Are you an experienced Allied Health Professional or Graduate looking to take the challenge and/or next step in your career? The Department for Child Protection Ceduna Office is seeking employees to join their employment pool for various roles on a full-time term basis. The roles are:

• Aboriginal Family Practitioner/Senior Aboriginal Family Practitioner
• Case Manager/ Senior Case Manager
• Social Worker/ Senior Social Worker
• Senior Practitioner

About You

We are looking for motivated, organised individuals who have the ability to understand factors that contribute to child abuse within the context of child development, parenting, family and environmental factors and confidently apply this understanding to your work and the decisions you make.

You need to be a good communicator and have the ability to develop strong networks with key professionals and families. You will also have the ability to apply culturally sensitive child protection practice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and community from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

Benefits of Working with DCP

You will expand your professional knowledge and skills across intake, guardianship and reunification practice, as well as gain transferrable skills at a senior level.

You'll engage closely with local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and communities, fostering connectedness. This opportunity allows you to expand your experience within a community setting.

This is a unique opportunity to assist families by working in partnership with them to support the safe return of their children to their care and to work directly with children in care to assure their development, stability and security at all times.

About the Pool

Should you be successful, you will be advised (in writing) that you have been recommended onto this pool. The pool will remain active for 12 months and during this time you may be contacted for an offer of employment. You are not required to accept any or all offers made to you, and DCP is not obliged to offer you any opportunities.

Watch our explainer video on recruitment pools.

Please note: DCP reserves the right to advertise similar positions outside of this pool process.

AHP: A degree level qualification in Social Work which gives eligibility for full membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers.

PO: Appropriate degree qualification in Community Services, Social Sciences, Human Services, Health or related field.

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 be appointed directly to the AHP2 level, successful candidates must demonstrate increased professional expertise, competence and experience to perform any standard professional task within the discipline. Candidates will have also attained greater specialised knowledge within the discipline, which enables them to provide professional services to client groups in circumstances requiring increasingly complex practice skills.

To find out more about this role, including the key selection criteria and special conditions, please click on the attached role description.  You may also be required to undertake some further pre-employment screening activities if you accept an offer from the pool. 

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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

Ceduna is 780km west of Adelaide, South Australia and 480km east from the Western Australia border.

As an employee working at Ceduna, situated in the Far West Coast region you can:

• Experience cultural diversity, outback locations, and regional city conveniences
• Broaden your experience by working in a community setting
• Experience working in connected way with local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and Communities

Take advantage of the pristine Coast and undeveloped bushland areas. Enjoy camping, fishing, surfing and day trips in the spectacular South Australian Outback. To find out more about the benefits of working in the region, visit working with DCP in Ceduna.