Child and Family Centre Program Practitioner

**Introduction**:
About ATSICHS Brisbane

ATSICHS Brisbane is a not-for-profit community owned health and human services organisation delivering on the unique health and wellbeing needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in greater Brisbane and Logan. We pride ourselves on providing health and human services, our way - supporting our people and community in our commitment to create a flourishing future and lasting legacy for them and their families.

**Description**:
About the Role

Join a dynamic and impactful team as a Child and Family Centre Programs Practitioner Are you an experienced Early Childhood teacher looking for a fulfilling role outside of the classroom? Experienced in meaningful program design and delivery in an early childhood setting? We want to hear from you

We are looking for an experienced and passionate individual to lead the development, delivery, and evaluation of early intervention, prevention, and targeted programs for high-risk Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families in the Logan community aimed at whole-of-family support and change.

Your work will have a direct impact on vulnerable Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families, and you will play a crucial role in their wellbeing and development.

Duties

Lead the identification of at-risk and vulnerable families in the Logan community by delivering assertive community outreach.
Deliver psychosocial and family wellbeing screening and comprehensive assessments, along with triaging of family care needs.
Actively assist in the design and packaging of targeted programs, based on family needs, presentations, and characteristics of the client group.
Lead the facilitation of targeted child and family programs at the Child and Family Centre to facilitate positive child-parent attachment and family wellbeing.

Culture

We are a diverse, ambitious team excited about what we do. We value integrity, excellence, transparency, and accountability. We work as a team to make our clients and ourselves successful.

**Benefits**:

- Permanent full time position with annual salary of $80,692.
- 10.5 % Super + Not for Profit Salary Packaging (Increases your take home pay).
- Work for a community-controlled organisation.

COVID-19 Requirements
- Immunization history showing you have received two doses of a Covid -19 vaccinine.

**Skills and Experiences**:
Required

Current Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work, Human Services, Early Childhood Education, Nursing, Social Science, Health, Allied Health, Youth Work, Community Services, Family Intervention or Criminology with 2 years’ relevant experience in family support, child protection, youth support, teaching, nursing or related field. OR
Current Diploma in Community Services, Social Work, Human Services, Child and Family, Allied Health, Nursing, Teaching, Youth Work, Child and Family Intervention with 3 years’ relevant experience in family support, child protection, youth support or related field AND with at least 1 year of program delivery experience in a community setting.
Demonstrated ability and comfortableness working in a performance driven environment to meet individual weekly, monthly and quarterly performance targets.
Experience in program design and facilitation, or an eagerness to learn quickly.
Demonstrated ability to build family agency, self-efficacy and facilitate change through family empowerment, while actively discouraging client dependence on supports.
Demonstrated ability to work with the whole-of-family, irrespective of primary client, in meeting the totality of family needs.
Demonstrated ability in coordinating multiple services in providing access to holistic care for clients.
Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the vulnerability, disengagement, and intergenerational trauma of client group.
Experience with case management for high risk and/or crisis clients, with high-level planning and organisational skills.
Requirement to travel across the Logan and provide cold-call door-knocking to engage families.
Current drivers’ licence.
Flexibility to work outside 8:30am-5pm business hours in meeting individual family needs and provide responsive care.
Working with Children’s Card (Blue Card) or be eligible to apply.
- Current National Police Clearance or ability to obtain.

How to apply