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Child & Family Practitioner - Gold Coast

The Benevolent Society

Child and Family Services Gold Coast provides services to families who have young children aged 0-8 years, with a parenting 'one stop shop' - somewhere they can access a range of support and services to improve their children's health, well-being and safety. Services include parenting programs, parent and child programs, playgroups, a variety of home support programs, volunteer programs as well as other support programs to help meet the community's needs.

As a Child & Family Practitioner, you will manage a client caseload referred by government and non-government organisations as well as self-referrals from families. You will work in partnership with families to assess strengths, needs and risks, develop, implement and periodically review case plans as well as make referrals that successfully link families to appropriate networks with an emphasis on building resilience and promoting stronger attachments.

Terms: 2 positions available: 1 Ongoing full time position & 1 Part time (30hrs) Max term contract both based in Gold Coast, QLD.

What you need to succeed

You will have a degree in Social Work, Welfare or Psychology or related discipline and:

  • Demonstrated experience in working with high risk children and families involved in the Child Protection system, including the application of high quality practical and therapeutic intervention and casework skills.
  • High level understanding of preventative and early intervention approaches in child and family support; including demonstrated experience in partnering with parents in the development of family plans which are outcome driven and needs met.
  • High level of interpersonal and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate with families from a range of diverse backgrounds, government departments, non-government sector and related service providers.
  • Proficient in working with CALD and First Nations families.
  • Current driver's licence and valid Blue Card.

Interested? Apply online today!

Call Shannon on 0413 907 025 for more details about the role.

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.

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