Senior Practitioner

Queensland Government; Ipswich City; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Queensland Government is seeking a Senior Practitioner to provide specialist child protection advice, supervision and oversight within the Child Safety Service Centre in Ipswich. You will guide assessment, intervention and case management to high standards in accordance with legislation and practice guidelines.

You will supervise staff, develop processes, and liaise with team leaders to enhance practice in investigation, risk assessment and complex cases across the region.

Qualifications

• Degree is mandatory per Qualification Requirements.
• Blue Card administered by Queensland Public Safety Business Agency is mandatory.
• C class driver''s license is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist advice, guidance and oversight to ensure high-standard child protection services are delivered in line with legislation and practice guidelines.
• Provide practice supervision individually and in groups to Child Safety Officers and Senior Child Safety Officers.
• Oversee services that are accountable, collaborative and culturally appropriate for each child, young person, family and community.
• Develop and implement systems, processes and strategies aligned with legislative requirements and practice standards to improve service quality.
• Support a quality practice and continuous improvement ethos through supervision of staff.
• Establish and maintain relationships with Senior Team Leaders and Child Safety Officers to build capability in investigation, assessment, risk assessment and complex case management.
• Facilitate group practice development and supervision sessions to build capability within the Service Centre.
• Support regional staff on complex matters within specialist knowledge area.
• Provide authoritative advice on complex casework, policy, legislation and practice to relevant staff.
• Provide accurate advice to senior managers on professional child protection practice issues and service delivery responses.

Skills

Blue Card

C class license

Education

Degree as per Qualification Requirements

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.

Your Mandatory Requirements

• Possession of a degree in accordance with the Qualification Requirements
• It is mandatory to hold a blue card administered by the Queensland Public Safety Business Agency.
• The possession of a “C” class driver's licence

Applications to remain current for 12 months.

Occupational group

Community Care