Senior Practitioners are responsible for providing specialist advice, guidance and oversight to ensure that child protection services including assessment, intervention, casework and case management are delivered by the service centre to a high standard and in accordance with legislation and practice guidelines.

The Senior Practitioner provides practice supervision individually and in groups to Child Safety Officers and Senior Child Safety Officers.

Job details

Your responsibilities

As a Senior Practitioner you will:

• Ensure 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.

Your mandatory requirements

• Possession of or able to obtain a blue card administered by the Queensland Public Safety Business Agency.
• Travel is a requirement of this position, therefore, it is a requirement that the applicant hold a current “C” Class Drivers licence.
• Possession of a degree in accordance with the Qualification Requirements. Fact sheet available at: Qualifications - CSO careers (families.qld.gov.au)

How you'll be assessed

The department is seeking to identify the most suitable person for this position. We will consider your demonstrated knowledge, skills and experience relevant to the key responsibilities of the position (outlined above), along with your demonstrated personal attributes, and may also consider your potential contributions to the department's equity and diversity objectives.
Our selection panel consider this position to be a team leader, within the Queensland Government's leadership competencies (LCQ) framework and will be looking for demonstrated capability within in your application.

How to apply

To enable us to assess your application, please submit the following via www.smartjobs.qld.gov.au:

• Resume and minimum of 2 referees including their email addresses. At least one referee should have a thorough knowledge of your work over the past two years as your manager or supervisor.
• a statement not more than two pages, that summarises your skills, experience and achievements against the leadership competencies and duties/responsibilities of the position.
  Hand delivered applications will not be accepted.

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.

• 694197-26-Role Description (Word, 211KB)
  Role Description
  
  694197-26-Candidate Information Package (Word, 223KB)
  Information Package for Applicants