Support Practitioner

5 days ago

Caboolture, Australia Churches of Christ Full time

**Support Practitioner**

**Churches of Christ - Children, Youth & Families - Caboolture**

**Fixed-term, Full-Time Opportunities - 3 month and 5 month Contracts.**

**Join a Team that Transforms Lives**

Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of children and young people? At Churches of Christ, we are seeking a compassionate and skilled **Support Practitioner** to join our Children, Youth, and Families team in Caboolture.

As a Support Practitioner, you will play a vital role in providing high-quality support to children, young people, and families, ensuring their safety and well-being.

**What You'll Do**:

- Facilitate intake, screening, and placement of children and young people with foster and kinship care families.
- Deliver assessments, crisis support, and therapeutic interventions; escalate concerns as needed.
- Develop and evaluate care plans tailored to individual needs.
- Deliver evidence-based parenting programs and collaborate with community partners to support families.
- Recruit, assess, and support foster and kinship carers, including facilitating approval processes.
- Lead case management planning and maintain accurate client records.
- Provide flexible, in-home support services, including after-hours and on-call duties.
- Work respectfully with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to ensure culturally safe and inclusive practices.

These contract positions will commence in September with end dates 1/01 and 27/02 2026.

**What you can bring to the team**:
You are passionate about the welfare of children and achieving the absolute best outcomes for them. You will have the ability to easily establish and build rapport with people, in addition to being a naturally caring and positive individual.

To be suitable for this position, your qualifications for the role will consist of:

- Relevant degree in social work, psychology, or related field - or equivalent experience.
- Strong understanding of child protection, out-of-home care, and relevant legislation.
- Skilled in care assessments and trauma-informed practice.
- Knowledge of challenges faced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
- Current driver's licence, National Police Check, Working with Children (Blue Card) and Licensed Care Service (Child Protection).
- Importantly, you will be someone who closely aligns with our organisational values of: _**_Unconditional Love, Continual Innovation, Mutual Trust, Wise Stewardship and Safety._**

**Employee Benefits**:
As a not-for-profit entity, our employees can package up to $18,549 p.a. of their taxable income before your income tax is calculated. Up to $15,900 p.a. on everyday expenses (such as mortgage payments, rent, groceries, bills and insurance) plus up to $2,649 p.a. on meal/entertainment benefits.

To find out what salary sacrificing can mean for you click here.

By being such a large organisation, we are also able to offer a range of compelling benefits. Including but not limited to:

- Five (5) weeks of annual leave and the ability to purchase more;
- Additional Paid Day Off per fortnight;
- Employee Assistance Program;
- A work culture that values you;
- Discounts through our large network of retail partners including: JB Hi-Fi, The Good Guys, Bupa Health, Plus many more.

**Ready to Make an Impact?**

**Applications will be assessed as they are received.

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