Children, Youth Justice and Multicultural Affairs (Organisation site ) Child and Family; Region - Sunshine Coast and Central; Service Delivery - Child and Family; Gympie Senior Practitioners are responsible for providing specialist advice, guidance andoversight to ensure that child protection services including assessment, intervention,casework and case management are delivered by the service centre to a highstandard and in accordance with legislation and practice guidelines.The Senior Practitioner provides practice supervision individually and in groups toChild Safety Officers and Senior Child Safety Officers. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, The Gympie team supports the reframing of relationship with Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander peoples by way of promoting cultural safety, cultural capability and working towards ensuring our workforce reflects the community we serve. The Senior Practitioner's key responsibilities are: 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 Job ad reference: QLD/557696/24 Further information We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity . Please ensure you download all attachments and follow the instructions on how to apply. Documents Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below. Keyword Please use * for wildcard searches. Search exact phrase Check to search for the exact phrase. Uncheck to return jobs that contain any of the keywords. Location Hold down the control (Ctrl) button and use your computer mouse to select multiple options Occupational group Hold down the control (Ctrl) button and use your computer mouse to select multiple options Salary (yearly) Leave blank if you are searching for casual jobs Minimum Maximum Total Remuneration Only used for Senior Medical or Executive positions Due to planned maintenance, SmartJobs will be unavailable between 6:00am and 10:00am on Saturday the 20th of April 2024. Inclusion and diversity We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity , including making any reasonable adjustments to support you through the recruitment process. #J-18808-Ljbffr
