Adult Safeguarding Practitioner

• Department for Health and Wellbeing – Strategy & Governance – Adult Safeguarding Unit
• Salary: $86,950 to $100,729 – AHP2 – Full Time / Term Contract up to 12 Months

Overview:

The Adult Safeguarding Practitioner position is situated within the Adult Safeguarding Unit, Office for Ageing Well, and is accountable to the Senior Adult Safeguarding Practitioner for undertaking comprehensive assessments and providing service and case coordination to ensure that the rights and freedoms of vulnerable adults are upheld, in particular through the establishment and day to day operation of the Adult Safeguarding Unit.

The Adult Safeguarding Practitioner will contribute to stakeholder engagement with key representatives from across government and non-government sector to identify needs and support the development and implementation of the Adult Safeguarding Unit (ASU) agreed outcomes and deliverables.

Describe four primary job tasks and responsibilities of the job:

• Assist with the management of the Adult Safeguarding Unit Phone Line, including receiving and triaging reports of suspected abuse of vulnerable adults as well as providing advice/information to community and service providers where appropriate.
• Undertake assessments and investigations into reports of abuse of vulnerable adults to explore abuse concerns and develop safeguarding strategies and actions.
• Work with adults who may be considered vulnerable to implement appropriate safeguards to prevent further abuse/neglect.
• Provide community education to providers and community regarding signs/types of abuse, prevention, and role of the Adult Safeguarding Unit.

List the top four essential experience items from the most to the least important:

• Experience in psychosocial/clinical assessments and formulating goals and action plans
• Experience in working with people from a range of social and cultural, including older people and people with disabilities.
• Experience in working with people with complex family dynamics.
• Experience in managing and prioritising complex case loads.

What are the four main benefits of working at this hospital/health unit/department/location?:

• Supportive, energetic and positive workplace culture.
• Diverse client base and client issues, with exposure to a variety of situations and challenges
• Conveniently based in the CBD
• Mixture of office based and community work

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and appropriate immunisation requirements.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job ref: 862350

Criminal History Screening Requirement

• A National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving ‘Unsupervised Contact with Vulnerable Groups’ is required for this position (E.g. aged care employment or work involving vulnerable clients)

Immunisation Risk for this position is Category C (minimal patient contact)

SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

Enquiries

Health Ageing Well HR

Phone: 8204 2413

E-mail: Health.AgeingWellHR@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date

Sunday, 14 April 2024 - 11.55PM

Attachments

• 862350 - Adult Safeguarding Practitioner – Strategy & Governance – Role Description.pdf
• Australian applicant guidelines
• International applicant guidelines