Child Safety Officer

Queensland Government; Cairns Regional; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Queensland Government’s Child Safety Officers deliver statutory child protection services including assessment, intervention, casework and case management in accordance with legislation and practice guidelines. Based in Child Safety Service Centres across Queensland, you will work in multidisciplinary teams to support complex cases with cultural sensitivity.

You will provide coaching to less experienced staff, maintain high quality case records, participate in continuous training and quality

Qualifications

• Deliver statutory child protection services in accordance with legislation and practice guidelines.
• Undertake high quality strengths-based child protection practice including assessment, intervention, casework and complex case management.

Responsibilities

• Deliver accountable and collaborative integrated child protection services for complex cases.
• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team including other agencies.
• Maintain high quality case records in line with departmental requirements.
• Contribute to continuous learning, training and professional development.
• Provide coaching and mentoring to new and less experienced officers.

Job description

Child Safety Officers are responsible for delivering statutory child protection services including assessment, intervention, casework and case management in accordance with legislation and practice guidelines. Child Safety Officers work in teams (often multi-disciplinary) based in Child Safety Service Centres covering specific geographical areas in various locations throughout Queensland.

As a Child Safety Officer You Will

• Deliver accountable and collaborative integrated child protection services for complex cases that respect the culture and context of each child, young person, family and community in accordance with departmental policies and procedures, statutory responsibilities, and the child protection practice framework.
• As part of a multi-disciplinary team (which may include representation from other agencies), undertake high quality strengths-based child protection practice including assessment, intervention, casework, and complex case management.
• Participate and contribute productively as a team member to form culturally appropriate, professional working relationships with colleagues, stakeholders, including children, young people and families, Non-Government Organisations (NGOs), and other service providers.
• Foster a culture and philosophy of quality frontline service delivery based on collaboration, cooperation, commitment to excellence and professional ethics.
• Maintain high quality case records in accordance with departmental case management requirements.
• Participate and contribute to a culture of continuous learning, training and professional development to ensure practice knowledge and skills are contemporary and evidence based.
• Contribute to continuous quality improvement strategies.
• Draw on professional practice experience in relevant child protection fields to provide coaching and mentoring to new and less experienced Child Safety Officers, to develop their skills and knowledge.
• It is a requirement of all employees to maintain cultural capability, commit to self directed learning regarding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, and to contribute to a culturally safe and inclusive workplace.

Applications to remain current for 12 months.

Occupational group

Psychology, Counselling & Social Work