2 X Advanced Child Protection Practitioner, Case

1 week ago

Preston, Victoria, Australia Department of Families, Fairness and Housing Full time

THE ROLEThe Advanced Child Protection Practitioner receives and assesses reports of alleged abuse and neglect of children and young people.

They undertake investigations and develop plans to bring about the changes necessary to ensure the safety, stability and development of children and young people and to promote the achievement of case plan objectives within specified timeframes.

This may include taking matters to court.

ACCOUNTABILITIES INCLUDE

  • Critical Assessment and Reflection
  • Risk assessment and analysis gathers information through a variety of sources and technologies in order to identify, articulate, and plan for the risks relating to each situation. Applies a strong forensic lens, and professional judgement, to analyse the available evidence.
  • Case planning review and case management draws insights from assessment and analysis to formulate a meaningful and effective case plan, and reviews case progress and outcomes. Coordinates and leads the planning, review, and management of casework within DHHS and across other agencies and services.
  • Critical enquiry uses evidence based frameworks to investigate issues, and is able to understand the root cause of each issue as well as the potential implications.
  • Standardised reporting uses standardised reporting frameworks when recording case data, and when documenting care solutions provided.
  • Reflective practice critically reflects on what they are doing in their role, and uses this reflection to influence their practice.
  • Engaging Others
  • Child centred and family focused relationship based practice focuses on the child and incorporates the family and social network, to deliver timely and proactive solutions.
  • Collaboration engages, consults, and codesigns solutions with children and their families, other practitioners and teams, agencies, services and the community, in order to deliver the best outcomes for children and their families.
  • Knowledge sharing exchanging critical information across the system, both internally and externally, to ensure shared understanding, and timely and appropriate action for clients.
  • Delivering Results
  • Problem solving integrates knowledge and internal insight with leading practice and research to address problems.
  • Culturally informed practice and safety understands and applies culturally informed practice that is focused on the child in the context of their family, in a way that considers situations, activities, decisions, and outcomes from the perspective of each stakeholder's cultural background.
  • Business operations effectively uses business technology, systems, procedures, and financial and political nous, to achieve the best outcome(s) for clients.
  • Evaluating and delivering program improvements works with colleagues and key stakeholder to evaluate programs, identify opportunities, develop solutions, and identify and overcome barriers to continuously improve program outcomes.
  • Packaging of support is able to effectively plan for the purchasing of services, manage budgets, and allocate finances, to achieve the best outcome(s).

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