Are you a
Nurse, Teacher, School or Child Counsellor, Early Childhood Educator,
Vocational Education Centre Manager and/or an experienced Allied Health
Professional or Graduate looking for a challenge and next step in your career?
The Department for Child Protection has multiple immediate Ongoing and Fixed
Term contract roles available within the Far North Far West (FNFW) Region.
The
Department for Child Protection is currently seeking various professionals with
experience in working with children and young people to provide high quality
support and effective case management within the Far North Far West region.
In this
role you will work within a team to provide high quality service and support
that will deliver significant improvements in the lives of children and young
people. You will promote case discussion, reflective practice and skill
building towards practice excellence. You will communicate, consult, network
and partner collaboratively with a broad range of service sector providers to
identify demand and match appropriate services to collectively meet children’s
needs.
Key
components of the roles include:
- Providing a high quality and
effective case management service to respond to the needs of children and
their families in a timely manner and within statutory guidelines.
- Working with children who
have entered into the care of the Chief Executive so their development,
stability and security is assured.
- Assessing needs of children
and families, and planning and delivering focused intervention to
safeguard children and promote positive outcomes.
- Undertaking complex child
protection investigations and assessments, assessing the needs of children
and families
About You
People
from a wide range of different backgrounds, with skills and experience in many
different fields working with children and young people are encouraged to
apply. If you have a passion and a strong understanding of issues that could be
associated with childhood trauma, abuse, young persons in custody, and really
enjoy working with children and young people from diverse backgrounds, this
could be the job for you.