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Position status Permanent Position type Full-time Occupational group Administration Classification PO5 Workplace Location Townsville region Job ad reference QLD/548110/24 Closing date 13-Mar-2024 Yearly salary Fortnightly salary Total remuneration Salary Other Job duration Contact person Carolyn Sheppard Contact details Phone: 4796 6502
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The Senior Practitioner key responsibilities are:
- Ensuring that specialist accountable, collaborative and integrated child protection services that respect the culture and context of each child, young person, family and community is delivered in accordance with departmental policies, procedures, statutory responsibilities and the Framework for Practice by the Service Centre.
- Developing and implementing systems, processes and strategies linked to legislative, policy and practice standards, optimizing the quality of child protection service delivery, including contributing to continuous quality improvement strategies.
- Providing practice supervision as required for Child Safety Officers and Senior Child Safety Officers to support a 'quality practice' and a continuous improvement service delivery ethos.
- Establishing and maintaining relationships with Senior Team Leaders, Child Safety Officers and Senior Child Safety Officers to build capability, skills and knowledge in child protection service delivery particularly investigation and assessment, risk assessment in decision-making and complex case management.
- Facilitating group practice development and supervision sessions to build child protection capability within the Child Safety Service Centre.
- Supporting staff across the region in relation to complex matters within your area of specialist knowledge.
- Actively participating as a member of the Child Safety Service Centre Management Team and in quality assurance reviews of the service centre.
- Providing authoritative advice, guidance and oversight of decisions on complex casework matters, child protection policy, legislation and practice to relevant service centre staff.
- Providing accurate advice to senior managers on professional child protection practice issues, client needs and service delivery responses within the Service Centre.
- Enhancing the local regional community by actively practicing and promoting excellence in service delivery and public administration and identifying opportunities for improving regional client service.
Delegations:
Senior Practitioners exercise specific delegations under relevant legislation (Child Protection Act 1999, Adoption of Children Act 1964, Children's Court Act 1992, Family Services Act 1987).
Mandatory Qualification:
- Possession of a degree or equivalent in accordance with the 'CSO Qualification Requirements'
- Hold a Blue Card.
Desirable Requirements:
- Extensive experience in tertiary child protection practice and possession of post graduate studies in related content is highly desirable.
- It is highly desirable that employees are vaccinated against COVID-19.
NOTE: Employees unable to comply with any future mandatory vaccination policy requirements of the Department may be subject to disciplinary action.
Applications to remain current for 12 months.
Further information
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Documents
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548110-24-Role Profile (Word, 670KB)
