About us

Act for Kids is a prominent provider of prevention, professional therapy and support services for children who have suffered abuse and support for families at risk. With over 25 centres nationally, we have supported thousands of children and their families for more than 30 years. In 2021 - 2022 we provided services to 39,002 people, including over 23,000 children.

Through prevention, treatment, research, education and advocacy, we are committed to helping keep kids safe, heal from trauma and lead happy lives.

About the job

We are seeking Part-Time (0.8 FTE) to join our caring, compassionate and friendly team in Pallara until 30 June 2024.

Extension of employment contract beyond this date is subject to the continued successful government funding of the program.

The Child and Family Consultant will work collaboratively with team members from Child Safety Services, the Queensland Police Service, Queensland Health and other sector members of the ASC to provide consultation, assessments, advice and input that will provide better outcomes for children and families referred for child protection concerns.

Key responsibilities

• Actively build and maintain working relationships with Child Safety as referrers and partners in the ASC co-response.
• Respond as a part of the ASC team on referrals and provide expert opinion and consultation on referrals, processes and service connections.
• Actively engage referred families in the ASC co-response process in line with operational guidelines and Act for Kids policy and procedures.
• Conduct thorough, practice-informed assessments of referred families’ strengths and needs from a child-focused, strengths based approach.
• Maintain regular, collaborative communication with Child Safety Officers in relation to progress of the Investigation and Assessment co-response.
• Develop and maintain a strong knowledge of available support service options within the local community and build working relationships as a referral service.
• Act as a client/customer focused, values based team member and work collaboratively with Act for Kids team members and key stakeholder members to achieve strong results across all activities.
• Ensure behaviour during all work interactions is aligned to our values of being professional, ethical, team oriented, caring, courageous and collaborative.

About you

• A tertiary degree in a relevant discipline (allied health, social work, human services, psychologist).
• Professional registration (if required).
• At least five years’ experience working with children, young people and their families who have been impacted by trauma or have experienced abuse and neglect, or more than five years’ experience working in similar roles.
• Demonstrated specialist skills in at least one of the following areas: drug and alcohol, mental health, family and domestic violence, child development and disabilities.
• Expertise and understanding of child development and assessing functioning and wellbeing of children and young people who have experienced trauma and cumulative harm.
• Understanding of family functioning, parenting and attachment, including assessing family relationships and parenting capacity and functioning.​
• High level of cultural awareness and experience working with families from different cultural backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.​
• Eligibility for a positive Working with Children Check in the applicable state of employment in Australia or exemption based on professional qualifications and registration.
• Current drivers licence
• Applicants must be eligible to legally work in Australia and proof of eligibility may be requested.
• Fully vaccinated with the prescribed doses of an approved vaccine against COVID-19 or have an approved medical exemption.

With over 30% of our employees identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, we encourage and welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

About the pay...

• Position is classified Level 6.1 – 6.3 under the SCHCADS award.
• Salary range is $96,970 - $101,251 plus superannuation (pro-rata for part-time).
• In addition, as a registered Not for Profit/Charity, we offer excellent salary packaging options through RemServ which can significantly increase your take home pay.

About the benefits

• Overall winner of HRD Employer of Choice 2019 (100-499 employees).
• Winner of HRD Employer of Choice 2019 in (1) Health & Wellbeing (2) Leadership (3) Work-Life Balance.
• Strong values based organisation.
• Excellent professional development options (including annual professional development fund opportunities).
• Employee Assistance Program including Health & Well-being Portal.
• A friendly and flexible work environment to support work/life balance.

About applying

• Job applications will be reviewed as soon as submitted. If you are interested in this opportunity, please send your application as soon as possible
• Click on ‘Apply Now’ to submit an application.

A position description is attached.

For more information about the role, contact Tracy Homer on 0438 200 659 or [email protected], using the subject line: Child and Family Consultant - Pallara enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Covid-19 Vaccinations

A requirement of employment is for the successful candidate to be fully vaccinated with the prescribed doses of an approved vaccine against COVID-19 or have an approved medical exemption.