The Residential Care team is seeking a Lead Practitioner, Therapeutic Care Residential Care to join their team.

The Lead Practitioner will be responsible for:

• Leading and contributing to departmental practice, policies and development programs through constructive analysis and proactive recommendations in regard to both agency and operational and legislative adaption
  
• Delivering the therapeutic model of care for a portfolio within residential care
• Identify strategic goals and provide direction and influential leadership to others to achieve outcomes
• Providing professional support and guidance to managers and staff in relation to best practice in residential care service delivery
• Providing clinical advice and support in relation to complex client
  
  

About You

We are looking for an individual who has extensive experience in working directly with children and families, where issues of child safety and protection, child development, family functioning formed a central component.

You will have strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills with proven ability to influence, create trust and negotiate with senior level stakeholders and staff across organisations to achieve positive outcomes.

If you have a proven track record of establishing professional development and clinical supervision frameworks, then this may be the role for you.

Essential Qualifications: An appropriate degree or equivalent qualification in either Social Work, Psychology, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Pathology or Developmental Education which entitles registration or membership with the relevant board or association.

All requirements to maintain registration or membership must be fulfilled.

Persons of Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent, who have the appropriate background and skills but do not have the essential qualification, may apply for and be engaged/assigned to the role of Social Worker and will be entitled to apply for any Allied Health Professional roles requiring a qualification in Social Work within the Department for Child Protection (DCP).

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.