Advanced Social Worker - Child Protection
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Advanced Social Worker- Logan-Beaudesert Child Protection
Metro South Health is seeking an experienced and dedicated Advanced Social Worker to join the Logan-Beaudesert Child Protection Unit within the Women and Children Division. This temporary full-time HP5 role (until November 2026) provides advanced clinical leadership, operational coordination and professional governance in the delivery of high-quality, child‑centred protection services across Logan and Beaudesert.
About This Role
Your new role: In this senior role, you will lead, coordinate and deliver advanced social work services that support safe, evidence‑informed and multidisciplinary responses to child protection matters across hospital and community settings.
Key Responsibilities Include
* Providing advanced clinical consultation, assessment, intervention and risk management in complex child protection matters.
* Leading and supervising HP4 Social Workers and students while overseeing workload allocation, triage, prioritisation and service coordination.
About You You are a highly skilled social worker with advanced clinical capability, strong leadership qualities and a commitment to child‑centred, culturally safe and trauma‑informed practice.
Looking For Someone Who
* Demonstrates advanced clinical expertise, independent judgement and evidence-based decision-making in complex child protection work.
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What We Can Offer You
* We offer a family-friendly work environment that supports you in making the most of Queensland's laid‑back lifestyle.
* We are renowned for teaching and research excellence with strong relations with Queensland's leading tertiary institutions.
* We want to empower you to build a long-term career, with countless opportunities to learn and grow, no matter your role.
* You'll have all the benefits of working for Queensland's world‑class public health system including generous leave entitlements, attractive salary and remuneration packages, salary packaging and access to relevant professional development allowances and/or leave, study and research assistance, corporate discounts and employee wellness programs.
About Us
Logan Hospital is the major health centre for one of the fastest growing areas in Queensland. We offer a range of services, including medical, rehabilitation, maternity, surgical and paediatric care. We offer our staff and students extensive support and training in most medical specialties. As a teaching hospital, we help train future health care professionals and participate in research through strong partnerships with Queensland's leading medical schools, universities, and TAFE Queensland. Our services will continue to grow as we build bigger and better facilities to support the community. By 2027, we'll have more beds and 5 more birthing suites as part of the Logan Hospital expansion.
INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCE. Our values were created by employees for employees to shape our culture and inspire positive interactions in the workplace. Diversity of ideas, skills, traditions, and customs is celebrated as one of our greatest strengths. Having a workforce that reflects and understands the needs and expectations of our community is important to delivering safe, kinder, and more inclusive care. We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation, and family responsibilities to apply. We are better together. Further information: We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.
Applicants are encouraged to apply online. Please review the Role Description for more information on application process requirements. Agency referrals will not be accepted for this position.
Seniority level
* Mid‑Senior level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Other
Industries
* Hospitals and Health Care
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