The Department for Child Protection is seeking a Practitioner to join the Long Term Guardianship – Specified Person team on a full-time basis.

The role is responsible for:

• Providing assessment, support and referral services to children under Long Term Guardianship Orders (LTG) and their families.
• Developing and maintaining working relationships with internal and external stakeholders, enhancing family relationships and providing support to carers.
• Maintaining up to date case files in the Connected Client Case Management System (C3MS), assist in the review of Complexity Assessment Tools, Special Needs Loadings and Long Term Care Plans.
• Supporting children or young people under LTG Orders to travel or reside interstate/overseas.

About You

We are looking for a compassionate individual with demonstrated knowledge and understanding of child development, parenting capacity and family factors in which to establish the needs of an individual child.

A high level of written assessment and communication skills will assist you to gather accurate information and document highly sensitive information.

You will also have the ability to develop and maintain strong working relationship with people within both government, NGOs and community to promote positive outcomes for children and families.

If you would like to make a positive difference to the life of children and young people, then this role is for you!

Essential Qualifications

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 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.