Our teams are well known for championing creative and innovative solutions to support all children and families to reach their full potential. On Mornington Island, we are looking for a Senior Practitioner to work with our Children and Family Center team to maximise its impact on the lives of children and families. In this varied and challenging role, you'll foster lasting links with the community encouraging active engagement with our services.

54 reasons is Australia's leading child rights organisation - no ordinary not-for-profit.

A place where your purpose matters. Proudly part of the Save the Children Australia Group and global movement, we're here to make sure that children and young people have their rights met and thrive, in all their diversity.

With the child's voice at the centre, we provide quality services to children and their caregivers, advocating with them so that children develop, learn, and are connected, safe and confident. Our people are proudly local, reflective of the communities we serve - in every state and territory, and across regions, remote areas and capital cities.

It takes all types of personalities and talents to drive our organisation- yours included. We value a healthy work-life balance and ensure our people feel connected to each other and our impact. Learn from inspiring people and grow from a connection to our strong local and global networks. From our programs to our support services - this is the place to realise your purpose. 

A place to make a difference: 

Here you're empowered to make a difference in children's lives by learning, sharing and collaborating to find new ways to solve problems. 

This is a full-time maximum term role (through to June 2026). You will work with our local team engaging with children, families, community and groups to improve knowledge of and accessibility of health, early childhood education and families support services. Working in the 0-8-year-old space this will include our School Transition, Pay2Learn, School Holiday and After School Clubs. You will be reporting to our Senior Manager for the Gulf. FIFO will be considered for this role.

You will make a difference by:

• In consultation and with respect to the community, provide support and advise to the 54Reasons team to encourage a safe and secure environment for child their families and 54Reasons employees.
• Build trusting relations with families to break down the barriers that prevent them from accessing support.
• Partner with local services to facilitate community groups, activities, events and stakeholder meetings.
• Drive community development processes and champion a best practice approach to integrated service delivery.

A place to feel valued:

You are truly passionate about standing up for children. Your experience working with children and families, 'toolkit' of strategies and ability to think on your feet will see you find solutions to complex situations. Your exceptional cultural knowledge will help you build strong connections with local community, families and children. Your infectious enthusiasm for your job will see you actively seeking out families in need of support. You consider yourself a team player; you love partnerships, collaboration and have an 'all-hands-on-deck' attitude.
We recognise your contribution and provide you the support to ensure you can bring your best, knowing here you have the space and opportunity to grow.

Bringing your best every day, means:

• Demonstrated experience in working along side children and families, using a partnership and strengths-based approach, to set and achieve agreed outcomes in a community development setting.
• Degree or Diploma in a related field (Social Work, Community Development etc.) and/or significant equivalent experience
• Experience working with teams supporting children and families from diverse backgrounds, particularly Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds.
• Thorough knowledge of child protection processes and commitment to upholding them
• Demonstrated experience in coordinating reporting and collecting outcome data

A place to belong: 

54 Reasons is proudly part of Save the Children Australia. We are a learning organisation that invests in the development and wellbeing of our people. Our workforce is approximately 1100 people strong, and proudly diverse, whether in race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexuality, cultures and beliefs.

It takes all types of people to do the challenging work we do. We are diverse personalities, backgrounds and talents, embracing our differences as one strong and united team. We see and celebrate the unique value you bring to our organisation, and offer a range of rewards for your effort, including: 

• Award rate salary (Level 5.1 - $47.50 per hour) plus full salary packaging benefits (use this link to see how much this benefit could mean to you)
• Festive leave in addition to regular leave benefits
• Internal deployment and secondment opportunities within one of Australia's largest non-profits

Follow this link for the full list of our employee benefits. 

Does this sound like the place for you? 

We'd love to hear from you. Submit your cover letter and resume by clicking on one of the buttons in the 'Apply Now' section.

Position Description: Senior Practitioner - Community Development

For more information about the program click here. For any queries, please contact Anne Hodge, Regional Manager, on 0428 039104 or [email protected] using the subject line: Senior Practitioner - Community Development and Engagement - Mornington Island enquiry via EthicalJobs.

We have tested our application process with diverse groups in mind, with the intent to ensure its straightforward and accessible for all to apply. Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our culture and improve our ability to reach our most vulnerable client groups. But we also know there is no one-size fits-all when it comes to recruitment - so if we didn't quite hit the mark for you, please let us know at [email protected] using the subject line: Senior Practitioner - Community Development and Engagement - Mornington Island enquiry via EthicalJobs. We're dedicated to ensuring Save the Children Australia is a place where everyone can feel supported - no matter your race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexuality, neurodiversity, culture and beliefs. 

Save the Children Australia is a child-safe organisation. All employees are required to undergo a National Police Check, a Working with Children Check, and sign our Child Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct. We also support the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. You can read about the Scheme and our commitment to Safeguarding here. 

Save the Children is committed to providing and maintaining a safe working environment for its employees and client groups, consistent with our obligations under OH&S legislation.