Senior Child Safety Support Officer

Queensland Government; Mackay Regional; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Queensland Government in Mackay Regional is seeking a Senior Child Safety Support Officer to join a multidisciplinary team delivering high quality child protection services to children, families and carers. You will support colleagues and management within a strengths-based framework, ensuring safety and well-being are maintained.

Role focuses on engaging with children and families, providing tailored supports, coordinating with government and non-government agencies, and contributing to

Qualifications

• Engage effectively with children, families and service providers to support case plan goals.
• Provide high quality, culturally appropriate supports and advocacy.
• Work with stakeholders to strengthen safety and support networks.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality casework support to inform safety decisions for complex cases.
• Collaborate in a multidisciplinary team to deliver family support services.
• Contribute to ongoing learning and development to keep practice evidence based.
• Prepare and maintain quality case records in line with departmental requirements.

Skills

Communication

Collaboration

Cultural competence

Case management

Job description

In this role you will work within a multidisciplinary team 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 strengths-based, safety-oriented framework for practice.

As a Senior Child Safety Support Officer You Will

• Effectively and positively engage with children, families, carers and service providers (including both government and non-government agencies) as required to support children and parents to meet their identified case plan goals.
• Provide individualised, high quality, and culturally appropriate supports to children and families subject to tertiary child protection intervention including, but not limited to; facilitation of positive family connection, referrals and advocacy for services, parent coaching and support of transition from care plans.
• Work collaboratively with key stakeholders, children and parents to support the establishment and strengthening of effective safety and support networks, including connection to extended family and community.
• Provide high quality, comprehensive casework support and advice to assist in informing decisions about the safety and protective needs of children where complex child protection concerns are present.
• Participate effectively as a team member in a multidisciplinary team to deliver well-planned family support services to vulnerable children and families.
• Actively contribute to a culture of continuous learning, training and professional development, to ensure practice knowledge and skills are contemporary and evidence based.
• Prepare and maintain quality case records in accordance with departmental case management requirements.

Occupational group

Administration