CYF Practice Lead

at  SOUTHERN CROSS SUPPORT SERVICES

• Flexible Work Arrangements Available | Monthly RDO
• Ongoing Training & Support | Career Development Opportunities
• Full-Time Permanent | Fraser Coast Location
  Children, Youth & Family Services (CYF) is a leading Child Safety provider throughout QLD. CYF team members play a vital role in ensuring that children and young people are offered a safe and stable environment to reach their goals.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES OF THIS ROLE:

• Mentor and lead the Child Protection team, creating and encouraging a positive and collaborative culture for both staff and service users.
• Ensure all Child Youth Families Programs are appropriately managed in compliance with legislative, funding, and regulatory obligations and best practice.
• Advocate on issues affecting clients to influence the federal and state government agenda and provide comprehensive and timely advice on Child Protection and key issues impacting on services.
• Develop and implement supervision and communication strategies throughout services that are effective in enabling teams to manage change, establish accountability, and ensure staff are informed.
• Oversee the management of critical incidents and report any breaches of the Standards of Care and other relevant legislative requirements to other Managers as appropriate.
• Develop, monitor and review individual safety plans and individual crisis management plans for children and young people and program safety plans as required.
• Recognise opportunities to enhance services and systems/policies and capitalise on these through effective change of strategies

TO SUCCEED IN THIS ROLE YOU WILL HAVE:

• Tertiary qualification in Human Services field (or related field) and/or equivalent experience in a similar position in the industry
• Comprehensive understanding of the Human Services sector, focusing on contemporary child protection and family issues.
• Ability to effectively collaborate with stakeholders, agencies, specialists, families, and the community.
• Strong research and analytical abilities to identify interrelationships and provide evidence-based recommendations.
• Proactive problem-solving skills to anticipate and address issues, selecting optimal solutions from diverse options.
• In-depth knowledge of quality assurance and risk management relevant to children’s services provision.
• Exceptional interpersonal communication skills for presentations, negotiations, mediations, and conflict resolution.
• Licensed Care Approval (LCS2)
• Working with Children Blue Card and NDIS Worker Screening
• Drivers Licence