**Full-time role based in Upper Coomera**:
- ** $86k - $92k inclusive of Super + Salary Packaging**:
- ** Flexible Friendly organisation**
We are Australia's first charity, providing a range of services across New South Wales, Queensland and South Australia. We are a not-for-profit and non-religious organisation that has assisted people, families and communities to achieve positive change since 1813.The Benevolent Society's vision is for a just society where all Australians can live their best life.
**About the role**
Our Early Years Centres are community hubs offering child health services, Supported Playgroups, family support and early childhood education whilst focusing on early intervention and prevention to ultimately empower children and families. We are a supportive, multidisciplinary team with a broad range of early childhood teachers and educators, social workers, child health nurses and allied health qualified professionals committed to high quality work providing wrap around early intervention services.
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.
**Our benefits**
We support people to live their best life. That includes you, our employee. A best life is deeply personal. It can change as life changes. Here are a few things you might be interested in:
- ** Professional development -** including monthly Communities of Practice, and a range of other learning opportunities tailored to you
- ** Diverse range of clients - **from children to adults, through our range of disability programs funded by the NDIS, state education departments and other government programs
- ** 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 + 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 + Employee Assistance Program + purchase additional leave
**Skills and Experience**
You will have a tertiary (degree) qualification in Social Work, Welfare or Psychology or related discipline and:
- 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
- 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.
- Effective assessment skills, case management skills and knowledge and experience in therapeutic interventions
- Current driver's license and a valid Blue Card.
For more information, call Shannon Williams on 0413 097 025 for a friendly and confidential discussion.
- Internally this role is known as a Child & Family Practitioner