Centacare North Queensland is a not-for-profit organisation that provides counselling, family support, mediation, family dispute resolution, disability services, education and courses, crisis housing and homelessness support, youth services, community engagement and NDIS services. Centacare services the North Queensland community from offices in Townsville, Ayr, Bowen, Mt Isa, Cloncurry, and Normanton.

Benefits you will enjoy

• SCHADS L4 Salary $85120.36 - $91586.56
• Great NFP Salary Sacrifice options available to reduce your taxable salary by $15,900 p.a. with Eziway Salary Packaging
• 5 Weeks Annual Leave + 17.5% leave loading
• Birthday Leave + Other Above Award Benefits
• Extensive support and investment in your Professional Development

The Intake and Assessment Practitioner will be responsible for initial contact, safety and needs assessment, client data entry and scheduling of initial appointments with the relevant program.

• Possession of a relevant degree in Social Work, Psychology or Behavioural Sciences.
• Demonstrated experience and knowledge of working in a client triage and/or intake service, including the ability to undertake risk assessments relating to suicidal ideation, domestic and family violence and child protection concerns with the ability to liaise with other agencies to ensure client safety.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills including the ability to work effectively to network and collaborate with a wide range of professionals, both internal and external, for the purpose of creating the most effective referral pathways.
• An understanding of relevant legislation, effective service delivery models and the ability to work within such frameworks.
• Highly developed organisational, time management and administrative skills along with competency in a range of computer applications including word, excel and publisher.
• Current open driver licence.
• Current, and ability to retain, both a Working with Children Blue Card check and Disability Worker Screening