Child & Family Practitioner

Employment Term: Part-time 60.8 hours per fortnight or 68.4 hours per fortnight | Maximum term six-month 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

We’re 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 a Child & Family Practitioner, you’ll be encouraged to grow, develop and feel empowered to make the everyday easier for the people we care so passionately about.

Let’s make a meaningful difference, together.

Your part in our UnitingCare team

We are currently seeking a Child and Family Practitioner to join our Family Intervention Service (FIS) team based on the Sunshine Coast on a part time basis of 4 or 4.5 days per week on a six-month 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 FaDS (Family and Disability Services), team work passionately across Queensland to make a meaningful difference in people’s 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 $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) 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 receive 12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months service, in addition to the government scheme

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 opportunities to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference

We’d love you to be part of our UnitingCare family

Our FaDS, 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 children’s 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 is welcome here. At UnitingCare, diversity is at the core of our who we are, our mission and our values. We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex, race, culture, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity. Demonstrating 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.