• Part time – minimum 2 days per week
• Bunbury Family Relationship Centre 

Relationships Australia WA is a leading provider of relationship support services to the West Australian community with professional and highly motivated staff.

About the role

We are offering a permanent part time position for a Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner to join our team at the Bunbury Family Relationship Centre.

The position involves the provision of Family Dispute Resolution (FDR) to separated individuals regarding parenting and property matters.

More specifically the position involves;

• Assessing client needs 
• Conducting pre-FDR and FDR sessions with clients via face to face, telephone and Webex 
• Screening and assessing for family domestic violence 
• Identifying and reporting safety concerns
• Assessing client capacity to engage in the FDR process 
• Providing clients with information and referrals to other services
• Effective management of client caseload with strict adherence to confidentiality procedures
• Completion of administration forms and navigation of client record software systems 
• Utilisation of individual clinical supervision and completion of training requirements 

The current vacancy is a minimum of 15 hours per week, based at our Bunbury office with some opportunity to work from our Busselton Outreach office. 

Skills, experience, and qualifications

The following criteria are essential to this position:

• Current accreditation and registration as a family dispute resolution practitioner (pending accreditation will be considered).
• Operating within a facilitative model of FDR.
• Understanding and demonstrated application of current theory, practice and issues related to FDR, including family violence and child inclusive practice.
• Utilisation of mediator micro-communication skills.
• Accurate and efficient record keeping and agreement writing.
• Ability to build rapport with a wide variety of people from diverse background with cultural sensitivity. 
• Information technology skills, including use of Microsoft Office suite, videoconferencing, and client database technologies.

Next steps

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Please contact the Bunbury Family Relationship Centre Manager, Krystal Darcey on 6164 0355 or email to [email protected] using the subject line: Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner - Bunbury enquiry via EthicalJobs for more information. 

A copy of the position description is available upon request.

Relationships Australia WA is committed to being a 'Child-Safe' organisation and expects all staff agree to our Children and Young People Safety and Wellbeing Policy and Child Safe Code of Conduct. Appropriate rigorous reference and background checking will be undertaken, including a Working with Children Check (where applicable), WA Police Force National Police Clearance and identity check. We are committed to the safety and empowerment of all children, including those with a disability and from Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds.