04/01/2023

Following the success of the South Australian Child Protection in September, the Department for Child Protection (DCP) held its fourth annual DCP Recognition Awards last month.

Following the success of the South Australian Child Protection in September, the Department for Child Protection (DCP) held its fourth annual DCP Recognition Awards last month.

These awards aim to showcase excellence, innovation and a commitment to making a difference to the lives of children, young people, families and carers by staff from across all areas of the department.

We are pleased to be able to share the winners, as below:

Regional Service Delivery Award
Kimberly Wright, Acting Supervisor,
Far North Far West (Whyalla)

Corporate/Support Staff Service Delivery Award
Subpoena and Information Release Team,
Subpoena and Client Access,
Legal Services

Specialist Services Service Delivery Award
Redress Response Team,
Legal Services

Closing the Gap Award
Victoria Cobb, Manager,
Far North Far West (Coober Pedy and APY Lands)

Supporting and Valuing Our Staff Award (Joint winners)
Business Analysis, Change Management and Applications Development Team,
ICT and Information Management; and

Inner South Office and Southern Region
Residential Care, South (Inner South)

Service Delivery Excellence Award
High Risk Infant Team,
South

Leadership Excellence Award
Laura Kelly, Manager,
Residential Care (Area 5),
Out of Home Care

Remote Service Delivery Award (Joint winners)
Ashlee Wells, Senior Practitioner,
Far North Far West (Port Lincoln); and

Lauren Cook and Jessie Hurst,
Psychological Services, Quality and Practice

Out of Home Care/Residential Care Service Delivery Award
Mobile Night Team,
Residential Care Compliance and Operations,
Out of Home Care

Aboriginal Practice Service Delivery Award
Jordan Tonkin, Aboriginal Case Manager,
North (Playford)

Partnering with Carers Award
Thao Hoang, Social Worker,
Central (Multicultural Services)

Collaborative Partnerships Award
Shirley Smith, Senior Manager,
Child Protection Reform,
Strategy, Partnerships and Reform

Delivering Quality and Safeguarding Award (Joint winners)
Practice Audit Program, Quality and Safeguarding, Quality and Practice; and

Performance and Finance Team,
Finance and Corporate Services

Aboriginal Employee of the Year (Joint winners)
David Francis, Principal Aboriginal Consultant,
Far North Far West; and

Jennifer Mazzone, Aboriginal Family Practitioner,
Far North Far West (Port Augusta)

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