Senior Child Safety Officers are responsible for ensuring the safety, belonging and wellbeing of all children and young people in the child protection process.
The Senior Child Safety Officer (SCSO) is responsible for delivering statutory child protection services including assessment, intervention, casework and case management for complex cases.

The SCSO is responsible for delivering services in accordance with legislation, practice guidelines and a strength-based framework for practice.
They will also be required to co-work with Child Safety Officers and Child Safety Support Officers on complex and sensitive cases.
This role provides mentoring and support to develop the skills and knowledge of newly appointed and less experienced Child Safety Officers and to Child Safety Support Officers

Job details

To be successful in this role you will be required to demonstrate capability in the following areas: Vision / Results /  Accountability

• Leads Strategically:  Thinks critically and acts on the broader purpose of the system.
• Makes insightful decisions: Makes considered, ethical and courageous decisions based on insight into the broader context
• Build enduring relationships: Builds and sustains relationships to enable the collaborative delivery of customer-focused outcomes.
• Drives accountability and outcomes: Demonstrates accountability for the execution and quality of results through professionalism, persistence, and transparency.
• Fosters healthy and inclusive workplaces: Fosters an inclusive workplace where health, safety and wellbeing is promoted and prioritised
• Pursues continuous growth: Seeks opportunities for growth through agile learning and development of self- awareness.

Role Specific/Technical skills
• You understand the impacts of historical and contemporary policy and practices upon Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. 
• You have experience of working on complex and sensitive cases within a strengths-based safety-oriented child protection framework for practice. 
• You will develop a therapeutic relationship with the children and families you work with to enable them to meaningfully participate in developing their own plans for change. 
• You have the ability to provide coaching and mentoring to build the capacity of staff and promote professional growth.

To find out more about the competencies required for this role visit, www.forgov.qld.gov.au/leadership-competencies-queensland for the complete Leadership competencies for Queensland booklet.

Conditions and Benefits of the role: The department provides access to an employee assistance program and a range of learning and development opportunities. Your employment experience with the department will include work-life balance, competitive salary and benefits (including up to 12.75 per cent superannuation contributions by your employer), generous leave entitlements, career progression opportunities and the chance to make a difference to the people and communities of Queensland. 

The department is committed to building an inclusive culture that respects and promotes human rights and diversity. We respectfully journey together to aspire to be the most culturally capable agency in the nation. We are an inclusive, equal employment opportunity employer and place value on our diverse workforce. We encourage applicants representing all genders, ethnicities, ages, languages, sexual orientations, and people with disability or family responsibilities to apply.

How to Apply - 
To enable us to assess your merit, your application should include:

• A statement not more than two pages that summarises your skills, experience and achievements against the leadership competencies/capabilities and duties/responsibilities
• A current resume containing details of 2 referees. At least one referee should have a thorough knowledge of your work over the past two years as your manager or supervisor.
The other referee should have knowledge of your cultural capability in engaging in working with First Nations peoples and be of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background.

Apply via www.smartjobs.qld.gov.au 

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If you experience any technical difficulties when accessing www.smartjobs.qld.gov.au, please contact 13 QGOV (13 74 68). All calls relating to the status of your application once the vacancy has closed should be directed to the contact officer on the role profile. 

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.

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Documents

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

• 578076 24 role profile A (Word, 951KB)