Case Worker (Kadina)

**Department for Child Protection** **Job reference**: 645349 **Location**: 5554
- KADINA **Job status**: Short Term Contract **Eligibility**: Open to Everyone

**Role Status**: Full-Time Term Vacancy until 1 August 2025 **Remuneration**: OPS4 ($76,561
- $80,256 p.a.) + 11.5% Superannuation

**Role Details**

The Department for Child Protection is seeking a **Case Worker**to join the Kadina office on a full-time term basis.

The role is responsible for:

- Investigating child protection matters, case management of children and their families, writing and actioning case plans and maintaining client files.
- Connecting clients to appropriate services and formal and informal community networks.
- Visiting children in alternative care and providing support and assistance as required.
- Facilitating opportunities for children under the Guardianship of the Minister to build healthy identities.
- Undertaking child and family support project work and other duties with cultural awareness and sensitivity.

**About You**

To be successful in this role, you will have experience in dealing with conflict situations, including managing complex and challenging behaviours of parents and children.

Drawing upon your demonstrated experience in providing high level advice and assistance to clients and staff will enhance your ability to maintain positive, collaborative and respectful working relationships with a wide range of key stakeholders.

You will have the passion and ability to initiate opportunities and identify innovative solutions to enhance child safety outcomes for families living in remote Aboriginal communities using your knowledge of the _Children and Young People (Safety) Act (CYPS) Act_, and _Families and Communities Act_.

**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 secure, strong and connected.

**What We Offer**:

- Career progression tailored to your goals: we are a large organisation with diverse opportunities across metropolitan Adelaide, regional and remote South Australia
- Employee Assistance Program: confidential and independent counselling for employees and their families
- Strong commitment to learning and development
- Paid Parental and Partner Leave
- Free annual flu vaccination for staff
- Leave loading and salary packaging opportunities
- Access to Fitness Passport: a workplace health and fitness program that give you and your family access to a wide choice of gyms and pools across South Australia.

**The region**

Kadina is the largest town on the Yorke Peninsula and is one of three Copper Triangle towns famous for their shared copper mining history. The Kadina office employs approximately 30 people and is one of five offices in the northern region. As a member of this team, you will work with other professionals to deliver child protection services to children, families in the local community of Kadina and surrounding areas.This is a unique opportunity to work alongside the local community and support good outcomes for that community. To find out more about working in the region, visit working with DCP in Kadina.

**Special Conditions**

**Essential**: A current Australian driver’s licence (P2 or above) and a willingness to drive is essential.

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

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

**Applications close**: 21/01/2025 11:00 PM Apply on Kit Job: kitjobau.com/job/3qmuj2