiring adjustments can contact the nominated contact person. Information provided to VECRA will be treated in the strictest confidence.
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