The Practice Leader (Mental Health) key responsibilities are:

• Provide evidence-based advice, coaching and mentoring to Senior Team Leaders, Managers, Senior Practitioners, Practice Leaders and other relevant stakeholders to deliver a program of work with a focus on improving the quality of the casework and outcomes for children and young people in the child protection system, particularly those impacted by mental illness.
• Build and sustain strong collaborative partnerships that promote and support the integration and coordination of service delivery.
• Identify and brief senior management, and respond to key partners, on emerging operational and strategic issues for children and young people who have mental health issues.
• Analyse performance data to identify trends and issues, consider systemic issues and the relationship between multiple performance measures in terms of the impact on service to clients.
• Lead the development of capability across the state in areas of portfolio responsibility (Mental Health) and facilitate the development of communities of practice and other learning forums.
• Implement quality assurance mechanisms that support the monitoring and continuous improvement of services to children, young people, their families and carers, with a focus on mental illness.
• Develop enduring and productive service delivery partnerships to support service delivery outcomes, enhance cross-sectoral participation, training and development, and state-wide delivery and coordination of child protection services.
• Establish and maintain systems, practices and standards to ensure effective coordination and delivery of services.
• Manage multiple projects including implementation as part of the on-going reform and renewal agenda.
• Contribute to the capability of staff in strength-based practice and appreciative inquiry to assist in the delivery of quality advice and services about mental health and its impacts in the child protection context.

Applications to remain current for 12 months.

Job Ad Reference: QLD/644311/25

Closing Date: Monday, 7th July, 2025