Our client is seeking accredited Family Dispute Resolution Practitioners to join their specialised teams in Wagga Wagga and the ACT!

Our client is a large national not-for-profit oragnisation providing counselling, mediation, and support services that strengthen relationships and improve community wellbeing. They work with individuals, families, and communities through a child-focused, trauma-informed lens to ensure safety, inclusion, and positive outcomes.

This role will involve:

• Deliver Family Dispute Resolution (FDR) in line with relevant legislation, regulations, and professional standards.
• Apply a child-focused, trauma-informed and family violence–informed approach to ensure safety and wellbeing.
• Conduct risk and suitability assessments, develop safety plans, and manage cases involving family and domestic violence.
• Facilitate parenting and property mediations, both face-to-face and online using secure platforms.
• Provide information, referrals, and links to support services for individuals and families accessing FDR.
• Maintain accurate digital records, statistics, and reporting requirements.
• Participate in education programs, community consultations, supervision, and case reviews to strengthen practice.
• Actively engage with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and uphold child-safe and culturally responsive practice.

The requirements for this role include:

• Hold a Graduate Diploma of Family Dispute Resolution (or equivalent) with FDRP registration, and have practical experience in mediation, including high-conflict parenting and property matters.
• Skilled in family and domestic violence, trauma-informed practice, grief and loss, crisis intervention, and child development.
• Exceptional communication and rapport-building with children and adults, including online, with proficiency in secure video conferencing tools.
• Actively embrace cultural awareness and diversity, prioritising the safety and wellbeing of children and young people through child-safe practices.
• Contribute to a safe and healthy workplace and perform other duties as required, applying multi-skilling principles.
• Current WWCC (NSW) and WWVP (ACT)

Additional Information:

• Full-time and part-time positions available (7, 8, and 9-day fortnights).
• Positions available in Wagga Wagga and the ACT, with flexible start and finish times and hybrid work-from-home arrangements supported.
• Salary packaging, professional development allowance, and external supervision included.
• Gifted leave provided over the holiday season.

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When you work with abrs, you’re engaging in an ethical recruitment process that directly funds vital programs in the community.

Our Commitment to Reconciliation abrs acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the land. We are committed to working respectfully and in partnership with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, guided by the principles of self-determination. We support the rights of children to remain connected to family, culture, and Country.

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