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Senior Child Safety Officers are responsible for ensuring the safety, belonging, and wellbeing of all children and young people in the child protection process. The Senior Child Safety Officer (SCSO) is responsible for delivering statutory child protection services including assessment, intervention, casework, and case management for complex cases. The SCSO must deliver services in accordance with legislation, practice guidelines, and a strength-based framework for practice.
They will also co-work with Child Safety Officers and Child Safety Support Officers on complex and sensitive cases. This role provides mentoring and support to develop the skills and knowledge of newly appointed and less experienced Child Safety Officers and Child Safety Support Officers.
Refer to the role description for more information.
The Senior Child Safety Officer Key Responsibilities Include:
1. Deliver accountable and collaborative integrated child protection services for complex and sensitive cases, respecting the culture and context of each child, young person, family, and community, in accordance with departmental policies, statutory responsibilities, and the child protection framework for practice.
2. Work collaboratively with colleagues, stakeholders—including children, young people, families, NGOs, service providers, medical professionals, police, and others—to provide high-quality, strength-based child protection practices in complex and sensitive cases.
3. Participate and contribute as a team member to develop culturally appropriate, professional relationships with colleagues, stakeholders, including children, young people, families, NGOs, and other service providers.
4. Foster a culture of quality frontline service delivery based on collaboration, cooperation, commitment to excellence, and professional ethics.
5. Maintain high-quality case records in accordance with departmental requirements. Prepare and support less experienced Child Safety Officers in case management and report writing.
Participate in continuous learning, training, and professional development to ensure practice knowledge and skills are current and evidence-based.
Draw on professional practice experience to provide coaching and mentoring to new and less experienced Child Safety Officers, supporting skill and knowledge development.
Develop and contribute to continuous quality improvement strategies.
Applications to remain current for 12 months.
Occupational group: Psychology, Counselling & Social Work
Seniority level
Not Applicable
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Management and Manufacturing
Industries
Government Administration
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