Child Protection Specialist

**Role**: Child Protection Specialist
**Employment Type**: Permanent Full Time
We’re Goodstart
At Goodstart, we’re all about laying the foundation for better lives through amazing early learning experiences, and we know that we can’t do that without great people
Centre directors, educators, and centre support teams all we work together to make a real difference for children in the first five years.
We make a personal commitment at Goodstart to ensure children feel safe and are safe. Safety, health and wellbeing are more than just words to us, they are a promise we make to our children, our families and each other every day.
Goodstart is a national not-for-profit early childhood education and care provider with a vision for all of Australia’s children to have the best possible start in life.
We are deeply committed to Reconciliation and creating an environment where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People feel connected and a strong sense of belonging. By weaving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives through all that we do, we aim to build knowledge and a deeper understanding of our First Nations People and culture for all in our team.
Supporting our people and protecting our children
At Goodstart we amplify and promote the voice and rights of children to ensure that all children can feel safe and be safe, and are safeguarded from child abuse, neglect and harm.
Safety is our number one priority.
At Goodstart we have an exciting and rewarding opportunity for a Child Protection Specialist to join our team. This role will provide highly skilled, strengths-based, case management and specialist support, ensuring children continue to access early childhood education and care. As the Child Protection Specialist, you will actively reinforce Goodstart’s safeguarding approach with centre teams and support the implementation of the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations.
**This opportunity is for you if you want to**:
Join a skilled and experienced national team focused on safeguarding and protecting children who may have experienced, abuse, neglect or harm
Have the opportunity to improve outcomes and make a difference for more than 70,000 children
Contribute to the evidence base about what works best to support children at risk
Work for an organisation that has an aspiration to be globally recognised for early years practice and high-quality early learning outcomes for children
Access unique opportunities for professional growth and development
**Other benefits of joining our team include**:
Clinical supervision with an experienced supervisor is provided as part of this role to help establish effective self-care practices, continuing professional development and improved resilience
Flexible work arrangements can be negotiated giving you choice about when and how work will be done in order to better manage your work and non-work needs
Salary Packaging benefits which reduces your taxable income to increase take home pay
Fitness Passport - access to gyms and pools for you and your family at a heavily discounted price
Discounted health care and access to employee wellbeing program with BUPA
Exclusive discounts on travel, gym memberships, Apple and Dell products, and more
Free annual flu shot (optional)
Option to purchase extra leave for even greater work life balance
First Nations Support and Cultural Leave
Gain significant investment in your growth and development with support, tools, training and experiences that will truly enhance the progress and outcomes for children in their earliest years
**About you**:
You are an experienced professional with a strong background in child protection, case management or safeguarding, and you’re passionate about creating safe environments for children. You bring:
Relevant industry experience, or a tertiary qualification (desirable but not essential) in:
Social Work
Human Services or Social Welfare
Psychology or Behavioural Sciences
Safety, Health and Wellbeing
A current Working with Children Check (or equivalent) for your state or territory
Experience identifying and responding to child protection concerns, including providing case management and specialist support
Confidence working with front-line educators, teachers and Centre Directors to build their competency and confidence in supporting children and families
Strong ability to build rapport and work with people from diverse backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities
Sound knowledge (or the ability to quickly acquire knowledge) of relevant legislation in one or more states/territories across Australia
Familiarity with Child Safe Standards and the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations
Exceptional data analysis skills with high proficiency in Excel
High-level written and verbal communication skills
How to apply
**Posting Notes**: MURARRIE, BRISBANE || QLD || Australia (AU) || | || No Early Childhood Qualification || Full-Time