Child and Family Practitioner

Child & Family Practitioner

• Employment Term:Parttime 60.8 hours per fortnight or 68.4 hours per fortnight Maximum term sixmonth contract
• Location:Sunshine Coast Hybrid working 2 days office and 2 days WFH
• Remuneration:From $49.28 per hour 11.5 % Super Not for Profit Salary Packaging Penalties & Allowances

Make a meaningful difference with UnitingCare Community

Were looking for someone who wants to make the world a little better through small moments that leave big impacts. To build meaningful relationships and make a difference in the lives of others.

An integral part of our Family Intervention Service (FIS) team as aChild & Family Practitioner youll be encouraged to grow develop and feel empowered to make the everyday easier for the people we care so passionately about.

Lets make a meaningful difference together.

Your part in our UnitingCare Community team

We are currently seeking aChild and Family Practitionerto join our Family Intervention Service (FIS) team based on the Sunshine Coast on a part time basis of 4 days per week on a sixmonth contract.

In this role you will;

• Provide a holistic response to the needs of families whose children are at imminent risk of out of home placement or requiring reunification following a period of out of home care
• Work intensively with families in their homes to address issues relating to but not limited to child protection concerns

By providing negotiated combinations of therapeutic interventions practical and emotional support counselling and education families are offered opportunities to make informed decisions and change for their future

What makes a difference for us

• Minimum Bachelor Degree in Human Service related field
• Qld Drivers Licence
• Working with Children Check (Blue Card)
• A minimum of two years experience in Human Services or Prior FIS and Child Protection experience preferred
• You will have a strong passion and knowledge base for working with families and children within a therapeutic context
• You will be able to build strong working relationships with families and key stakeholders and positively represent the activities of UnitingCare

What makes a difference for you

At UnitingCare we are leaders in crisis response the protection of vulnerable children financial resilience and family wellbeing. Our Family and Child Services team work passionately across Queensland to make a meaningful difference in peoples lives.

• Flexible work arrangements to support worklife balance

• Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15900) and meal entertainment (up to $2650) per annum

• A recognition and rewards platform providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers including everyday expenses holidays health insurance annual awards celebration wellbeing and employee assistance programs

• A positive and inclusive team based on respect shared standards strong values and a commitment to serving others

• Eligible employees are entitled to 12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave available after 6 months service in addition to the government scheme; for eligible employees.

• Diversity and inclusive leave offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year Diwali Ramadan NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events

• Career development opportunitiesto challenge yourself grow and make a meaningful difference

Wed love you to be part of our UnitingCare family

Our Family and Disability Services team are passionate about their work with parents to ensure children remain safe in the home and parents have the skills resilience and capability to effectively parent and meet their childrens developmental educational health and wellbeing needs. We also provide targeted services to men who are seeking to change their behaviour.

Child safe Child friendly

UnitingCare is committed to being a Child Safe Child Friendly organisation and will:

• provide welcoming safe & nurturing services for children

• implement measures to prevent child abuse and neglect within our services

• appropriately and immediately address child abuse and neglect if it does occur

Diversity & Inclusion

Our approach is simple everybody iswelcome here. At UnitingCare diversity is at the core of our who we are our mission and our are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex race culture sexual orientation disability or gender our commitment to reconciliation and building longterm employment opportunities for First Nations peoples UnitingCare strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants for this position.

Safe workplace

We work hard to make our services welcoming and safe for every person. We are united in keeping children young people and the elderly safe from harm within our services workplaces and the communities we support. We are committed to speaking up loudly for their safety.