Your contribution

In this role you will work within a multidisciplinary team and provide high quality, culturally appropriate, child protection services to children, families and carers. The focus will be on identifying and supporting potential kin and community members to become approved carers and supporting connection to young people in out of home care. The team provides support and monitoring for approved carers both kin and foster, in addition to completing written assessments on potential carer applicants.

The role will be required to establish productive partnerships in consultation with departmental staff, carers and other key stakeholders to meet the placement needs of children and young people.

Job details

Your responsibilities

The Senior Child Safety Support Officers key responsibilities are:

• Effectively and positively engage with children, families, carers and service providers (including both government and non-government agencies) as required to support children and parents to meet their identified case plan goals.
• Provide individualised, high quality, and culturally appropriate supports to children and families subject to tertiary child protection intervention including, but not limited to; facilitation of positive family connection, referrals and advocacy for services.
• 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.
• Participate effectively as a team member in a multidisciplinary team to deliver well-planned placement options and connections 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 and carer assessment documents in accordance with departmental case management requirements.
• Performs ad hoc duties consistent with the responsibilities of the role as directed by the line manager or their delegate.
• Intra State travel may be required from time to time and staff must be prepared to travel (e.g. boat, plane, or vehicle) to rural and/or remote locations.

Mandatory requirements

• It is mandatory for Senior Child Safety Officers to hold a Blue Card administered by the Queensland Public Safety Business Agency.
• Possession of a “C” class driver's licence.

Role specific/technical skills

• You can recognise and articulate the interests of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and have the capacity to consult and negotiate according to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander protocols. You know about and understand the issues that impact on both cultures in contemporary society.

Delegations

• This position has no Financial or Human Resource delegations.

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.

• 685401 26 - Role Description (Word, 735KB)
  
  
  685401 26 - Candidate-Info-Pack (Word, 171KB)