
Statewide Principal Practitioner
2 days ago
THE ROLE
The Statewide Principal Practitioner - Child Protection supports building the capability, skill and capacity of Child Protection through practice leadership. Reporting to the Chief Practitioner, the Statewide Principal Practitioner - Child Protection works within a team of specialist practitioners to deliver system wide, effective, culturally informed practice consistency that supports better outcomes for vulnerable children, young people and their families. The role requires highly developed expertise in the field of child protection practice, the ability to mobilise flexible, timely and innovative responses in collaboration with front line practitioners, managers, specialist practitioners and executives within the department. Partnering with key internal and external stakeholders, the role will lead the development of strategic practice initiatives aimed at enhancing service responses for children and families involved with Child Protection.
ACCOUNTABILITIES INCLUDE
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- Provide practice leadership and make authoritative decisions based on sound practice expertise and contemporary research that deliver positive outcomes for vulnerable children and families, particularly regarding the highest risk, complex and sensitive cases.
- Establish professional practice and service delivery standards that embed collaborative, child-focused and family-centred approaches to decision making and reflective practice in child protection work across the state.
- Provide expert intervention that informs the management and intervention of complex behaviours and cases and the development of targeted innovative strategies.
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COVID-19 VACCINATIONThe department strongly recommends (but does not mandate) that employees maintain their COVID-19 vaccination status in accordance with current ATAGI (Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation) advice, given their individual circumstances. As of June 2023, DFFH does not require evidence of COVID-19 vaccination status.
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