Job Description
HCPA is looking for an experienced Residential Care / Child Protection SME to join our consulting team and bring real-world operational expertise into the organisations we support across regulated child and family services.
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This is an opportunity for someone who has worked deeply within Residential Care, Therapeutic Residential Care or OOHC and understands what it takes to deliver safe, compliant and high-quality services for children and young people.
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What you'll be doing
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You'll work with organisations to:
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Review and improve residential care operations, policies and procedures
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Strengthen safeguarding, risk and incident management
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Assess governance, quality and compliance frameworks
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Support implementation of Child Safe Standards
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Translate legislation and regulatory requirements into practical systems
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Conduct compliance and quality reviews
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Identify operational gaps and develop practical improvement plans
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Advise leaders on workforce, practice and service delivery
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Support organisations preparing for audits, reviews and regulatory requirements
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You don't need to have been a consultant before.
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We're looking for someone who has lived and breathed residential care and can now bring that experience to multiple organisations.
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You'll be a strong fit if you have:
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Significant experience in Residential Care, Therapeutic Residential Care or OOHC
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Senior operational or practice leadership experience
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Strong understanding of safeguarding and child protection
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Experience with policies, procedures, quality or compliance
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Understanding of the Victorian Child Safe Standards and relevant child protection requirements
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Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills
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The ability to turn complex requirements into practical solutions
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A genuine commitment to improving outcomes for children and young people
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Why HCPA?
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Take your residential-care expertise beyond a single service and use your experience to make an impact across multiple organisations, teams and projects.
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If you're an experienced residential-care leader looking for a new challenge - with the prospect to share your expertise, influence better practice and help strengthen services across the sector - we'd love to hear from you.
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Full-time | Long-term | No travel required | Strong work-life balance
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📌 Residential Care Sme - Child Protection (Victoria)
🏢 HCPA
📍 Victoria