• Be part of a skilled multidisciplinary team building innovative practice to support separated families do the best job for their children in Sydney’s culturally diverse South West
• Join us in this new phase of extending our trauma informed approaches to FDR, and developing new child focussed assessment and referral protocols for family violence
• Conduct FDR as part of the multidisciplinary team supporting the newly funded and exciting CALA Project; Culturally and Legally Assisted Family Dispute Resolution
• Seeking applications from FDR practitioners from  CALD or ATSI background
• Join a team committed to training and supervision to support innovative and collaborative service development
• Bankstown based
• Maximum duration 32 hour position available
• Salary packaging available

Selection Criteria

Applicants must be able to demonstrate the following:

• Ability to undertake the duties of the role in accordance with CatholicCare’s Mission, Vision and Values and its Code of Ethics and Conduct, as well as a demonstrated ability to work from a person centred and approach
• Relevant tertiary qualifications in social sciences, law or conflict resolution and registration as a Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner in accordance with Attorney General’s Department (AGD) requirements
• Demonstrated capacity and skills in post-separation family dispute resolution, including clinical assessments and working with clients with difficult or complex presenting issues including family violence, conflict, trauma and loss
• Demonstrated knowledge of child development and child protection issues
• Demonstrated excellent ability to actively collaborate, communicate clearly and respond with respect.
• Demonstrated experience in working with culturally and linguistically diverse clients.
• Aptitude to participate in alternative models of mediation such as trauma informed mediation, culturally and legally assisted mediation and child informed mediation.
• Driver’s license and capacity to travel to other sites to provide FDR services as required.
• Working with Children Check 

CatholicCare Sydney is the official social services agency of the Catholic Church in the Archdiocese of Sydney. We are a leading not-for-profit agency providing care and support to people in Sydney across a wide range of social services: Children and families, relationships, ageing, disability, employment, mental health and youth programs

Further information

Contact Yvonne de Borde, Project Co-ordinator, Bankstown FRC Phone 9707 8555