AddressThe Organisation
Marsden Families Program has been providing outreach therapeutic support to children and their families in the child protection system for over 20 years. Based at Kallangur, this role will work across Marsden Families Program’s Tertiary Family Support Service and Counselling Intervention Service.
The Position
This is a child, youth and Family Support position intended to provide support and care to children, young people, caregivers, and families to navigate toward safety, resilience, and self- determination. Working from a trauma-informed, strength-based approach, and a place of respect and collaboration, this role will provide opportunity to enhance a sense of belonging by connecting with children, young people, caregivers and families and strengthening their accessibility to supports, building secure attachment relationships and fostering a meaningful connection to their community.
This is a casual position and days are negotiable, ideally we are looking for someone that has availability for 3 days per week.
Required Qualifications and Licences
- Qualifications in Child, Youth and Family Intervention /Social Work/Psychology/Behavioural Science or equivalent experience and qualifications from a recognised institution.
- Evidence of relevant, ongoing professional development
- Open Drivers Licence essential
- Current blue card (or eligibility and willingness to obtain a blue card)
How to Apply
To be considered for this role please submit a summary of how your qualification and experience meets the selection criteria (Max 2 pages)
Pay rate is SCHADS Award Level 3.1 (Casual)
Selection Criteria
Where current skills and experience do not directly relate to the criteria, please discuss transferable skills and willingness to develop.
- Experience in a therapeutic environment working with children, young people, their families and/or foster carers.
- Experience in a relevant field e.g. community development, residential care, foster/kinship care, mental health, alcohol and other drugs or youth detention.
- Experience in social service provision, community linkage and collaborative practice.
- Confidence in assessing and managing risk and responding supportively and appropriately to young people
- Knowledge of relevant legislation, policy and frameworks including the Child Protection legislation and the capacity to apply it in day-to-day work.
- Knowledge of collaboration, trauma-informed and Family systems theories as they apply to practice in a child safety context
- Sound written and oral communication skills as demonstrated through case noting and report writing.
