Child Protection Specialist
1 day ago
Location: North West Region | Bendigo
Job type: Fixed term
Organisation: Department of Families, Fairness and Housing
**Salary**: $129,379 - $151,259
Occupation: Community Services
Reference: VG/DFFH/ND/631381A
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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**THE ROLE**
**ACCOUNTABILITIES INCLUDE**
- Provide authoritative, strategic advice and professional expertise to key internal and external stakeholders on critical policy, funding, and program development.
- Collaboration - engages, consults, and co-designs 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.
- 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.
**Please open the position description to read more.**
**VACCINATION REQUIREMENTS POLICY**
The department may require its employees to be fully vaccinated against preventable diseases such as the current coronavirus (COVID-19). The department's **COVID-19 Vaccination requirements policy**(Word) outlines the requirements for existing employees, other workplace participants and prospective employees. Please read in full prior to applying.
**A SPECIAL MEASURE PROVISION APPLIES TO THIS ROLE**
If you are Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, we encourage you to please apply. You will be given priority consideration, as per the Special Measures provision of the Equal Opportunity Act 2010.
**HOW TO APPLY**
Applicants are required to submit a CV and Cover Letter (max 2 pages) outlining their suitability to the role in line with the Key Selection Criteria.
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.
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