Role Status: Multiple Full-Time Term Vacancies, 12 and 6 Month Contracts Available
Remuneration: AHP2 ($88,255 - $102,240 per annum) + 11.5% Superannuation

Role Details
The Department for Child Protection (DCP) is seeking a Quality and Safeguarding Coordinator to join on a full-time term basis.

The roles are responsible for:

Contributing to the Incident Management Unit's (IMU) operations, whilst applying incident reporting procedures and ensuring ongoing quality assurance for these processes.

Analysing the management of reportable incidents for DCP managers, monitoring outcomes, action plans, and related processes.

Collaborating with operational leadership to develop, implement, and conduct quality assurance and audit programmes across the directorate.

Monitoring the client incident management system and liaising with managers and incident report teams to manage reportable incidents.

Advising and consulting with stakeholders, management, and staff, while partnering with care providers to identify risks and enhance the safety and wellbeing of children and young people in care.

To Be Successful:
We are looking for an analytical expert with experience in incident management and a broad understanding of the child protection system in South Australia.

To be successful in this role you will have high level written and verbal communication skills, and strong report writing and oral presentation skills that will allow you to present complex issues to a variety of stakeholders.

The ideal candidate will have high level assessment skills and experience in managing quality programs, with a strong knowledge of quality improvement methodology.

If you are looking for an opportunity to utilise your expertise in a newly created, key role, then apply today.

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.

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.

Special Conditions
Essential: An appropriate Allied Health Professional degree or equivalent qualification which gives eligibility for full membership or entitles registration with the relevant Association/Board.

Persons of Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent, who have the appropriate background and skills but do not have the essential qualification, may apply for and be engaged/assigned to the role of Social Worker and will be entitled to apply for any Allied Health Professional roles requiring a qualification in Social Work within the Department for Child Protection (DCP).

To find out more about this role, including the desired capabilities and special conditions, please click on the 'apply' button.

Enquiries: Nicola Bennett, Manager, Quality and Safeguarding on 0408 282 665 or email: [email protected]

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: 26 May 2025 11:00 PM