The DCP Port Augusta office is seeking a Support Worker to join their team.

As the Support Worker, you will work in partnership with the Social Workers to maintain and enhance positive relationships between children and their birth families. In this role you will carefully manage requests for assistance by clients and undertake research to prepare appropriate, client centred responses.

You will have the opportunity to act as a link between services and various key stakeholders, both within and outside of DCP, to ensure that the client can achieve the best outcome possible.  You will also contribute to the development and review of access, family care plans and parenting skills impacting on access in liaison with key professionals.

About You

If you have great interpersonal skills and the ability to show empathy and communicate effectively with a diverse range of people, including vulnerable families and children to identify their needs, then this role may be perfect for you.

You will also have the opportunity to use your problem solving skills and test out your ability to influence others to identify innovative solutions to often sensitive and complex problems. 

To find out more about this role, including the key selection criteria and special conditions, please click on the attached role description.

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The Department for Child Protection (DCP) plays a key role in the protection of children, young people and their families within South Australia. The department provides support to vulnerable children and young people to be safe, strong and connected.

The Region 

Port Augusta is 307 km from Adelaide and takes just over 3 hours to drive. The Port Augusta office employs approximately 34 people and is one of (six) offices in the region. As a member of this office you will work with other professionals to deliver services to Port Augusta, Iron Knob, Roxby Downs, Woomera, Andamooka, Quorn, Leigh Creek, Hawker and up to Maree (and everywhere else in-between!).

The Port Augusta office, provides a continuum of child protection functions from first engagement, removal (if necessary), to long term case management of children under the Guardianship of the Chief Executive. This affords staff the opportunity to develop a wide variety of child protection skills and knowledge which may provide career development pathways within this department.

Benefits of working with DCP in the Region:

• an opportunity to collaborate with local government, non-government and community to achieve collective outcomes
• an opportunity to make a difference in the lives of vulnerable children and young people
• a strong community culture and multidisciplinary team
• the opportunity to work across a wide variety of work settings in regional, rural and remote areas
• access to professional development and support networks that will foster skills and develop leadership
• flexible work practices

Port Augusta has a significant and established Aboriginal population. The opportunity to develop your experience, knowledge and understanding of Aboriginal culture makes working in this office unique. You can find out more about the benefits of working with DCP in Pt Augusta here