1. Intake Employees provide advice, referral and accept reports (the majority by telephone) and determine the outcome of these reports – 2. Response Employees investigate those reports determined to require a protective investigation – 3. Employees provided case management for children and young people who have been found to be in need of care and protection, Case management either through investigative outcome with no court order, or investigative outcome with court order 4. Case contracting Employees manage the statutory aspects for children and young people whose case management has been contracted to a – Community Service Organisation. Note: References to Child FIRST in these descriptors denotes a geographical boundary. Note: Child Protection Practitioner (CPP) Grade and Value Range Descriptors reflect the underpinning work value anchors for the function. If the descriptors reference the VPS Grade and Value Range Descriptors, the Child Protection Practitioner (CPP) descriptors are to be read in conjunction with them. The Child Protection program does not currently have jobs in Grade 1 work value Table 7.1: Child Protection Practitioner Structure Child Protection Practitioner Stream(CPP) Classifications and Standard Descriptors – – Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 VR 1 VR 1 VR 1 Practice stream: Practice stream: Practice stream: Practice stream: Practice stream: Grade Descriptors Provides basic care and Provides standard services Provides standard services Provides a professional Provides a highly support in delivering and under general supervision within a service delivery service in field of expertise specialised, professional supervising clients on within a service delivery framework Typically a regional senior service in field of expertise family visits and a range of framework Works as a case practitioner child protection practitioner client activities involved in managing the Typically an entry level/ Typically a regional child Works within a welldefined care, support and protection principal basegrade case practitioner environment under general supervision of clients with practitioner in regional child protection Management stream: supervision greater autonomy Management stream: Manages delivery of Provides standard services Typically an advanced case services to clients within a to support child protection A senior regional program practitioner in regional child service delivery framework practitioners carrying out manager with a significant protection their statutory roles impact on program Typically a regional child management and delivery protection team manager Typically a case practice support worker in regional Typically a regional Area child protection Manager (within a Child FIRST catchment)
1. Intake – Employees provide advice, referral and accept reports (the majority by telephone) and determine the outcome of these reports 2. Response – Employees investigate those reports determined to require a protective investigation 3. Case management Employees provided case management for children and young people who have been found to be in need of care and protection, either through investigative outcome with no court order, or investigative outcome with court order 4. Case contracting – Employees manage the statutory aspects for children and young people whose case management has been contracted to a Community Service Organisation. Note: References to Child FIRST in these descriptors denotes a geographical boundary. Note: Child Protection Practitioner (CPP) Grade and Value Range Descriptors reflect the underpinning work value anchors for the function. If the descriptors reference the VPS Grade and Value Range Descriptors, the Child Protection Practitioner (CPP) descriptors are to be read in conjunction with them. The Child Protection program does not currently have jobs in Grade 1 work value Table 7.1: Child Protection Practitioner Structure – Child Protection Practitioner Stream(CPP) – Classifications and Standard Descriptors Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 VR 1 VR 1 VR 1 Grade Descriptors Practice stream: Provides basic care and support in delivering and supervising clients on family visits and a range of client activities Works within a welldefined environment under general supervision Provides standard services to support child protection practitioners carrying out their statutory roles Typically a case practice support worker in regional child protection Practice stream: Provides standard services under general supervision within a service delivery framework Typically an entry level/ basegrade case practitioner in regional child protection Practice stream: Provides standard services within a service delivery framework Works as a case practitioner involved in managing the care, support and supervision of clients with greater autonomy Typically an advanced case practitioner in regional child protection Practice stream: Provides a professional service in field of expertise Typically a regional senior child protection practitioner Management stream: Manages delivery of services to clients within a service delivery framework Typically a regional child protection team manager Practice stream: Provides a highly specialised, professional service in field of expertise Typically a regional child protection principal practitioner Management stream: A senior regional program manager with a significant impact on program management and delivery Typically a regional Area Manager (within a Child FIRST catchment)
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