Child Safety Officer

Queensland Government; Cloncurry Shire; On-site; AUD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Queensland Government is seeking a Child Safety Officer to deliver statutory child protection services, including assessment, intervention and case management, in accordance with legislation and practice guidelines. You will work in teams based in Child Safety Service Centres covering specific geographical areas across Queensland.

The role emphasizes collaboration with other agencies, culturally appropriate approaches, quality frontline service delivery, and ongoing professional development to

Qualifications

• Deliver accountable and collaborative integrated child protection services for complex cases.
• As part of a multi-disciplinary team, undertake high quality strengths-based practice including assessment, intervention, casework, and complex case management.
• Build professional relationships with children, families, NGOs and other service providers.
• Maintain quality frontline service delivery and participate in continuous learning and professional development.
• Provide coaching and mentoring to new and less experienced officers.

Responsibilities

• Deliver accountable and collaborative integrated child protection services for complex cases that respect culture and context.
• As part of a multi-disciplinary team undertake high quality strengths-based child protection practice including assessment, intervention, casework, and complex case management.
• Participate and contribute to professional working relationships with colleagues, stakeholders, including children, young people and families, NGOs, and other service providers.
• Foster a culture of quality frontline service delivery based on collaboration and ethics.
• Maintain high quality case records in accordance with departmental requirements.
• Participate in continuous learning, training and professional development to keep practice knowledge up to date.

Skills

Assessment

Intervention

Case management

Collaboration

Coaching

Cultural capability

Professional ethics

Documentation

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