• Full time position based in Capalaba covering the Beenleigh/Bayside catchment. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants encouraged to apply
• $39.04ph - $42ph + Super + Salary Packaging
• Flexible Friendly organisation, WFH & part time options available

Family and Child Connect is a Queensland Government funded initiative aimed at ensuring vulnerable families and children have access to high-quality services at the right time to help them to maintain the family unit. Family and Child Connect is a community based intake and referral service, established across Queensland to support families who are at risk of entering or re-entering the child protection system and to help families to care for and protect their children at home.

The Role

Your role will provide quality service delivery to children, young people, families and the community within the Family and Child Connect Service, through assessment, information and advice, recommendations and referrals to appropriate support services. You will engage with referrers and families, complete initial assessments over the phone and in client homes to support at risk families to access appropriate supports to improve family functioning and child well being.

Who’s the team?

We are a multidisciplinary team with a supportive Team Leader and Manager.

We are committed to high quality work and believe with the right support every parent has potential to make lasting life changes.

Some of the benefits we offer

• Salary Benefits - In addition to your salary you can package up to $15,900 pa pre tax and benefit from a $2,650 meals and entertainment card + discount program and package vehicles!
• Work/Life Balance - Flexible work arrangements including part time hours + laptop & phone provided to work remotely + 1 accrued day off a month for full time employees
• Recognition and Reward - Length of Service rewards + long service leave after 5 years
• Wellness- fitness passport + purchase additional leave
• Professional development- Ongoing learning, training and career progression opportunities

What you need to succeed?

As an experienced Social Worker, Psychologist, Case Worker or Case Manager you will have a relevant tertiary degree and:

• Excellent understanding of child protection issues & client vulnerabilities, and the impact of trauma and the effect on child behaviour and development
• Understanding of the needs of diverse communities such as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) and LGBTIQ + communities
• Experience and demonstrated capacity to build rapport in a short time frame
• Strong organisation and time management skills
• Ability to multi-task and prioritise in a fast paced environment, ever changing environment
• Strong assessment skills
• Experience identifying and addressing child protection concerns
• Holistic strengths based approach to achieve lasting change
• High level of professional accountability and integrity and a belief that every parent has potential
• Current driver’s license

Internally this position is called Child and Family Practitioner.

Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check and Working with Children Check.

Interested? Apply online today!

If you require additional information, please contact Crystal Wheeler on [email protected] using the subject line: Case Manager enquiry via EthicalJobs.

TBS is committed to building an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the communities and people we support and advocate for. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, people of all ages, identity and abilities. We pride ourselves on being a client and child safe organisation and as such all our staff and volunteers go through security screening relevant to the role. The Benevolent Society supports vaccination as the best way to keep our clients, communities, volunteers and employees safe from COVID-19. Vaccination for COVID-19 is a condition of employment and volunteering.

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