Child Support Advocate

11 hours ago


Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Yourtown Full time
Job Overview

Yourtown is a trusted provider of services for young people, focusing on mental health and wellbeing, long-term unemployment, prevention of youth suicide, child protection, and support for those experiencing domestic and family violence.

Powered by Yourtown, Kids Helpline offers 24/7 tailored mental health counselling services for children and young people.

About the Role

This full-time permanent position is based at a confidential location in the Scenic Rim and involves providing high-quality, safe childcare and child-related family support for families accommodated at our refuge.

Our Domestic and Family Violence Refuge is a welcoming haven for women and their children who have experienced trauma due to domestic/family violence. All refuge staff work towards assisting families to regain independence and safety following domestic and family violence.

Key Responsibilities
  • Contribute to planning, development, and implementation of programs and activities for children and families
  • Supervise and care for children within the refuge setting in collaboration with their parent and the program team
  • Deliver children's activities and adjunct care
  • Support parents to strengthen their parenting skills and assist with practical parenting demands such as settling and sleep routines, meal preparation, boundary setting
  • Develop and participate in social, recreational, and educational activities for children and parents

This role requires a flexible and adaptable individual who will work collaboratively as part of a team to achieve best practice outcomes for women and families.

Requirements
  • Passion, commitment, and belief in young people
  • Minimum Certificate III Childcare or relevant Certificate IV qualification and at least 3 years experience working with children and families
  • Demonstrated experience or a good understanding and ability to learn quickly how to work with vulnerable children and families with complex needs
  • Knowledge of or a willingness to develop knowledge of legislation relating to domestic and family violence and child protection
  • Able to work collaboratively to increase parental capacity and communicate with and engage children and families with complex social and family concerns
  • High-level interpersonal and written skills, along with well-developed planning and time management skills
What We Offer
  • Salary sacrifice options to increase your take-home pay (estimated salary: $75,000 - $85,000 per year)


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