Your Contribution

The Principal Child Protection Practitioner is a unique position given that it is physically co-located with a non-government organisation that are working with and supporting vulnerable families. The Principal Child Protection Practitioner works collaboratively with government and non-government organisations within the region to support the earlier and more effective intervention to children, young people and families. The position provides consultancy and advice on child protection matters, as well as community education to government and non-government organisations on statutory child protection processes and responsibilities.

Job details

Your responsibilities 

As a Principal Child Protection Practitioner, you will:

• Provide expert child protection advice and guidance to the Family and Child Connect, IFS and government and non-government organisations in accordance with departmental policies and procedures, statutory responsibilities, departmental objectives and current trends
• Provide a case consultation service to the community services on complex cases and ensure cases that may require statutory intervention are referred to Child Safety when necessary, including oversight of referral quality
• Build the child protection expertise of community services and other agencies through training and professional development initiatives
• Support the implementation of the Queensland Child Protection Guide and act as an agent of change through the provision of training and education (and/or training and education resources) and expert child protection advice to schools, police and health professionals
• Perform a cross-sector co-ordination role, to enhance the working relationships between Child Safety and other government and non-government organisations to promote better collaboration.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with other government and non-government agencies, acting as a representative of Child Safety
• Actively participate in meetings and case consultations with other government and non-government organisations, as a representative of Child Safety

Delegations:

You will be an authorised officer under the Child Protection Act 1999 but will not have any statutory delegations.

Your mandatory requirements:

• Possession of or able to obtain a blue card administered by the Queensland Public Safety Business Agency.
• Hold a current “C” Class Drivers licence
• Possession of a degree in either Social Science, Human Services, Psychology or Social Work

Applications to remain current for 12 months.

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

Please ensure you download all attachments and follow the instructions on how to apply.

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• 681979-26-candidate-info-pack (Word, 174KB)
  
  
  681979-26-Role Profile (Word, 732KB)