Role Details

Looking for a role that gives you the opportunity to travel throughout regional South Australia?

We are currently seeking a Practice Leader to join our team on a full-time term basis.

In this role, you will be responsible for:

Providing advice, information, resources, mentoring, coaching and other support to strengthen the practice capability of office staff.

Monitoring practice quality within the office, identifying practice issues and implementing quality improvement strategies.

Leading strategic projects to build practice capability within the office.

Promoting a learning culture within the office by developing and sourcing relevant training opportunities.

Recognising skill and knowledge gaps amongst office staff and facilitating training or other development activities.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

Experience in providing an evidence based and culturally appropriate social work practice to children, young people, their families and carers.

Knowledge of issues and systems affecting children and young people requiring care and protection, including their families and carers.

Experience in establishing and maintaining a professional learning and development environment.

Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills to effectively collaborate with a broad range of stakeholders.

Experience in providing reflective supervision in a child protection context.

If you are passionate about supporting others and making a positive contribution to practice capability, then we encourage you to apply.

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.

There are many benefits to working with DCP, including:

Leave loading and salary packaging opportunities.

Paid parental and partner leave.

Employee Assistance Program (confidential counselling for you and your family).

Free annual flu vaccination for staff.

Fitness Passport (gives you and your family access to a wide choice of gyms and pools across South Australia).

Special Conditions
Essential Qualifications:
A degree level qualification in Social Work which gives eligibility for full membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers.

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 key selection criteria and special conditions, please click on the `apply' button.

Enquiries: Melissa Wicks, Regional Director on 0438 896 571 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: 7 September 2025 11:00 PM