Minimum entry requirements

If you are seeking employment as a child protection practitioner you must have the following:

Mandatory qualifications

• Bachelor of Social Work or
• Diploma of Community Welfare Work (minimum of a 2 year full time course).
• Other tertiary qualifications at Diploma level or above will be considered only if they include units of study in case management/casework practice and supervised practical work placements in relevant fields.

It is also highly desirable for applicants to hold a current Victorian drivers licence.