Senior Child Protection Practitioner (Supervisory) - Case Practice Support

THE ROLE

Case Practice Support workers work within a team to provide a range of case support tasks for clients within the Child Protection program. The tasks include, but are not limited to, supervising access visits between children and their families where there are safety or risk issues present, transporting children to services and providing in home support to families.

The Senior Child Protection Practitioner (supervisory) is responsible for supporting and developing Case Practice Support Workers in the integration of theory and practice whilst demonstrating their expertise through Case Practice and the supervision of Case Practice Support Workers. The Senior Child Protection Practitioner (supervisory) will work collaboratively with the Team Manager to strengthen Case Practice, provide effective service delivery and to support other practitioners to ensure the safety, stability and development of children and young people. The Senior Child Protection Practitioner position will have supervisory responsibility, and assist the Team Manager with mentoring and developing staff, training/ education and general capacity building of the team)

ACCOUNTABILITIES INCLUDE

• Risk assessment and analysis - gathers information through a variety of sources and technologies in order to identify, articulate, and plan for the risks relating to each situation. Applies a strong forensic lens, and professional judgement, to analyse the available evidence.
• Case planning review and case management - draws insights from assessment and analysis to formulate a meaningful and effective case plan, and reviews case progress and outcomes. Co-ordinates and leads the planning, review, and management of casework within DFFH and across other agencies and services.
• Critical enquiry - uses evidence based frameworks to investigate issues, and is able to understand the root cause of each issue as well as the potential implications

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HOW TO APPLY

Applicants are encouraged to apply online. Attachments can be uploaded in .doc, .docx, .pdf, .txt or .rtf formats.Applicants are required to submit a CV and Cover Letter (max 2 pages) outlining their suitability to the role in line with the Key Selection Criteria. Applicants must be an Australian Citizen, Permanent Resident or hold a valid work permit or visa. Work eligibility will be checked as part of the recruitment process. Preferred candidates will be required to complete pre-employment screening, including a national police check and misconduct screening.

For more information on working with us and our recruitment process, please visit Department of Families, Fairness and Housing Victoria | Jobs (www.dffh.vic.gov.au/jobs)

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