1 FTE ongoing position-commence as frontline Child and Family Practitioner with position to become split role between frontline FaCC Child and Family practitioner and Community Development/Local Level Alliance Coordinator in future.

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. Children and young people are at the centre of the system, with supported and supportive parents, families and communities.

The Role:

Our Family and Child Connect team have an exciting opportunity for a motivated professional to join our team covering the Beenleigh/Bayside catchment, office located in Cleveland.

The frontline Child and Family Practitioner 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 and support at risk families to access appropriate supports to improve family functioning and child wellbeing.

The Community Development/Local Level Alliance role works within the FaCC program to take the lead in identifying key agencies and services that contribute to the service system for vulnerable children and their families and establishing a forum for collaboration and to assist in identifying service system gaps.

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:

• We support you to work flexibly; other hubs/flexible hours
• We set you up for success with a buddy, structured orientation & mobile tools
• We celebrate the best live moments; the small acts that make a difference within our teams and with our clients
• Self-care is important; Monthly accrued day off & purchase additional leave
• Salary packaging, meals and entertainment card and discount program available
• Novated leases & pool cars available

What you need to succeed?

As an experienced Social Worker, Psychologist, Case Worker or Case Manager you will have:

• Capacity to engage with people from all walks of life including the local Aboriginal community
• Experience and demonstrated capacity to build rapport with vulnerable families in a short time frame
• Strong risk 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
• High level of professional accountability and integrity and a belief that every parent has potential
• Build community capacity and improve information sharing, connections and networks to provide more efficient service provision for families and a thriving local community.
• Assist in improving referral pathways for families to access appropriate services with key agencies
• Assist with service alignment to better support vulnerable families and strengthen service integration, such as a shared practice framework and resources
• Contribute to place-based planning for the development of an integrated suite of local services that provide families with responsive, accessible and effective support
• A relevant bachelor degree qualification and current driver’s license
• Minimum 2 years of experience in a similar field
• Current Blue Card

Interested? Apply online today.

If you require additional information, please call Crystal Wheeler on 3505 1800.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Internally this position is called Child and Family Practitioner/Community Development worker.

We respect and promote human rights and diversity and are committed to building an inclusive culture. We welcome diversity in all its forms; applications from underrepresented communities are strongly encouraged. We value relationships with our local Aboriginal community and welcome applications from its members.

We see ability not disability, if you identify as a person with a different ability please get in contact.

Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check and Working with Children Check or similar (where relevant to the role).