Senior Practitioner

In this key role, we need your exceptional interpersonal skills and cultural sensitivity to drive a specialised response for victim-survivors who are impacted by family and sexual violence. Based in Mount Isa police station, you'll work closely with the QPS, providing trauma-informed, person centred support.

54 reasons is Australia's leading child rights organisation – no ordinary not-for-profit.

Proudly part of the Save the Children Australia Group and global movement, we're here to make sure that children and young people have their rights met and thrive, in all their diversity.

With the child's voice at the centre, we provide quality services to children and their caregivers in every state and territory, and across regions, remote areas and capital cities. From our programs to our support services - this is the place to realise your purpose.

A place to make a difference:

In this full-time, maximum term position (12 months, with potential for extension) you'll be the DFV Specialist Practitioner working in close partnership with QPS to deliver a range of supports aimed at improving the safety of victim-survivors who present to the Mt Isa Police Station. You'll also contribute to improving service system integration between QPS and other agencies, and you'll be based at Mt Isa Police Station.

You will make a difference by:

• Undertaking crisis intervention including risk and needs assessment and safety planning to address the immediate needs of the victim-survivor
• Assisting police to engage with the victim-survivor by building trust and rapport
• Promoting better understanding of the dynamics of gender, power and control and the ability to identify and respond to the patterns of behaviour over time that constitute DFV
• Strengthening the identification of the person most in need of protection in the relationship
• Promoting holding persons using violence to account
• Promoting information sharing practices in accordance with Section 5A of the Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012
• Strengthening collaboration and knowledge sharing to help build capacity and capability within the police service and across the DFV specialist service system
• Improving service system integration, including promoting better understanding of agency roles and responsibilities

A place to feel valued:

You're an experienced Domestic and Family Violence practitioner who is passionate about supporting families within a child centred, strengths-based framework.Importantly, you have a strong understanding of the impact of trauma on children and their families and you're keenly aware of the additional impacts and barriers experienced by Indigenous families.

This role requires:

• Demonstrated experience in case management and knowledge of relevant legislation
• Ability to build effective relationships, liaise and work collaboratively with program stakeholders, community members, relevant Government and non-Government organisations
• Demonstrated experience and understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and families
• Strong report writing and evaluation skills, including data collation and analysis
• Tertiary qualification in a relevant field and/or significant experience working in a similar service

A place to belong:

At 54 reasons, we invest in the development and wellbeing of our people. Our workforce is approximately 600 people strong, and proudly diverse, whether in race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexuality, cultures and beliefs.

It takes all types of people to do the challenging work we do. We are diverse personalities, backgrounds and talents, embracing our differences as one strong and united team. We see and celebrate the unique value you bring to our organisation, and offer a range of rewards for your effort, including:

• Award rate salary (Level 5.1 - $51.00 per hour) plus full salary packaging benefits - use this link to see how much this benefit could mean to you
• Extra leave to use in a range of ways to ensure you're able to perform at your optimum
• Opportunity to work on additional projects alongside business as usual
• Internal employment, progression and development opportunities
• Support for workplace wellness, including access to our free, confidential Employee Wellbeing Program
• Supportive Managers – for non-casual employees, we provide professional supervision training and monthly supervision sessions so you can feel supported and build a career at Save

For more information regarding our employee benefits, please follow this link .

Sound interesting?

We'd love to hear from you.Submit your cover letter and resume by clicking on one of the buttons in the 'Apply' section.

Applications close: Monday 25 th August 2025. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis as they come in, so don't delay in applying

We have tested our application process with diverse groups in mind, with the intent to ensure its straightforward and accessible for all to apply. D iversity and inclusion are fundamental to our culture and improve our ability to reach our most vulnerable client groups. But we also know there is no one-size fits-all when it comes to recruitment - so if we didn't quite hit the mark for you, please let us know at people.culture@savethechildren.org.au . We're dedicated to ensuring Save the Children Australia is a place where everyone can feel supported – no matter your r ace, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexuality, neurodiversity, culture and beliefs.

Save the Children Australia is a child-safe organisation.All employees are required to undergo a National Police Check, a Working with Children Check, and sign our Child Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct. We also support the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme .

Save the Children is committed to providing and maintaining a safe working environment for its employees and client groups, consistent with our obligations under OH&S legislation.