Senior Child Safety Officer

Department of Families, Seniors, Disability Services and Child Safety; Ipswich City; On-site; AUD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Department of Families, Seniors, Disability Services and Child Safety in Queensland seeks a Senior Child Safety Officer to deliver accountable, collaborative protection services for complex cases in culturally respectful ways. You will work with families, children, NGOs, medical professionals and police to ensure evidence-based practice.

You will mentor less experienced officers, contribute to quality improvement, and maintain high-quality case records in line with departmental policies,

Qualifications

• A degree or equivalent per CSO qualification requirements.
• Blue Card clearance.
• C class driver's license.

Responsibilities

• Deliver integrated child protection services for complex cases.
• Collaborate with children, families, NGOs, medical professionals, police and others to ensure high-quality practice.
• Maintain high-quality case records per departmental requirements.
• Provide coaching and mentoring to junior officers.
• Contribute to continuous quality improvement strategies.

Skills

Collaboration

Coaching and mentoring

Communication skills

Strength-based practice

Record keeping

Policy compliance

Education

Bachelor degree or equivalent in Social Work / related field

Tools

Case management systems

Job description

As a Senior Child Safety Officer you will: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, 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. 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.Your mandatory requirementsPossession of a degree or equivalent in accordance with the 'CSO Qualification Requirements' Qualifications - CSO careers (families.qld.gov.au)It is mandatory to hold a Blue Card administered by the Queensland Public Safety Business AgencyPossession of a 'C' class drivers licenseApplications to remain current for 12 months.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.