Intensive Family Support Practitioner

Life at Mission Australia

When you join the team at Mission Australia, you become part of a community who are determined to end homelessness and ensure people in need can thrive. United by our Christian purpose and values, we stand together with anyone who needs us, for as long as they need us. Find out more about us and our purpose.

Your Opportunity

If you are passionate about empowering families and promoting sustainable change, join our welcoming team in Deception Bay as an experienced Intensive Family Support Practitioner. Your dedication to making a positive impact, coupled with your expertise in supporting families with high and complex needs, will be warmly embraced in our collaborative environment. You will play a pivotal role in promoting sustainable change within families, leading to reduced interaction with the statutory child protection system.

The Intensive Family Support service is an early intervention and prevention intensive family support service for families with children aged 0-18 who are at risk of entry into Child Safety Services under the Department of Child Safety, Youth and Women. Its primary purpose is to improve the safety and well-being of vulnerable children. Mission Australia provides this service in three Queensland locations - Inala / Goodna, Pine Rivers / Deception Bay and Ipswich.

Duties will include :

• Engaging with families and collaborating with them to develop effective plans for long-term positive outcomes
• Develop strategies to actively engage resistant clients who will be at risk
• Build partnerships with other services to support engagement
• Undertaking case management including reviews, reporting and administration functions
• Providing therapeutic intervention to support case plans
• Assisting clients to transition out of the service

Requirements for Success

• A degree or qualification in Human Services, Social Work, Social Sciences, Psychology

or another relevant field

• Experience in child protection, youth work or out of home care with demonstrable knowledge of Early Intervention principles
• Exceptional crisis management skills including the ability to quickly and effectively assess risk and safety
• Ability to engage, establish rapport and work respectfully families from different backgrounds, with different needs
• Provision of intervention strategies – planning, implementation and facilitation
• Case management from a strengths-based, trauma-informed and family-focused framework
• Strong administration skills – reporting, case notes and general documentation
• Exceptional communication, negotiation and influencing ability
• Dedication to work within professional boundaries, integrity and ethical standards

Before starting work with us, you will need to undertake a national police history check, qualifications, and referee checks, and have a clearance to work with children / vulnerable people.

Our culture

Our innovative and inclusive culture will ensure you feel valued at Mission Australia as you help Australians in need and develop in your career.

We prioritize the safety and wellbeing of everyone, both within our team and the individuals we serve.

We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment. We actively support and encourage people of all backgrounds; gender, age, ethnicity, race, cultural background, disability, religion, and sexual orientation to submit an application and aim to ensure that the recruitment and employee experience is as accessible and inclusive as possible. So, whoever you are, if you’re skilled and actively support our purpose and values, you would be welcome at Mission Australia.

If you live with disability and require support to submit your application, please email [email protected] or visit our Careers page for additional contact details.

We Strongly encourage applications from people who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. For culturally safe support or assistance with your application, please contact us at [email protected]

Find out more about a career with Mission Australia.

Your benefits

• Rewarding work – every day you know you’re making a real difference
• Not-for-profit salary packaging, reducing your tax (details via AccessPay
• Free external, confidential counselling and access to chaplaincy support
• Volunteering opportunities
• Extra leave available including an additional public holiday, additional annual leave day on your work anniversary and the opportunity to purchase further annual leave.

How to apply

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As a committed Circle Back Initiative employer, we will respond to your application.

Applications are shortlisted as they are received. Please apply as soon as possible to be considered. Thank you