Practice Leader - After Hours Service - Multiple Positions

This is a Department built entirely for children and young people and their communities.  Our ultimate goal is to work together to ensure that every child and young person in Tasmania is known, safe, well and learning. 

The child is at the centre of everything we do and the way we do it. 

About the Role  

Be part of an exciting new service that works collaboratively to support children and young people outside of business hours.

The After-Hours Service is a new service designed to deliver services to build safety where risk is present, provide help and support to resolve issues and/or prevent escalation, and be responsive to the needs of our children and young people in care, outside of standard business hours. 

For more information about the After-Hours Service click here:

After Hours Service Applicant Information

Duties Include  

• Provide leadership and support to the After-Hours Service team and together respond to incoming enquiries within the service using key policies and procedures across emergent and critical after-hours responses.   

Please see the Statement of Duties for a complete overview of the duties. 

Conditions of Employment  

• Salary: $110,425 to $121,907 pro rata per annum + 11.5% Superannuation 
• Classification: Allied Health Professional Level 3 
• Award/Agreement: Allied Health Professionals Public Sector Unions Wages Agreement 
• Location: South (Hobart), North (Launceston) and North-West (Ulverstone)
• Hours of Work: This is a shift-based role and includes a combination of day, afternoon and night work, including availability for call-out as rostered. 
• If successful, you must be available to complete approximately 3 months of full-time (Mon-Fri 8:30am -5pm) paid training.
• Please note: Other permanent and fixed-term full-time and part time vacancies that may arise in the future may also be filled from this process. 

What we’re offering 

• Starting salary recognition of further study and experienced practitioners 
• Shift work penalties 
• Financial Incentives exclusive to the North-West region 
• Relocation Assistance– talk to us about how we can support your relocation  
• Personal impact days  
• Access to Professional Development fund, in-house and external training, supervision, and career development 
• Commitment to keeping our employees healthy, practice supervision and Employee Assistance Program (EAP) 
• Pathways to grow your career  
• Our After Hours staff will receive dedicated induction and training to provide the knowledge, skills and capabilities to undertake their role effectively. 

Who we’re looking for 

Our new After-Hours Service gives children and young people 24/7 safety and wellbeing support. 

No two days look the same. Work is diverse and rewarding, and really makes a positive difference to Tasmanian children and young people. 

You will need to: 

• have sound self-management skills, self-awareness, and emotional maturity, with the ability to understand the personal impacts of child safety work and related strategies for managing stress, building resilience, and the ability to grow and nurture these qualities in others. 
• genuine motivation and passion to work with children, young people, and their families.  
• strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to change your communication style, remain calm, de-escalate, and manage conflicts 
• ability to quickly build rapport and relationships with stakeholders (including families and young people) over the phone and in person 
• value working as a member of a team and contributing to a positive team environment 
• commitment to self-care, continuous improvement, learning and practice reflection 
• individual resilience, emotional intelligence, and the ability to self-reflect 

Essential Requirements 

•  A tertiary qualification approved by the relevant National Board, for example a Bachelor of Social Work, and eligibility for membership with the relevant National Board or professional association; or  

• An alternative tertiary qualification (AQF Level 7 Qualification) in a discipline considered relevant to the duties, for example Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Psychology, Bachelor of Youth Work, Bachelor of Psychological Science; or