Why join us

• Join Logan’s leading community services organisation that’s been backing vulnerable people for 35 years.
• Be part of a innovative and flexible team that supports families who come into contact with Child protection system to help them create safety for their children within their homes .
• Benefit from professional development, a supportive work environment and a monthly accrued day off.
• Take on an exciting full-time opportunity.

About the job

• Role location: Slacks Creek
• Role type: Permanent, full-time
• Pay range: $83,046 to $84,826 a year based on experience, with salary sacrificing available

We are looking for a highly skilled, conscientious, confident, motivated and reliable Assessment and Connect Worker for our Assessment and Service Connect team. In this job, you’ll work side by side with Child Safety to assist families during Child Safety investigation and assessment process. You will develop rapport with families and make quick connections to services and supports that will help families keep their children safe. You will:

• Be able to quickly build connection with parents and children in crisis
• Have experience in completing accurate family and individual assessments
• Knowledge of adverse childhood experiences, childhood development and impacts of trauma
• Be willing to work flexibly across office sites and outreach into homes
• Contribute to a high-performance team culture
• Be able to quickly acquire knowledge of Child Safety legislation and practice

About you

Aside from meeting the key capabilities outlined in the related role description available from www.yfs.org.au/about/jobs-yfs, ideally you will bring the following: a client focus, resilience, flexibility, a collaborative spirit and cultural awareness.

About us

At YFS, we make a real difference to the lives of vulnerable people living in the Logan and surrounding area. And we want our staff to thrive, too. So we offer great opportunities to develop your career.

We’re serious about your professional development. Half of our managers have been employed from within. And we empower each other to make decisions and try new ways of working.

We know that a happy workplace thrives. We recognise that staff have their own needs, so we encourage you to bring the entire you to work. Depending on your role, we support a number of flexible work arrangements.

Also, we offer great employment benefits including above-average pay rates, generous salary packaging (exempt from Fringe Benefits Tax) and counselling support.

To find out more about working with us, head to www.yfs.org.au/workwithus.

Interested?

Read Advice for Job Applicants and check out our Organisational Chart at www.yfs.org.au/workwithus/application-process.

Interviews are scheduled for Friday 4 September 2020.

People from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds and people from culturally diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply.