Regional Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner

Respect, Excellence, Celebration, Compassion, Acceptance, Professionalism.

Join an organisation that makes a real difference within the community.

About Centrecare

Centrecare is a not-for-profit organisation with over 300 employees and is committed to delivering quality professional counselling, support, accommodation, mediation and training services in over 11 locations across the Perth metropolitan, Goldfields and South West regions.

The Role

The purpose of the position is to provide a range of mediation, early intervention and prevention, community education and support services for the Family Relationships Centre (FRC) in a professional and ethical manner that reflects the Ethos and practice of Centrecare and FRC program requirements.

A Few Specifics

• Undertake mediation and case coordination with couples, families and individuals using approaches that are appropriate to program requirements.
• Assess, identify and develop interventions that both acknowledge and offer solutions where power imbalance is a serious issue.
• Assess, identify and develop interventions where Family and Domestic Violence are identified.
• Contribute to the planning, provision and evaluation of community education and support in accordance with Centrecare and FRC program requirements.
• Maintain appropriate files, records, data collection and complete other required documentation within Agency policies and procedures.
• Provide parenting and property mediation, and referral services in accordance with alternative dispute resolution practice
• Work in a multi-disciplinary team that includes Family Advisors, Counsellors and Child Inclusive Practitioners

Essential Criteria

• Recognised tertiary level qualifications in a relevant discipline.
• Currently registered as a family dispute resolution practitioner
• Experience in providing counselling to individuals, couples and families.
• Knowledge of relationship and parenting issues.
• Experience in Primary Dispute Resolution (mediation)
• Available to work up to 2 evenings per week
• Computer literacy
• Demonstrated ability to work as part of a team
• Current WA Driver's license
• Current National Police Certificate, or willing to obtain
• Ability to apply for a Working with Children Check

Benefits

• Accommodation support of $300 per week for 12 weeks
• Comprehensive training and professional development
• Annual leave loading of 17.5%
• Extra 5 days paid leave pro rata
• Twelve weeks paid Maternity Leave
• Discounted corporate health cover provided for by Bupa and Medibank
• Study leave of five hours per week after two years of service
• Insurance cover to and from work
• Employee Assistance Program

How to apply

Click apply now and you will be directed to our online job board where further details can be found on the vacancy description. Please note successful applicants must meet the selection criteria.

Shortlisting will commence upon receipt of applications, Centrecare reserves the right to close the position early if needed.

Should you have any queries please contact Human Resources on for a confidential discussion.

At Centrecare:

Children feel Valued, Heard, and Safe: Centrecare is fully committed to the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations, child safe cultures and practices. harm. Centrecare also believes that all children are valuable and worthy of respect. It strongly supports the rights of the child and is committed to ensuring the safety, wellbeing and protection of all children who are in contact with or receive its services.

We are Inclusive: We actively promote a working environment that values diversity and inclusion. We strongly encourage applications from First Nations people, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, people who identify as LGBTQ+ and people with a disability. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at time of application.

We support the Uluru Statement from the Heart: We are committed to walking alongside First Nations people to support a more inclusive Australia and Closing the Gap.