Job description
Agency Department of Children and Families Work unit NT Wide Services, Central Intake Team
Job title Child Protection Practitioner – Central Intake Designation Professional 1
Job type Full time Duration Ongoing
Salary $70,971 - $90,331 Location Darwin
Position number 2359 RTF 352783 Closing 03/08/2026
Contact officer Leonie Warburton, Executive Director on 08 8995 5040 or [email protected]
About the agency https://families.nt.gov.au/
Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=352783
APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE A ONE-PAGE SUMMARY ABOUT YOU, A DETAILED RESUME AND COPIES OF YOUR TERTIARY
QUALIFICATIONS.
Information for applicants – inclusion and diversity and Special Measures recruitment plans
The NTPS values diversity. The NTPS encourages people from all diversity groups to apply for vacancies and accommodates people with
disability by making reasonable workplace adjustments. If you require an adjustment for the recruitment process or job, please discuss
this with the contact officer. For more information about applying for this position and the merit process, go to the OCPE website.
Aboriginal applicants will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy. For more information on Special Measures plans, go to the
OCPE website.
Primary objective
As part of a professional team, utilise your expertise to conduct timely assessments of notifications and incoming requests to the Central
Intake Team to determine the most suitable service response to be delivered to children, young people and families in accordance with
legislative and policy guidelines.
Key duties and responsibilities
1. Responsible for the assessment of incoming notifications and requests for support received through gathering, synthesising
information and analysis to determine appropriate supports and interventions.
2. Maintain a high level of client service through the provision of professional expertise and demonstrated best practice in delivery of
statutory welfare services.
3. Exercise delegations under the Care and Protection of Children Act 2007 in accordance with policies and procedures.
4. Ensure the availability of reliable data through the accurate and timely recording of information on the Department’s client
information and case management systems.
5. Required to work on a 24/7 rotational roster.
Selection criteria
Essential
1. A degree of an Australian tertiary institution, which gives eligibility for membership of the Australian Community Workers
Association, the Australian Association of Social Workers, or the Australian Psychological Society, or equivalent OR Diploma of Child,
Youth and Family Intervention AND Vocational Graduate Certificate in Community Services Practice (Statutory Child Protection) OR
Graduate Certificate in Safe Communities (Child Protection).
2. Knowledge in the assessment of family, interpersonal and community dynamics, the application of appropriate welfare and
counselling interventions, including a high level of ability to conceptualise and analyse information.
3. Demonstrated ability to work effectively, including managing multiple tasks and ability to deliver quality, timely outputs.
4. Demonstrated ability to apply the provisions of relevant legislation in working with children, families and individuals in a statutory
relationship.
5. Demonstrated ability to communicate and work constructively within culturally diverse settings, including a demonstrated
knowledge and understanding of Aboriginal culture, family and community structures.
6. Demonstrated willingness to take part in agency programs including but not limited to performance management, professional
supervision and stress management.
7. Demonstrated high level of written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills.
8. Demonstrated skills in the use of computers and an ability and willingness to undertake training in the program’s computer-based
data entry system.
Desirable
1. Current Northern Territory drivers’ licence or the ability to obtain.
Further information
1. The selected applicant will be required to hold a current Working with Children Clearance notice and undergo a criminal history
check (a criminal history will not exclude an applicant from this position unless it is a relevant criminal history).
2. Applicants should include a certified copy of their qualifications with their application.
3. Travel for up to two weeks at a time may be required, whether by road or light aircraft.
Approved: June 2024 Leonie Warburton, Executive Director NT Wide Services
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