Child Safety Support Officer

Work Initiatives; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Work Initiatives Brisbane is seeking a Child Safety Support Officer to deliver high quality, culturally appropriate child protection services to children, families and carers within the Child Safety Service Centre. You will support colleagues and management in statutory services within a strength-based, safety-focused framework.

You will assist young people with attending family connection time, placement visits, and administrative tasks, including home visiting, while developing links with

Responsibilities

• Ensure that service delivery is consistent with departmental policies and procedures, departmental objectives and current trends.
• Provide culturally appropriate prevention, early intervention, and family support strategies to children and families including referral, provision of information, advocacy and consultation.
• Consult with relevant stakeholders and negotiate with service providers to design, implement and maintain appropriate casework and individualised service plans that link clients to the services and supports they require.
• Liaise and develop links with relevant stakeholders including families, community agencies and relevant government departments.
• Participate effectively as a team member in a multidisciplinary team.
• Develop and maintain knowledge relevant to the role and actively participate in appropriate learning and development processes.
• Prepare reports and maintain accessible and clear case records consistent with departmental case management requirements.
• Enhance the local regional community by actively practicing and promoting excellence in service delivery and public administration and identifying opportunities for improving regional client service.

Job description

In this role you will work within a larger group of teams and provide high quality, culturally appropriate, child protection services to children, families and carers serviced by the Child Safety Service Centre.

You will also support colleagues and management in the delivery of statutory child protection services within a strength-sbased, safety-oriented framework for practice.

This is through supporting young people to attend family connection time, visits to placement, supporting with administration tasks as well as home visiting.

Your responsibilities

As a Child Safety Support Officer, you will:

• Ensure that service delivery is consistent with departmental policies and procedures, departmental objectives and current trends.
• Provide culturally appropriate prevention, early intervention, and family support strategies to children and families including referral, provision of information, advocacy and consultation.
• Consult with relevant stakeholders and negotiate with service providers to design, implement and maintain appropriate casework and individualised service plans that link clients to the services and supports they require.
• Liaise and develop links with relevant stakeholders including families, community agencies and relevant government departments.
• Participate effectively as a team member in a multidisciplinary team.
• Develop and maintain knowledge relevant to the role and actively participate in appropriate learning and development processes.
• Prepare reports and maintain accessible and clear case records consistent with departmental case management requirements.
• Enhance the local regional community by actively practicing and promoting excellence in service delivery and public administration and identifying opportunities for improving regional client service.