Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner

Employment Term: Permanent part-time opportunity available (60.8 hours per fortnight)

Location: Sunshine Coast

Remuneration: $106k + 11.5 % Super + $15,900 Not for Profit Salary Packaging

Make a meaningful difference with UnitingCare

We’re looking for people who want 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.

As an integral part of our Family Relationship Centre team based on the Sunshine Coast as a Family Dispute Resolution 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

The Family Relationship Centre, Sunshine Coast, is seeking a Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner to join our team of high performing practitioners in child inclusive and property family dispute resolution. You will be a part of the Family Law Services Team, delivering and contributing to the assessment, case management and support of families requiring Family Dispute Resolution for issues that would otherwise be matters for proceedings under the Australian Family Law Act. Previous experience working in a Family Relationship Centre would be an advantage.

What makes a difference for us?

Tertiary qualifications in Social Sciences, Law or related discipline

Graduate Diploma Family Dispute Resolution

Accreditation as a Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner with the Federal Attorney-General’s Department

Current Drivers Licence

Blue Card

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

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 and 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.