Child Protection Specialist

Role : Child Protection Specialist

Location : Murarrie, QLD (Turrbal & Yuggera peoples) (with flexible work options available by arrangements) We’re also open to considering remote or alternative locations across Australia for the right candidate.

Employment Type : Full Time, Fixed Term Contract to December 2026

We’re Goodstart

At Goodstart, we’re all about laying the foundation for better lives through amazing early learning experiences, and we know that we can’t do that without great people!

Centre directors, educators, and centre support teams all we work together to make a real difference for children in the first five years.

We make a personal commitment at Goodstart to ensure children feel safe and are safe. Safety, health and wellbeing are more than just words to us, they are a promise we make to our children, our families and each other every day.

At Goodstart we amplify and promote the voice and rights of children to ensure that all children can feel safe and be safe, and are safeguarded from child abuse, neglect and harm.

Safety is our number one priority.

We have an exciting and rewarding opportunity for a Child Protection Specialist to join our team.  This role will provide highly skilled, strengths-based, case management and specialist support, ensuring children continue to access early childhood education and care.   As the Child Protection Specialist, you will actively reinforce Goodstart’s safeguarding approach with centre teams and support the implementation of the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations.

This opportunity is for you if you want to :

• Join a skilled and experienced national team focused on safeguarding and protecting children who may have experienced, abuse, neglect or harm.
• Have the opportunity to improve outcomes and make a difference for more than 70,000 children.
• Working with front line educators, teachers and Centre Directors in every state and territory to support and improve outcomes and experiences for children that have been the subject of a child abuse, neglect and harm notification.
• Contribute to the evidence base about what works best to support children at risk
• Work for an organisation that has an aspiration to be globally recognised for early years practice and high-quality early learning outcomes for children.
• Access unique opportunities for professional growth and development.

Other benefits of joining our team include :

About you :

As an experienced child protection case worker, counsellor or social worker, you will have :

How to apply

Click ‘Apply Now’ and submit your application.

We review applications as they are submitted. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible for your best chance to progress to the next stage of the process.

We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for all positions

Have a question? Contact our Talent Acquisition Team via email recruitment@goodstart.org.au

As a Child Safe Organisation, all of our candidates must have or obtain a valid working with children check.

Posting Notes : AUSTRALIA || Australia || Australia (AU) || | || No Early Childhood Qualification || Full-Time