Description:
The Director provides leadership to enable the provision by the department of high quality child and family services by applying contemporary, robust, best practice case review and continuous improvement frameworks.
The Director leads and manages the Systems and Practice Review, Child Safety Complaints and Child Safety Training teams and is a member of the leadership team for the Office of the Chief Practitioner branch and has responsibility for key projects across the work unit.
Job details
Position status Fixed Term Temporary Position type Flexible full-time Occupational group Administration Classification SO Workplace Location Brisbane Inner City Job ad reference QLD/561062/24 Closing date 13-May-2024 Yearly salary $155548 - $162751 Fortnightly salary $5962.10 - $6238.20 Total remuneration $177733 up to $185963 Job duration Until 31 December 2024 with possible extension Contact person Michael Bond Contact details Phone: 30976120Access the National Relay Service
The Director key responsibilities are:
• Lead and influence the development and implementation of contemporary case review and quality frameworks for child and family service delivery aligned to the Strengthening Families, Protecting Children Framework for Practice.
• Drive the departmental vision, goals and values and proactively lead and manage in a style consistent with the Strengthening Families Protecting Children Framework for Practice.
• Build and maintain strong partnerships across the organisation and with key external parties to support constructive engagement in review and continuous improvement processes, promoting a positive and accountable public image and the development of collaborative partnerships to support quality service delivery outcomes.
• Foster a culture of appreciative inquiry and philosophy of critical reflection across the department that focuses on the safety, belonging and wellbeing outcomes for children and families.
• Provide authoritative and strategic advice to senior management on issues relating to case reviews, specifically child deaths and serious injuries, in accordance with the various Acts and the department's policy and procedures.
• Contribute through the Office of the Chief Practitioner leadership team to the analysis of key legislative, policy and practice issues that impact on the delivery of effective and efficient service delivery to children, young people and families.
• Manage the human, financial and operational resources of the work unit to ensure the achievement of strategic and business objectives.
Further information
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