DCP Career Portal

Role Highlights

Full-time term vacancy until 07 April 2025
AHP3 ($104,180 - $111,746 p.a.) / PO3 ($101,285 - $107,078 p.a.) + 11.5% Superannuation
Salary packaging available + EAP support for you and your family

Role Details

The Department for Child Protection is seeking a Supervisor to join the Whyalla office on a full-time term basis.

The role is responsible for:

Providing leadership, development and performance of a designated work team and management of social work/case management practice and standards.
Promoting professional social work practice by enabling culturally inclusive and holistic intervention methodologies that achieve successful practice outcomes.
Ensuring that assessment frameworks and evidence based research is used to develop and implement relevant, inclusive and accessible services to client groups.
Contributing to strategic leadership, business planning and review policies associated to work practices.

About You

We are looking for a motivated leader who will actively promote professional social work practice in their team and will develop and lead staff to achieve quality results.

A demonstrated ability to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing will allow you to develop and maintain productive working relationships with key stakeholders.

You will have proven experience in supervising a team, managing and prioritising workloads, conflict resolution and have the ability to lead culturally competent and diverse practice.

If you are looking for the opportunity to drive service reform and directly contribute to better outcomes, then apply now.

Special Conditions

Essential:
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 descriptions.

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Role Description - Child Protection Supervisor - PO3.pdf

Role Description - Supervisor - AHP3.pdf

About the Business

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.

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.

The Region

Whyalla is located 395kms North West from Adelaide on Eyre Peninsula’s Spencer Gulf. The town’s population of 22,000 makes it the third most populous city in the state of South Australia behind Adelaide and Mt Gambier.

The Whyalla office has a fulltime equivalent of 35 employees and is one of 6 offices in the region. As a member of this team you will work with other professionals to deliver services to young people and families in the Whyalla Region.

This is a unique opportunity to work alongside the local community and support good outcomes for that community. To find out more about working in the region, visit working with DCP in Whyalla.

Contact Us

Enquiries to Kasia Granek-Dennis, Manager- Whyalla

08 8648 8911

kasia.granek-dennis@sa.gov.au

Our workplace reflects the diverse communities we serve. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, experiences, and abilities. This includes women, people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, the LGBQTI+ communities, and people from culturally diverse backgrounds.

Application Instructions

You will be required to submit a 2 page cover letter addressing the key selection criteria of the role and a current resume/curriculum vitae.

For assistance with any technical issues please contact the help desk on DCPPledge@sa.gov.au

The South Australian public sector Promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.