The Department of Families, Fairness and Housing (DFFH) works hard to create equal opportunities for all Victorians to live a safe, respected and valued life.

Our areas of focus are child protection, housing, disability, the prevention of family violence, multicultural affairs, LGBTIQA+ equality, veterans, women and youth. The work we do benefits thousands of Victorians, particularly those who are disadvantaged and vulnerable.

We work in a variety of community-based settings, including people's homes, residential facilities and secure settings across metropolitan, rural and regional Victoria.

We are committed to developing and supporting a workforce that is well equipped and highly motivated. All jobs can be worked flexibly, and we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people from diverse backgrounds and abilities.

Job Details

Department: DFFH Child Protection Practitioner Work Type: Ongoing - full time or part time Job Function: Child protection Classification: CPP4 Work Location: VIC - various Reference: VG/MAY2026/AHS Closing Date: 14-Jun-2026 Salary Range: $100,894 - $114,476 Job Duration: N/A Attachments: No File Attached Contact: Child Protection Jobs

Position Details

Advanced Child Protection Practitioner – After Hours Services

About the role

As part of the After Hours team you will work to a structured rostered model to provide response and emergency outreach visits as required to child protection matters received outside core business hours, including evenings, weekends and on public holidays. In the After Hours team, you are eligible for a standby (on-call) allowance for each time period you are on standby and overtime rates for hours worked when called out on outreach visits.

There are multiple opportunities available across After Hours, including:

• Bairnsdale - part time
• Ballarat - full time or part time
• Mildura - full time or part time
• Shepparton - full time or part time
• Wangaratta - full time or part time
• Morwell - part time

Some Part time positions will be required to work 20 hours per fortnight with a fixed roster of 3pm to 1am on Saturday and Sunday. This roster schedule attracts excellent penalties in accordance with the Victorian Public Service Enterprise Agreement 2004. There may be opportunity to pick up additional shifts.