The Hodgman Liberal Government is committed to the safety and wellbeing of Tasmania’s children.
This weekend, the Government is advertising vacancies in the area of Child Safety, to provide vital services designed to safeguard and promote the wellbeing of children and young people.
We are investing an additional $24 million over the next four years, to employ up to 25 additional Child Safety Officers and other front line staff, and assisting children with very complex needs in out-of-home care.
Employing more staff in Child Safety is only possible because of the Government’s strong budget management.
These positions are in addition to 10 permanent Child Safety Officers recruited by the Department of Communities Tasmania in September.
The Government’s commitment for more frontline staff is in addition to our $16.7 million election commitments and our significant investment to redesign the Child Safety System – Strong Families, Safe Kids.
A key component of Strong Families, Safe Kids is to better support families before they get into crisis. By giving earlier support, children are less likely to be removed from their families and relationship breakdown can be prevented.