Senior Child Safety Leader & Mentor

Families, Seniors, Disability Services and Child Safety; Strathpine; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Families, Seniors, Disability Services and Child Safety in Strathpine, QLD, seeks a Senior Child Safety Officer to deliver accountable, integrated child protection services for complex cases. The role emphasizes collaboration with families, NGOs, police and professionals while mentoring junior staff.

The position requires a degree in social work or related fields, CSO qualifications, and a Blue Card. It offers a pathway to lead practice within a culturally respectful, strength-based framework.

Qualifications

• Mentors junior staff and supports skill development.
• Collaborates with Child Safety Officers and support officers.
• Engages in continuous quality improvement and professional development.

Responsibilities

• Deliver accountable and collaborative integrated child protection services for complex and sensitive cases in a manner that respects 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 framework for practice.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues, stakeholders, including children, young people and their families, NGOs, service providers, medical professionals, police and others to provide high-quality strength based child protection practice in complex and sensitive cases.
• Participate and contribute productively as a team member to form culturally appropriate, professional working relationships with colleagues, stakeholders, including children, young people and families, 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. Prepare, and support less experienced Child Safety officers prepare, quality case management reports.
• Participate and contribute to a culture of continuous learning, training and professional development to ensure practice knowledge and skills are contemporary and evidence-based.
• Draw on professional practice experience in relevant child protection fields to provide coaching and mentoring to new and less experienced Child Safety Officers and to Child Safety Support Officers by providing support and advice and demonstrating quality practice to develop their skills and knowledge.
• Develop and contribute to continuous quality improvement strategies.

Skills

Mentoring

Coaching

Team collaboration

Education

CSO qualification

Degree in social work / human services / behavioural sciences

Job description

Families, Seniors, Disability Services and Child Safety in Strathpine, QLD, seeks a Senior Child Safety Officer to deliver accountable, integrated child protection services for complex cases. The role emphasizes collaboration with families, NGOs, police and professionals while mentoring junior staff.

The position requires a degree in social work or related fields, CSO qualifications, and a Blue Card. It offers a pathway to lead practice within a culturally respectful, strength-based framework.