• 12 Month Fixed Term Contract, Full Time
• SCHADS Level 5 + Super + 17% Leave Loading + NFP Salary Packaging to increase your take home pay
• Optional monthly rostered day off to manage your work life balance
• Thomastown based (Wurundjeri Land)

Kids First have a prominent 120-year history of safeguarding children achieved through an unwavering commitment to people and transformation. If you have an interest in and enthusiasm for intake and assessment and are looking for meaning and substance working for an organisation that acknowledges your value by offering great working conditions and flexible working arrangements, then this could be your next opportunity.

Your new role

A full-time opportunity exists to work in our Intake and Engagement team.

• The Intake & Engagement Practitioner position provides comprehensive intake assessment and triage of client led service engagement for children, young people, and families.
• The Intake and Engagement practitioner utilises a therapeutic and trauma informed approach with parents, caregivers, children, and other stakeholders across all services.

In this position you will be required to:

• Have highly developed written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, including culturally safe and sensitive practice with families and professional interpreters.
• Experience in applying MARAM or CRAF for "whole of family" violence risk assessments and safety planning.
• High level skills to engage and triage clients in an effective, safe, and timely manner.

About you

• Tertiary qualifications in social work, psychology,  counselling or, child and family welfare or a related discipline. Recent graduates are encouraged to apply.
• An interest in and enthusiasm for intake and assessment.
• Ability to conduct comprehensive service intake assessments with clearly articulated formulations and recommendations.
• To work collaboratively with systems that support children and young people who have been harmed by family violence, sexual abuse, or exhibit problematic sexual behaviours. This includes but is not limited to extended family networks, DHHS Child Protection, the Orange Door, Centres Against Sexual Assault, Schools, Early Years Services, and Out of Home Care placements.

How we reward you

• Be part of an organisation that truly lives its values.
• Kids First understands the importance of flexible working and has a policy to support this.
• Be nurtured in your career, including professional development in specialist evidence-based models, such as Promoting First Relationships (PFR).
• Enjoy ‘not for profit' benefits such as salary packaging to increase your take-home pay.
• We know how important it is to spend time with family which is why you get 3 additional leave days at Christmas.
• Purchased leave and portable long service leave options.
• Access our Staff Wellbeing Program including $200 to spend on YOUR health & wellbeing.

Don't delay, apply now!

Only applications submitted via our website will be considered.

To view a full position description or to apply, please visit the Kids First website here.

For inquiries about the position:

Name: Olivia Mastin

Position: Team Leader Intake and Engagement

Email: [email protected], using the subject line: Intake and Engagement Practitioner enquiry via EthicalJobs. 

Kids First is an Equal Opportunity employer that respects and values diversity and inclusion. Kids First welcomes everyone to apply, regardless of age, ethnicity, cultural background, gender, sexual orientation, religious affiliation, and physical ability.

Kids First is a Child Safe Organisation, employment is conditional on satisfactory referee checks, a current Working With Children Check, National Criminal History check, proof of the right to work in Australia and a pre-employment medical (if applicable).

A position description is attached.