Intensive Family Support – Child and Family Practitioner (multiple positions available)

We’re thrilled to announce that thanks to additional funding, we’re expanding our Intensive Family Support (IFS) team in Jimboomba! We’re on the lookout for passionate and experienced family workers to make a real difference in the lives of children and their families. Whether you’re looking for full-time, part-time, or maximum-term positions, we have opportunities for you to grow and thrive.

As part of our dynamic, multi-disciplinary team, you’ll work directly in family homes to support children’s wellbeing from a strengths-based perspective. You’ll have the freedom to get creative in how you engage with families, while benefiting from the support of an experienced and dedicated team.

In this role, you’ll gain valuable training in assessment and case planning tools, with a strong focus on risk assessment and collaboration with the Child Safety Principal Child Protection Practitioner. Our integrated approach means you’ll be working alongside skilled professionals from a range of fields, including Domestic and Family Violence, Housing, and Functional Family Therapy-Child Welfare therapists, to help create meaningful, lasting solutions for families.

If you’re passionate about making a long-term impact and changing the lives of families, we want to hear from you! Come join us and be part of something truly special.

About the job

Role location:     Jimboomba. Our Jimboomba office is only 40 minutes from Logan and Springfield, and a one-hour drive from the Gold Coast.
Role type:            Permanent, full-time
Pay range:           $97,689 to $99,791 a year based on experience, with salary packaging exempt from Fringe Benefits Tax available

In this role you will:

• develop and provide purposeful and tailored support plans for families experiencing multiple and complex needs
• mentor families by providing practical parenting strategies and links with specialist supports
• work across the Browns Plains / Beaudesert regions from our Jimboomba base
• undertake flexible home visits, which may occasionally be scheduled outside of core business hours
• have professional development opportunities.

About you

Aside from meeting the key capabilities outlined in the related role description available from https://www.yfs.org.au/work-for-us/, you’ll be a great fit if:

• you are child-focussed and passionate about resourcing families with the skills they need to thrive
• you are creative and flexible in finding ways to connect and work with families to create change
• you are seeking to build and enhance your skills in developing effective ways to work with families
• you are a team player interested in learning and growing.

About us

At YFS, we make a real difference to the lives of people living in Logan and surrounding areas.

We have a real commitment to seeing people thrive, including our staff. We encourage staff to bring their entire selves to work, because we know that a happy workplace thrives.

In our recent Employee Opinion Survey our staff said the best things about working at YFS are the challenging work/job satisfaction, fellow employees, teamwork, and pay and benefits.

We’re serious about your professional development. And we empower each other to make decisions and try new ways of working.

Depending on your role, we support flexible work arrangements.

We also offer great employment benefits including above-average pay rates, generous salary packaging (exempt from Fringe Benefits Tax), portable long service leave, counselling support and free parking.

To find out more about working with us, head to https://www.yfs.org.au/work-for-us/.

How to Apply

Interested?

Read Advice for Job Applicants and check out our Organisational Chart at https://www.yfs.org.au/application-process/

Send your resume and a one-page covering letter outlining what you will bring to the job to yfsjobs@yfs.org.au including your preference for a full time, part time or maximum term role.

Contact Meegan Bradshaw or Di Townsend on 07 3826 1500 if you want to talk about the role.

Closing date:  14^th October 2024 at 12pm

Interviews are scheduled for 21^st October 2024.

People from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, and people who identify as part of the LGBTIQA+ community, are encouraged to apply.

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