About us...

Act for Kids is a prominent provider of free prevention, professional therapy and support services for children who have suffered abuse and support for families at risk. With over 25 centres nationally, we have supported thousands of children and their families for more than 30 years. In 2019 - 2020 we provided services to 44,894 people, including over 29,000 children.

Our unique multidisciplinary teams provide integrated therapy, sexual abuse counselling, safe houses in remote Indigenous communities, information, advice and referral services, intensive family support and early learning centres designed for children with additional development needs to ensure we set them up for success at school.

About the job...

The Specialised Multi-Agency Response Teams (SMART) is a new initiative under the Working Together Changing the Story: Second Tranche of Major Youth Justice Reforms 2019 - 2023. SMART is an interagency partnership between key government departments, for children who are between the ages of 10-18, at high risk and have significant vulnerabilities.

The SMART panels allow for the gathering and sharing of relevant information between agencies, which supports a comprehensive overview of client needs, along with the identification of appropriate interventions to meet these needs. These interventions are documented on a SMART interagency action plan.

We are looking for a highly experienced SMART Coordinator to join our team based in Varsity Lakes and lead this exciting new initiative. This position is part-time (0.6FTE) fixed term until 30 June 2023. Extension of employment contract beyond June 2023 is subject to the continued successful government funding of the program.

Key responsibilities:

• Escalate and coordinate resolution of issues with SMART agencies and their participation in SMART.
• Receive referrals, considers and progresses to panel.
• Supports agencies to make referrals.
• Ensures the outcome of SMART meetings is communicated to young people as appropriate and by the most relevant agency.
• Monitors capacity of SMART to accept new clients by liaising with the SMART panel.
• Maintains a database and provides timely reports to the Program Manager, for distribution to Youth Justice.
• Collates information and provides to youth justice court coordinator for progression to court.
• Develops and maintains relationships with relevant external agencies.

About you...

• Tertiary degree in a relevant discipline (psychology, allied health, social work, human services).
• At least 5 years’ experience working within the child protection or the youth justice environment with highly developed knowledge of child protection and youth justice.
• Demonstrated experience to work collaboratively, foster, and maintain good working relationships with key stakeholders, partners and the community.
• Cultural awareness and an understanding of how to communicate and work effectively work families from different socio-economic and cultural backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Over 30% of our employees identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.

About the pay...

• Position is classified Level 6.1 – 6.3 under the SCHCADS award;
• Salary range is $87,577 - $91,439 plus 9.5% superannuation (pro-rata for part-time);
• In addition, as a registered Not for Profit/Charity, we offer excellent salary packaging options through RemServ which can significantly increase your take home pay.

About the benefits...

• Overall winner of HRD Employer of Choice 2019 (100-499 employees)
• Winner of HRD Employer of Choice 2019 in (1) Health & Wellbeing (2) Leadership (3) Work-Life Balance
• Strong values based organisation
• Excellent professional development options (including annual professional development fund opportunities)
• Paid parental leave and study assistance
• Employee Assistance Program including Health & Well-being Portal
• Excellent family friendly and flexible work environment

Blue Card Requirement...

From 31 August 2020, you are required to have a current blue card to commence employment at Act for Kids in Queensland. Please visit Queensland Blue cards for more information.

About applying...

For more information about the role, contact Miranda Bain on 0419764513 or [email protected], using the subject line: SMART Coordinator via EthicalJobs.

A position description is attached.