Are you interested in a new opportunity within the organisation that offers collaboration and opportunities to further build your skills and experience?

Our Blair Athol office is inviting expressions of interest to join the team as a Senior Social Worker (AHP2) or Senior Case Manager (PO2). This is a single vacancy offered under a dual classification. The successful applicant will be appointed at the appropriate classification level based on their qualifications, experience and suitability for the role.

In this role, you will:

• Deliver high-quality case management services that respond to the complex needs of children and young people
• Support families to develop skills that strengthen relationships and ensure child safety and wellbeing
• Provide services that are responsive to the needs of culturally and linguistically diverse communities
• Respond to notifications of abuse of children and young people, including reviewing and responding to investigation outcomes
• Undertake comprehensive risk assessments to inform child-centred decision making.

About you:

• You build positive working relationships across teams and services
• You can develop staff capability and apply social work methods to support critical thinking and reflective practice
• You have a sound understanding of child development, attachment and trauma theory within child protection
• You apply culturally responsive practice when working with diverse families
• You use influence and negotiation to mediate conflict and achieve effective outcomes.

Essential Qualifications:

• AHP (Allied Health Professional) positions require applicants to hold a Social Work qualification and be eligible for full membership with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW).
• PO (Professional Officer) positions require relevant qualifications in Community Services, Social Sciences, Human Services, Health or other related fields.

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).

• You must have a current Australian driver’s licence (P2 or above) and a willingness to drive.

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.