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The Senior Practitioner is a role within Community and Family Services and is accountable to the Supervisor for:
- Providing high level practice reflection and case work advice to Practitioners working with families and children (pre-birth to 18 years of age), from culturally diverse backgrounds who are at high risk of entering the child protection system.
- To support Practitioners to develop effective, child focussed service responses that strengthen the safety of vulnerable children and their families.
- Contributing to case work and group work by supporting Practitioners to identify risks, conduct comprehensive psychosocial and risk assessments and develop strategies to assertively engage vulnerable children and their families.
- Building strong relationships with key stakeholders which create collaborative service opportunities for children and families in crisis or at risk of entering the child protection system.
Special Conditions
- National Police Check required.
- Employment-related Screening Check required.
- Some interstate and intrastate travel may be required.
- Must hold a current Australian issued driver’s licence (equivalent to minimum class C).
- Covid -19 – will be required to have had two COVID-19 vaccinations prior to engagement with DHS, unless it would be medically unsafe for the employee to do so, or they’re currently employed in the SA public sector and are not required to be vaccinated.
Role Status: Term up to 02/05/2025.
Essential Qualifications:
- An appropriate Social Work qualification from a recognised tertiary institution giving eligibility for full membership with the Australian Association of Social Workers.
- Persons of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent, who have the appropriate background and skills but do not hold the essential qualification, may apply for and be engaged/assigned to the role of Social Worker and will be entitled to apply for any Allied Health Professional roles requiring a qualification in Social Work within the Department of Human Services.
Contact Us
Enquiries
Kayla Chauhan
0437169***
Email: **************@sa.gov.au
