In Victoria, we work to ensure children and young people are safe, supported and ready to thrive.
Do you want to use your experience and qualifications to make a positive difference to the lives of children and young people? Then apply for a senior child protection practitioner or team manager (CPP5) role.
There are roles across metropolitan and regional Victoria.
This is a great opportunity to step into a leadership or specialist role.
If you have relevant qualifications and experience, and want to take the next step, then we want to hear from you. This includes experience working with children and young people, and families in:
- child protection, or
- child, youth, family or welfare involving case management.
Salaries and benefits
Careers in child protection offer a broad range of benefits.
As a senior child protection practitioner, you will have access to:
- a range of training and development opportunities designed for CPP5 and CPP6 practitioners. These offer essential modules on key aspects of leading child protection practice
- professional and leadership development programs to build your leadership skills.
At the CPP5 level, salary ranges from $113,022 to $136,747 (plus superannuation).
There are full-time, part-time, ongoing and fixed term positions available.
The department is committed to:
- supporting flexible work
- supporting employee health and wellbeing
- encouraging a healthy work life balance.
More information
To see current vacancies and apply, visit the Careers web page.
To learn more about:
- working in child protection, visit the Child protection jobs web page
- salaries and benefits, visit the Salaries and benefits web page
- professional development for CPP5 roles, visit the Senior child protection practitioner information and opportunities web page.