Child Protection

3 weeks ago

Melbourne, Australia Department of Families, Fairness and Housing Full time

Location: Melbourne

Job type: Full time

Organisation: Department of Families, Fairness and Housing

**Salary**: $57,690 - $71,194

Occupation: Community Services

Reference: VG/DFFH/ND/CPP2SCT

The Department of Families, Fairness and Housing (DFFH) works hard to create equal opportunities for all Victorians to live a safe, respected and valued life.

Our areas of focus are child protection, housing, disability, the prevention of family violence, multicultural affairs, LGBTQI+ equality, veterans, women and youth. The work we do benefits thousands of Victorians, particularly those who are disadvantaged and vulnerable.

We work in a variety of community-based settings, including people's homes, residential facilities and secure settings across metropolitan, rural and regional Victoria.

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Are you
- Committed to working with children, young people and families?
- Able to effectively engage to provide families with optimum capacity for change?
- Continually improving your skills and knowledge to further develop your proffessional practice?

An exciting opportunity exists for a Case Practice Support Worker on an ongoing basis with the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing.

Case practice support workers work within a team to provide a range of case support tasks for clients within the Supervised Contact & Transport, Child Protection program. The tasks include, but are not limited to, supervising access visits between children and their families where there are safety or risk issues present, transporting children to services and providing in home support to families.

For more information on the accountabilities and key selection criteria and qualification requirements for the role please refer to the Position Description attached.

**MANDATORY VACCINATION POLICY**
The department is committed to providing and maintaining a working environment which is safe and without risk to the health of its workers and clients. The department may require its employees to be fully vaccinated against preventable diseases such as the current coronavirus (COVID-19) based on Victorian Chief Health Officer's Directions as issued and updated from time to time. Vaccination requirements may differ from role to role based on their risk category and the duties performed. The department's policy (attached) outlines the risk categories and requirements for employees working for the department. Where relevant, proof of immunisation status may be required. For this role, you are required to submit proof of vaccination prior to commencement. Please refer to the attached policy for more information - DFFH COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccination policy.

**HOW TO APPLY**:
Applicants are required to submit a CV and cover letter outlining their suitability to the position in line with the Key Selection Criteria (max 2 pages)

Applicants must be an Australian Citizen, Permanent Resident or hold a valid work permit or visa. Work eligibility will be checked as part of the recruitment process. c

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