HCPA is looking for an experiencedResidential Care / Child Protection SMEto join our consulting team and bring real-world operational expertise into the organisations we support across regulated child and family services.
This is an opportunity for someone who has worked deeply withinResidential Care, Therapeutic Residential Care or OOHCand understands what it takes to deliver safe, compliant and high-quality services for children and young people.
What you'll be doing
You'll work with organisations to:
Review and improve residential care operations, policies and procedures
Strengthen safeguarding, risk and incident management
Assess governance, quality and compliance frameworks
Support implementation of Child Safe Standards
Translate legislation and regulatory requirements into practical systems
Conduct compliance and quality reviews
Identify operational gaps and develop practical improvement plans
Advise leaders on workforce, practice and service delivery
Support organisations preparing for audits, reviews and regulatory requirements
You don't need to have been a consultant before.




We're looking for someone who has lived and breathed residential care and can now bring that experience to multiple organisations.
You'll be a strong fit if you have:
Significant experience inResidential Care, Therapeutic Residential Care or OOHC
Senior operational or practice leadership experience
Strong understanding of safeguarding and child protection
Experience with policies, procedures, quality or compliance
Understanding of theVictorian Child Safe Standardsand relevant child protection requirements
Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills
The ability to turn complex requirements into practical solutions
A genuine commitment to improving outcomes for children and young people
Why HCPA?
Take your residential-care expertise beyond a single service and use your experience to make an impact across multiple organisations, teams and projects.
If you're an experienced residential-care leader looking for a new challenge - with the opportunity to share your expertise, influence better practice and help strengthen services across the sector - we'd love to hear from you.
Full-time | Long-term | No travel required | Robust work-life balance
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📌 Residential Care Sme - Child Protection (Melbourne)
🏢 HCPA
📍 Melbourne