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Senior Child Safety Support Officer
Child and Family; Region - Far North Queensland; Service Delivery - Child and Family; Cairns
In this role you will work within a multidisciplinary team and provide high quality, culturally appropriate, child protection services to children, families and carers serviced by the Kin Placement Team. You will also support colleagues and management in the delivery of statutory child protection services within a strengths-based, safety oriented framework for practice.
Job details
| Position status | Fixed Term Temporary |
|---|---|
| Position type | Full-time |
| Occupational group | Community Engagement and Education |
| Classification | AO4 |
| Workplace Location | Cairns region |
| Job ad reference | QLD/682481/26 |
| Closing date | 27-Mar-2026 |
| Job duration | to 09/09/2026 with possible extension |
| Contact person | Esta Lindsay |
| Contact details | Phone: 07 4255 7322 Access the National Relay Service |
As a Senior Child Safety Officer you will:
• Recruit, assess and provide advice, education and support to foster and kinship carers, including complying with legislative requirements, departmental policies and procedures.
• Effectively and positively engage with current and potential foster and kinship carers as required to support them in their roles as carers and their engagement with the department.
• Work collaboratively with key stakeholders, children and parents to support the establishment and strengthening of effective safety and support networks, including connection to extended family and community.
• Provide high quality, comprehensive casework support and advice to assist in informing decisions about the safety and protective needs of children where complex child protection concerns are present.
• Participate effectively as a team member in a multidisciplinary team to deliver well-planned family support services to vulnerable children and families.
• Actively contribute to a culture of continuous learning, training and professional development, to ensure practice knowledge and skills are contemporary and evidence based.
• Prepare and maintain quality case records in accordance with departmental case management requirements
Applications to remain current for 12 months.
Job Ad Reference: QLD/682481/26
Closing Date: Friday, 27th March 2026
Further information
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