Child & Family Practitioner - Targeted Early Intervention

• Permanent, part-time (4 days/week) role. Based in the Campbelltown and Camden LGA, Sydney
• $76k - $95.7k + Super + Salary Packaging (depending on qualifications and experience)
• Flexible, friendly organisation with WFH options available

Our Organisation

The Benevolent Society's vision is to build a just society where all Australians can live their best life. For more than 200 years we have supported people at the margins of society: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians; children, young people, and their families; older people; carers and people with disability. We are an independent, non-religious service provider which supports people to live life their way.

As part of The Benevolent Society's vision, we are strongly committed to reconciliation with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people of Australia. We remain steadfast in our commitment to promoting the economic, political, and social inclusion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

About this role

We are seeking a compassionate and skilled professional to join our multi-disciplinary team in supporting vulnerable families through targeted early intervention services, comprehensive assessments and tailored interventions.

This role involves conducting in-depth risk and needs assessments to identify families requiring support, and delivering services that promote healthy child development, strengthen caregiver-child attachment, enhance safety, and foster meaningful connections that set up foundations that support better outcomes across the early years.

The ideal candidate will bring a deep understanding of child development, particularly social-emotional and cognitive development and the impacts of early life vulnerabilities and adverse experiences on development, attachment, learning and relationships. Working from a trauma-responsive and relational framework, you will be instrumental in driving meaningful, long-term outcomes that enhance the safety, resilience, and holistic well-being of children aged 0–12 and their families.

Duties

• Engage children, young people, adults and/or families, using current assessment and risk minimization processes.
• Plan, develop, facilitate and review supported playgroups, transition to school programs, Preteen programs and workshops relating to service delivery.
• Work with clients to conduct comprehensive assessments, identify strengths and areas of risk, developing and implementing tailored support plans, and providing ongoing case management, home visits and reviews; ensuring children and young people are actively engaged throughout the process.
• Collaborate proactively with a broad network of service providers, including government agencies, educational systems, healthcare services, general practitioners, and allied health professionals.
• Prepare and submit child protection reports to the relevant helpline when concerns are identified, ensuring mandatory reporting obligations.
• Facilitate home visits, review meetings, case conferences, worker and consultation meetings and ensure appropriate documentation is kept.
• This role requires precision in record-keeping and a proactive approach to ensuring compliance with organisational protocols and reporting standards.
• Participate in internal and sector-wide interagency meetings as needed to foster collaboration, share insights, and support coordinated service delivery.

Our Benefits

We support people to live their best life. That includes you, our employee. A 'best life' is unique to everyone and can change as life changes:

• Salary Benefits - You can package up to $15,900 pa of your pre-tax salary to pay for everyday expenses before income tax is calculated, meaning you take home even more pay
• Motor Vehicle Packaging Options - to suit your lifestyle.
• Work/Life Balance - Enjoy flexible work arrangements, including hybrid home/office options.
• Recognition and Reward - Sector competitive remuneration, various recognition programs and access to long service leave after 5 years.
• Wellness - Stay fit with a Fitness passport, utilise our Employee Assistance Program, and even purchase additional leave.
• Professional Development - We tailor career development opportunities to all employees and volunteers for career enrichment, fulfilment, and growth.
• Our Reconciliation Commitment – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employees are entitled up to 2 days paid plus up to 10 days unpaid cultural leave, as well as the option to be a voice on reference networking groups, the opportunity for cultural and professional development that supports career pathways and your social and emotional wellbeing.

Skills and Experience

• Degree qualified in social work, early childhood, teaching, community welfare or similar. Diploma qualification with a minimum of 5 years' relevant experience may also be considered.
• In depth working with children and families facing multiple and complex challenges, including vulnerability in areas such as parenting, education, and life skills delivering targeted support through groups, holistic case management and evidence-informed practice.
• Demonstrated in-depth knowledge of child development (0-12 years), attachment theory, and relational dynamics, with a strong understanding of how trauma can disrupt emotional wellbeing and family functioning, informing trauma responsive approaches to support healing and strengthening attachment.
• In depth experience supporting families facing multiple and intersecting vulnerabilities including domestic and family violence, visa insecurity, financial hardship, social isolation, and mental health challenges through compassionate, culturally responsive, and strengths-based approaches.
• Demonstrated commitment to practicing cultural humility, with a focus on respectfully engaging and supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities, and LGBTQIA+ individuals ensuring services are responsive, inclusive, and grounded in equity and respect.
• Ability to identify children and young people at risk and report child protection concerns as directed under child protection legislation and within Organisational policies and processes.
• Strong commitment to maintaining accurate, thorough, and timely documentation, with proven capability in record-keeping and administrative tasks that support compliance, accountability, and service quality.
• Current Driver's license and willingness to drive a van or pool car.

If you identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, then we want to hear from you. The Benevolent Society recognises and values cultural knowledge and wisdom of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, we therefore strongly encourage you to apply. We are strongly committed to being an Employer of Choice, one who offers, provides, and practices cultural safety in our workplace.

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The Benevolent Society respects and promotes human rights and diversity. We are committed to building an inclusive culture where individuals from all backgrounds and identities are not only welcomed but valued. We pride ourselves on being a client safe and child safe organisation, which is why all staff and volunteers undergo comprehensive employment screening. We value relationships with local Aboriginal community and welcome applications from its members. To ensure you are best supported with your application if you have any specific needs requiring a reasonable adjustment, let us know what accommodations you require.