The Department for Child Protection is seeking a Senior Clinician to join the Disability and Development Program on a full-time ongoing basis.

In this role, you will be responsible for: 

• Collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to provide assessment, planning and implementation of specialised interventions.
• Providing clinical advice and carer support relating to behavioural, developmental and disability related needs of children and young people in care. 
• Delivering expert consultancy advice, educational services to DCP staff and key stakeholders and provide clinical supervision to students.
• Contributing to the development and review of policies, plans and services. 
• Compiling required data to measure services provided whilst participating in quality improvement and evaluation activities relevant to service model.

To be successful in this role, you will have: 

• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing. 
• Exceptional clinical reasoning skills to undertake assessments to determine development and therapy needs of children and young people. 
• Experience in planning, developing, implementing and evaluating individualised interventions aimed at meeting the complex needs of clients. 
• Proficient in working with ambiguous information and draw on previous experience to develop innovative solutions to problems.
• Experience in providing specialist services to children and young people. 

If you are looking for the opportunity to make a meaningful difference to the lives of our most vulnerable children and young people, then we encourage you to apply.

Essential Qualifications: An appropriate degree or equivalent qualification in either Social Work, Psychology, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Pathology or Developmental Education which entitles registration or membership with the relevant board or association.

All requirements to maintain registration or membership must be fulfilled.

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.

There are many benefits to working with DCP, including:

• Leave loading and salary packaging opportunities. 
• Paid parental and partner leave. 
• Employee Assistance Program (confidential counselling for you and your family). 
• Free annual flu vaccination for staff.
• Fitness Passport (gives you and your family access to a wide choice of gyms and pools across South Australia).