Senior Practitioner

Queensland Government; Bundaberg; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Queensland Government in Bundaberg is hiring a Senior Practitioner to provide specialist advice, guidance and oversight to ensure that child protection services, including assessment, intervention, casework and case management, are delivered to a high standard and in line with legislation and practice guidelines.

The Senior Practitioner provides practice supervision individually and in groups to Child Safety Officers and Senior Child Safety Officers, contributing to continuous quality

Qualifications

• Experience providing supervision of practitioners.
• Strong knowledge of child protection legislation and guidelines.
• Ability to develop and implement process improvements.

Responsibilities

• Providing specialist accountable, collaborative and integrated child protection services.
• Developing and implementing systems linked to legislative, policy and practice standards.
• Providing practice supervision to Child Safety Officers and Senior Child Safety Officers to support a 'quality practice' and continuous improvement service delivery ethos.
• Establishing and maintaining relationships with Senior Team Leaders and Officers to build capability in child protection service delivery.
• Facilitating group practice development and supervision sessions to build child protection capability.
• Supporting staff across the region in relation to complex matters within your area of specialist knowledge.
• Active participation as a member of the Child Safety Service Centre Management Team and in quality assurance reviews of the service centre.
• Providing authoritative advice on complex casework policy, legislation and practice to staff.
• Providing accurate advice to senior managers on professional child protection practice issues and client needs.
• Enhancing the local regional community by promoting excellence in service delivery and public administration.

Job description

Senior Practitioners are responsible for providing specialist advice, guidance and oversight to ensure that child protection services including assessment, intervention, casework and case management are delivered by the service centre to a high standard and in accordance with legislation and practice guidelines.

The Senior Practitioner provides practice supervision individually and in groups to Child Safety Officers and Senior Child Safety Officers.

As a Senior Practitioner You Will

• Ensuring that specialist accountable, collaborative and integrated child protection services that respect the culture and context of each child, young person, family and community is delivered in accordance with departmental policies, procedures, statutory responsibilities and the Framework for Practice by the Service Centre.
• Developing and implementing systems, processes and strategies linked to legislative, policy and practice standards, optimizing the quality of child protection service delivery, including contributing to continuous quality improvement strategies.
• Providing practice supervision as required for Child Safety Officers and Senior Child Safety Officers to support a 'quality practice' and a continuous improvement service delivery ethos.
• Establishing and maintaining relationships with Senior Team Leaders, Child Safety Officers and Senior Child Safety Officers to build capability, skills and knowledge in child protection service delivery particularly investigation and assessment, risk assessment in decision-making and complex case management.
• Facilitating group practice development and supervision sessions to build child protection capability within the Child Safety Service Centre.
• Supporting staff across the region in relation to complex matters within your area of specialist knowledge.
• Actively participating as a member of the Child Safety Service Centre Management Team and in quality assurance reviews of the service centre.
• Providing authoritative advice, guidance and oversight of decisions on complex casework matters, child protection policy, legislation and practice to relevant service centre staff.
• Providing accurate advice to senior managers on professional child protection practice issues, client needs and service delivery responses within the Service Centre.
• Enhancing the local regional community by actively practicing and promoting excellence in service delivery and public administration and identifying opportunities for improving regional client service.

Applications to remain current for 12 months.

Occupational group

Community Care