We encourage applications from Indigenous Australians, people living with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, mature age workers and LGBTIQA+ people.

The Department of Justice supports reasonable adjustment requests in any stage of the assessment process to remove barriers and facilitate full participation in all aspects of employment for applicants with disability. If you have individual requirements that need to be accommodated in order to participate in an interview or recruitment activity, please inform the contact listed at the end of this vacancy.

We are a diverse and inclusive workplace and understand the importance of flexible working arrangements.  Talk to us about how this could work for you.

Hours per fortnight

73.50 hours per fortnight - flexible options available. 

Duties

• Provide strategic input into the development of capability-building educational initiatives designed to support organisations to establish and strengthen their child-safe practices. 
   
• Develop and deliver educational activities (both in person and online) to government and non-government stakeholders relating to the functions of the Office, including organisational compliance with the Child and Youth Safe Organisations Framework.  
   
• Contribute to the development of practical resources, communications, website information and stakeholder materials aimed at building organisations’ skills and confidence in their child-safe practices. 
   
• Build and maintain stakeholder relationships across priority sectors, such as Aboriginal communities, victim-survivors of institutional child abuse, and in-scope organisations. 
   
• Support the Office’s data management practices, including the evaluation of quantitative and qualitative data against its strategic priorities. 
   
• Perform other duties as envisaged by the assigned classification under the relevant award and in accordance with the skills, competence and training of the occupant as required.  

Essential Requirements

• Employment to the Office is subject to the satisfactory completion of security and related vetting including satisfactory a current Tasmanian Registration to Work with Vulnerable Persons Check (RWVP). 

Desirable Requirements

• Tertiary qualifications in education, training, policy, communications or journalism, or demonstrated work experience in a relevant field. 
  
  
• A Tasmanian Driver’s licence.

Pre-employment Checks

The Head of State Service has determined that the person nominated for this vacancy is to satisfy a pre-employment check before taking up the appointment, promotion or transfer.

The following checks are to be conducted:

1. Pre-employment (National Police Record) checks for: Arson and fire setting, violent crimes and crimes against the person, sex-related offences, drug and alcohol related offences, crimes involving dishonesty, deception and/or conspiracy, making false declarations, malicious damage and destruction to property, serious traffic offences, crimes against public order or relating to the Administration of Law and Justice, Executive or the Legislative Power.
2. Disciplinary action in previous employment.
3. Identification check.

Download the Statement of Duties and any Associated Documents

 Statement of Duties (358121 & 358122) - Education Officer OIR - Sept 2025.docx

 Statement of Duties (358121 & 358122) - Education Officer OIR - Sept 2025.pdf

 Information for applicants (Office of the Independent Regulator).docx

 Information for applicants (Office of the Independent Regulator).pdf

How to apply

To apply, please provide a Short Form Application which is a 1-2 page covering letter outlining your experience, skills and knowledge as they relate to the Statement of Duties, and a copy of your current Resumé/CV.  We do not require a separate statement addressing the selection criteria.

Please apply online by clicking the 'Apply Now' button.

Refer to the 'Information for Applicants' document for further information. Please note, attachments must be in Microsoft Word or PDF format.

If you are unable to submit your application online, please contact the Department of Justice Recruitment Team on (03) 6166 1435.

For more information

Alexandra Patrikios
Director, Strategic Engagement
Alexandra.Patrikios@oir.tas.gov.au 
Phone: (03) 6165 4782

Reasonable Adjustment Queries

People Strategy Team
(03) 6165 7603