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SalaryPermanent CareSpecialist Services provides a permanent care program that place infants, older age children, sibling groups and children with a disability into permanent family arrangements. This role will be focused upon completion of kinship care conversion to permanent care assessments across the Wimmera South West Area. Opportunities to participate in Community applicant assessments, child profile assessments, and linking children to families will also be provided. At times, PCSS also undertake foster care conversion to permanent care assessments.
Placement Coordination Unit
The Placement Coordination Unit is responsible for coordinating all referrals from child protection for placements of children in the funded out of home care (OOHC) system:
- liaising with agencies to determine best placement for children and young peopl
- monitoring and supporting existing placements to ensure optimal placement planning
- coordinating and facilitating links between Child Protection, Agency Performance, community service organisations (CSOs), disability services and housing services as required, to ensure children and youngpeople's day to day care needs are addressed.
The department may require its employees to be fully vaccinated against preventable diseases such as the current coronavirus (COVID-19). The department's (Word) outlines the requirements for existing employees, other workplace participants and prospective employees. Please read in full prior to applying.
HOW TO APPLY
All VPS employees (and ex-VPS employees with extended access to the Jobs and Skills Exchange website) MUST apply via the (JSE)
https://jse.vic.gov.au/user/login?destination=/new-home-page
portal.
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)
Please apply to submit your interest in this position.
