Department for Child Protection, South Australia

🏆 Do you know an organisation or individual who deserves to be recognised for their outstanding achievements in the child protection and family support sector? 🏅 Nominations for the 2025 South Australian Child Protection & Family Support Awards, held in partnership with NAPCAN, are now open! Nominate now 👉🏾https://ow.ly/Kiqe50VvlPn

There's a lot of great things to discover about the Spencer Gulf region when you're located in a central hub like Port Augusta. This full-time, short-term contract is the ideal opportunity to discover the 'crossroads of Australia', so if you have the leadership skills we need, make the most of this unique opportunity. Find out more and apply online at https://ow.ly/hzTQ50Vx7a8 Want to know more about working with us in Port Augusta? Check out our website: https://ow.ly/NMsn50Vx7ab

Fostering future talent is one of our Recruitment team's favourite things to do and they were so excited recently to meet the inaugural winners of two new DCP-sponsored student awards at Flinders University. The Department for Child Protection Academic Excellence Award recognises two exceptional students from the College of Education, Psychology and Social Work at Flinders Uni. Congratulations to Jasmin Maurer (left) and Madison Luis-Geale (right) who can be seen in the photo with our Recruitment Team Leader, Teresa (centre). As the 2024 DCP Academic Excellence Award winners, Jasmin and Madison are sure to have a bright future ahead of them when they graduate with a Bachelor of Psychological Science. Keep up the great work!

💪🏾 Inspiring, passionate and resilient… these are just some of the ways to describe the 2024 SA Child Protection Award winners! 🏅Let’s take a trip down memory lane and revisit last year’s winners. 📅Nominations are now open for the 2025 awards across 12 categories recognising the remarkable efforts of carers, children and young people, volunteers, public servants and our partner organisations. Nominate before May 16👉🏾 https://ow.ly/vf3Y50VraX7

Do you have a Bachelor degree in Community Sciences, Criminology, Psychological Sciences, Social Sciences, Health, or a related field? Are you stuck for ideas on how to use that qualification in the workplace? Our list of vacancies is updated almost daily, and we are regularly looking for Professional Officers with one of these degrees! Professional Officers in DCP provide case management services so keep an eye out for any vacant positions classified as PO1, PO2, PO3, PO4 or PO5. Even those vacancies asking for a Social Worker are often open to you. Don’t miss out on your next career move - bookmark our Career Portal at https://lnkd.in/g-J8s-RK.

If you have a creative flair and good skills in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and Design, then you could be the Graphic Designer we're looking for. Your tasks will be varied, from designing campaigns, social media posts and events, through to supporting photographic shoots and video production. It's a busy job supporting the whole department but if you're up for the challenge and are keen to do work that directly impacts the lives of vulnerable children, young people and their families, then please consider applying at https://ow.ly/llTV50VrbQh

You'll need very strong interpersonal and communication skills to succeed as our new Events Administration Officer. This is a part-time, ongoing role to: • help facilitate department events • participate in minor research activities • provide comprehensive administrative support for resource scheduling, budget preparation and ordering supplies for upcoming events. Find out more and apply online at https://ow.ly/MECB50VrbV9

More than 100 children are now living with family members or other people with whom they already had a close relationship, and not in residential care, thanks to an innovative program. The Department for Child Protection’s Finding Families program has surpassed the important milestone of 100 stable placements, including for more than 30 Aboriginal children. 👉More info: https://ow.ly/36jb50Vs14w

Here's a job for a recent graduate in Human Resources, or someone keen to kickstart their career in Recruitment. If you're a self-starter who likes to help other people succeed and has excellent admin, writing and communication skills, then our customer-focussed Recruitment team will be keen to hear from you. Find out more at https://ow.ly/gj5X50VprV1

The Manager of our Out of Home Care Operational Support team will provide: • Leadership on governance, quality and risk management, and service improvement • Expert advisory, reporting and research services to the Executive Director • Coordinated responses, submissions, and briefings on behalf of executive services and the Minister’s office. If you're an outcome-driven leader with highly developed communication skills, read more about this vacancy at https://ow.ly/P4Ek50VrbOe