Supervisor - Child Protection

4 days ago

Noarlunga Centre, Australia SA Government -DEPARTMENT FOR CHILD PROTECTION Full time

**Department for Child Protection**
**Job reference**: 656284
**Location**: 5168 - NOARLUNGA CENTRE
**Job status**: Short Term Contract
**Eligibility**: Open to Everyone

**Role Status**: Full-time vacancy until 27 June 2025
**Remuneration**: AHP3 ($104,180 - $111,746 p.a. + 11.5% Superannuation) / PO3 ($101,285 - $107,078 p.a. + 11.5% Superannuation)

**Role Details**

The Department for Child Protection are seeking a **Supervisor** to join the Noarlunga 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.

Make a positive impact in the lives of vulnerable children, young people and families within our community today

**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 professional development opportunities to advance your career
- Generous parental leave so you can give your family the focus it deserves
- 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.
- **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.

To find out more about this role, including the **key selection criteria** and **special conditions**, please click on the attached role descriptions.

To **apply** for this role, please click the 'apply' button to be re-directed to the DCP Career Portal.

**Applications close**: 08/03/2025 11:00 PM

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