Child Protection - Beginning to Senior level roles availableJob posted: 27/06/2024
Organisation: Department of Families, Fairness and Housing
Salary: Salary not specified
Occupation: Community Services
Reference: VG/DFFH/COPL/VARIOUS
The Department of Families, Fairness and Housing (DFFH) works hard to create equal opportunities for all Victorians to live a safe, respected and valued life.
Our areas of focus are child protection, housing, disability, the prevention of family violence, multicultural affairs, LGBTQI+ equality, veterans, women, and youth. The work we do benefits thousands of Victorians, particularly those who are disadvantaged and vulnerable.
We work in a variety of community-based settings, including people's homes, residential facilities, and secure settings across metropolitan, rural, and regional Victoria.
We are committed to developing and supporting a workforce that is well equipped and highly motivated. All jobs can be worked flexibly, and we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people from diverse backgrounds and abilities.
Job Share Opportunity Joining the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing (DFFH) Child Protection program means making a real change to the lives of others, keeping families safe and strong. The work of a child protection practitioner is complex, challenging, and rewarding. Practitioners need to have specialist child welfare knowledge and the ability to engage children, young people, and their families.
We have roles available at all levels:
Child Protection Practitioner – CPP3, is the first step in a rewarding career.Advanced Child Protection Practitioner – CPP4, is an opportunity to consolidate and develop your practice.Senior Child Protection Practitioner – CPP5, is an opportunity to use your expertise to take the next step in your career.Outer Gippsland Area has job share opportunities for Child Protection Practitioners. This role is specifically for those who want to job share the one role and the workload of the role. We are ideally looking for someone who is available three (3) days per week (so that the job share partners can have one cross-over day to discuss urgent matters, obtain peer review on cases, etc.), but applications are still welcomed from those who are available to work less than three (3) days per week.
Some benefits of job share include but are not limited to:
Provides true flexibility to both job share partners without compromising business outcomes.Job sharers are more productive, with optimal matches increasing productivity by up to 30%.Job share partners report lower stress and fatigue, enjoy working genuinely part-time, and sharing the responsibility load.Job share partners have the highest employee engagement results.Increased opportunities for collaboration leading to improved outcomes for clients.Enables a career path for those unable to work full-time due to caring responsibilities, medical conditions, or community commitments.Job share may be of specific interest to:
People who are returning from extended leave (such as parental or illness).People who might be transitioning to retirement or studying.People who might need to reinvigorate their joy for work by taking a break from full-time work.People who have previously worked part-time in a similar role but found they were expected to deliver on a full-time workload in part-time hours.People who are just wanting to try working in a different way.Job share is not for everyone! Job share partners will need to be willing to:
Commit – to making the arrangement work.Trust – that your job share partner is able to do the work on your non-work day.Communicate – openly and honestly with your job share partner and your manager.Be a team player – appreciate that the whole is more valuable than the parts.Be super organised – especially in relation to providing clear notes and advice on the work in progress.Respect your job share partner – even if you disagree with their decisions.ACCOUNTABILITIES INCLUDE Please open the position descriptions to read more. WORKING IN RURAL VICTORIA INCENTIVE External applicants relocating to a regional area could be eligible for up to $20,500 worth of incentives. Internal applicants relocating to a regional area could be eligible for up to $15,500 worth of incentives.
COVID-19 VACCINATION
The department strongly recommends (but does not mandate) that employees maintain their COVID-19 vaccination status in accordance with current ATAGI advice.
HOW TO APPLY All VPS employees (and ex-VPS employees with extended access to the Jobs and Skills Exchange website) MUST apply via the Jobs and Skills Exchange portal.
Applicants are encouraged to apply online. Attachments can be uploaded in .doc, .docx, .pdf, .txt or .rtf formats. Applicants are required to submit a CV and Cover Letter (max 2 pages) outlining their suitability to the role in line with the Key Selection Criteria.
For more information on working with us and our recruitment process, please visit Department of Families, Fairness and Housing Victoria | Jobs (www.dffh.vic.gov.au/jobs).
Please apply to submit your interest in this position.
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