practice leader

3 days ago

Adelaide, South Australia SA Government -DEPARTMENT FOR CHILD PROTECTION Full time $114,314 - $124,449 per year

Department for Child Protection

Job reference: 692197

Location: ADELAIDE

Job status: Long Term Contract

Eligibility: Open to Everyone

Role Status: Full-time term vacancy for 12 months

Remuneration: $114,314 - $124,449 per annum + 12% Superannuation

Role Details

Looking for a role that gives you the opportunity to travel throughout regional South Australia?

We are currently seeking a Practice Leader to join our team on a full-time term basis.

In this role, you will be responsible for:

  • Providing advice, information, resources, mentoring, coaching and other support to strengthen the practice capability of office staff.
  • Monitoring practice quality within the office, identifying practice issues and implementing quality improvement strategies.
  • Leading strategic projects to build practice capability within the office.
  • Promoting a learning culture within the office by developing and sourcing relevant training opportunities.
  • Recognising skill and knowledge gaps amongst office staff and facilitating training or other development activities.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

  • Experience in providing an evidence based and culturally appropriate social work practice to children, young people, their families and carers.
  • Knowledge of issues and systems affecting children and young people requiring care and protection, including their families and carers.
  • Experience in establishing and maintaining a professional learning and development environment.
  • Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills to effectively collaborate with a broad range of stakeholders.
  • Experience in providing reflective supervision in a child protection context.

If you are passionate about supporting others and making a positive contribution to practice capability, then we encourage you to apply.

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.

There are many benefits to working with DCP, including:

  • Leave loading and salary packaging opportunities.
  • Paid parental and partner leave.
  • Employee Assistance Program (confidential counselling for you and your family).
  • Free annual flu vaccination for staff.
  • Fitness Passport (gives you and your family access to a wide choice of gyms and pools across South Australia).

Special Conditions

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

Enquiries: Melissa Wicks, Regional Director on or email:

Our workplace reflects the diverse communities we serve. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, experiences, and abilities. This includes women, people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, the LGBQTI+ communities, and people from culturally diverse backgrounds.

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

Applications close: 07/09/2025 11:00 PM

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