Temporary Part Time 0.8 FTE | Flexible Hours | 12 Month Contract with possibility of extension.
$97,719 to $102,146 + Super + Not for profit Salary Packaging with Access Pay
Salary dependent on qualifications and experience
Location: Toowoomba
Help engage and empower individuals to build resilient communities

Life at Lifeline
When you join the team at Lifeline Darling Downs & South West Queensland, you become part of a community who are determined to build resilient communities and ensure our communities thrive. United by our purpose and values, we stand together for our community and our people. Lifeline Darling Downs & South West Queensland has been servicing our communities for nearly 50 years and continues to be one of the most dynamic and responsive organisations in our region.
Find out more at www.lifelinedarlingdowns.org.au

About the role
The Family Intervention Service endeavours to create a context for change to empower families to address child protection issues by providing quality therapeutic intervention. This is done using a therapeutic suite of services including individual support to parent or child; family counselling or mediation and group work where appropriate to a children/ren and their family. to support families where significant child protection concerns have been identified, with the aim of maintaining families where a child/ren remains living at home or reunifying children to their family home where this is in their best interests and assessed by Dept of Families, Seniors, Disability Services and Child Safety herein referred to as Child Safety.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver the family case plan goals as developed in conjunction with Child Safety.
• Work in partnership with Child Safety staff and collaborate with other family support services to ensure case plan goals are addressed in a timely manner in a family’s community.
• To provide an integrated and responsive therapeutic suite of services including individual and family counselling and group work where appropriate to a child/ren and their family.
• To ensure Collaborative Family Decision Making is applied whenever a critical decision about a child’s safety, belonging or wellbeing is required. This includes assessment, planning, monitoring and review of activities.
• Support parents to develop the practical skills required to care for their child, improve the safety of the family home environment and strengthen the attachment between parent and child/ren within a strengths-based and evidence informed practice framework.
  To report and case note the work undertaken with individuals and families in a timely manner and according to deadlines.
• To attend and actively participate in regular line management and professional supervision.

Key Selection Criteria Essential:

• Hold qualifications in Psychology, Social Work, or Human Services, which provide eligibility for membership of either the Queensland Psychologists Board of Registration or the Australian Association of Social Workers, Australian Counselling Association or the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia.
• High-level skills in the provision of quality therapeutic interventions and framework within a case management model with families where significant child protection issues have been identified.
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written, with an emphasis on effective interpersonal skills negotiation and conflict resolution skills.
• High level understanding and application of client case noting and record keeping.
• Commitment to working within a professional team, with an ability to articulate the key principles and processes for good team dynamics.

Our Culture

Our inclusive culture will ensure you feel valued at Lifeline Darling Downs as you help our community in need and develop your career. You will have the opportunity to create great connections and relationships with both your colleagues, clients and the broader community. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment. We actively support and encourage people of all backgrounds: gender, age, ethnicity, race, cultural background, disability, religion and sexual orientation to submit an application.

Applications close Sunday 4th May 2025. Applications will not be reviewed or assessed until the position close date.