Make a Difference

Join the Child Safety Services team and be part of a Department built entirely for children, young people and their communities. Our goal is to work together to ensure that every child and young person in Tasmania is known, safe, well and learning.

Your Work

You will provide support to children and young people in out of home care, facilitating the time they spend with their families and making sure this is always a safe, fun and special experience for them.

A day in the role of a support worker could look like this:

• Transporting children/young persons and families to and from access visits, appointments, school, and recreational activities
• Supervising access visits between children/young persons and their parent/family
• Participate in care planning to facilitate empowerment and individual support of children/young person.
• Documenting and maintaining accurate case notes of activities undertaken and ensure the safety and wellbeing of vulnerable people you may be working with.

Who we’re looking for

Joining the Child Safety Services is an opportunity to take the next step in your career, where you will make a significant difference in the lives of Tasmanian Children, Young People and their families by enabling them to grow up in a safe and supportive environment.

We value and recognise the diverse skillset of our employees to support the work of Child Safety. We’re looking for people with life skills, who can communicate well and have a true desire to work with children and young people.

To be successful in this role, you should have:

• A genuine motivation to care for, improve the lives of and ability to interact easily and comfortably with children, young people, and their families
• Patience’s, empathy, and resilience
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
• Experience building positive and professional relationships with a variety of stakeholders

Essential requirements

You will be required to:

• hold a current Registration to work with vulnerable people
• meet pre-employment checks including conviction checks.
• Hold a current drivers licence

What we’re offering

• Starting salary $60,666.00 + Superannuation
• A healthy work-life balance to support our people with flexibility
• New employee onsite training and induction program
• Initiatives to complete relevant study and career development.
• Access to an Employee Assistance Program

Make a Difference. Apply now! 

Download the Statement of duties and associated documents:

• Statement Of Duties (PDF)
• Information for Applicants (PDF)

Or if you want to find out more contact:

For enquiries in the South:

• Name: Karen Riley, Senior Support Worker - Child Safety Service South
• Phone: 0427 041 204
• Email: [email protected] 

For enquiries in the North:

• Name: Jenny Brown, Senior Support Worker - Child Safety Service North
• Phone: 0419 349 309
• Email: [email protected] 

For enquiries in the North West:

• Name: Justin Brown, Practice Manager - Child Safety Service North West
• Phone: 0438 393 707
• Email: [email protected], using the subject line: Support Workers - Hobart / Devonport / Launceston enquiry via EthicalJobs.