Child and Family Practitioner

• Employment Term:Permanent full-time (76 hours per fortnight)

• Location:Gladstone

• Remuneration:From $49.25 p/h Super Not for Profit Salary Packaging

Make a meaningful difference with UnitingCare

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

As aChild and Family Practitioneryoull 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 team

Our FaDS team are looking to appoint a Child and Family Practitioner to join our Family Intervention Service in Gladstone.

This role will be responsible for providing practice guidance to the team services to vulnerable children young people and families within the Family Intervention Service (FIS) with emphasis on the effective practice supervision of staff to ensure the delivery of high quality best practice service delivery.

What makes a difference for us

The successful candidate will need expert communication and strong negotiation skills. It is essential that you communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders to ensure effective pathways are established for referrals.

In addition to the above ideally you will have the following.

• Relevant tertiary degree in Social Work Psychology Behavioural Science or a related field

• Registration with a nationally recognised professional body

• Be willing to undergo a personal history check under the provision of the Child Protection Act 1999 in relation to Licensing of Care Services

• Current Queensland Drivers Licence

• Working with Children Blue Card (or willing to obtain)

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 work-life 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 well-being 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 long-term 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.