This position is only open to applicants of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent only pursuant to Section 56 (2) of the Equal Opportunity Act, 1984

The Department for Child Protection is seeking a Principal Aboriginal Consultant to join the Far North Far West team on a full-time term basis.

The role is responsible for:

• Working in partnership with the Practice Leader to provide local leadership to embed and operationalise the Practice Approach and the Aboriginal Child Placement Principle.
• Sharing expert social work and cultural knowledge and driving practice excellence to achieve improved outcomes for Aboriginal children and young people, their families and carers.
• Identifying skill and knowledge gaps amongst Office staff and facilitating training or other development activities.
• Facilitating cultural wellbeing/support meetings with Aboriginal staff within the Region to identify cultural practice themes and issues.

About You

We are looking for a confident individual with experience providing reflective supervision in a child protection and Aboriginal context.

To be successful in this role, you will have comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the political, historical and socio-economic circumstances that have affected Aboriginal people, their culture and communities, as well as current trends and critical and emerging issues.

You will have experience in a social work or case management capacity working directly with children and families, where issues of welfare, protection, safety and family support formed a central component.

If you are a dynamic leader who can engage and motivate staff to achieve practice excellence, we’d love to hear from you.

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

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).

Pursuant to Section 56(2) of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 only people of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent may apply for this role.

This role may require travel to Far North Far West state locations when required.

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 Far North Far West directorate includes the following regional and remote offices: Ceduna, Coober Pedy & APY Lands, Port Augusta, Port Pirie, Port Lincoln and Whyalla.

What We Offer:

• Career progression tailored to your goals: we are a large organisation with diverse opportunities across metropolitan Adelaide, regional and remote South Australia
• Employee Assistance Program: confidential and independent counselling for employees and their families
• Strong commitment to learning and development
• Paid Parental and Partner Leave
• Free annual flu vaccination for staff
• Leave loading and salary packaging opportunities
• Access to Fitness Passport: a workplace health and fitness program that give you and your family access to a wide choice of gyms and pools across South Australia.