• Employment Term: Full- time position (76 hours per fortnight) maximum term contract to June 30th, 2024
• Location: Underwood 
• Remuneration: From $102,554 + 11% Super + Not for Profit Salary Packaging

Make a meaningful difference with UnitingCare Community

We’re looking for someone who wants to make the world a little better through small moments that leave big impacts. To build meaningful relationships and make a difference in the lives of others. 

An integral part of our Family Intervention Service based in Underwood as a Domestic Family Violence Specialist Facilitator, you’ll be encouraged to grow, develop and feel empowered to make the everyday easier for the people we care so passionately about. 

Let’s make a meaningful difference, together. 

Your part in our UnitingCare Community team 

We are currently seeking an experienced and motivated Domestic & Family Violence Specialist to join our Intensive Family Support Service on a full-time (76 hours per fortnight) fixed term contract to June 30th 2024 (with possibility of extension). 

This role has responsibility for leading DFV informed practice within the service by balancing supporting frontline practitioners and their leaders in delivering DFV informed responses to families, direct client engagement, and professional development and training opportunities for the team.

You will provide specialist practice advice and guidance to a team of Intake Case Workers, Child & Family Case Workers and their Service Leaders including risk assessment, engagement strategies, session planning, coaching and mentoring, training and professional development opportunities and some direct client engagement. You will build and maintain relevant stakeholder relationships within the local community as part of the integrated service response in the region. You will also work in collaboration with the Cultural Specialist and Community Development Worker within the team, as well as supporting the day-to-day operations and the ongoing practice improvement activities of our service, as part of the leadership team.

What makes a difference for us? 

The successful candidate will need a passion for working with children and families, possess relevant tertiary qualifications, supplemented by significant experience in DFV practice, and have working experience in providing services to children and families.  

 You will also possess the following:  

• Knowledge of relevant legislation, policy and licensing requirements associated  (e.g. Domestic & Family Violence Act 2012, Child Protection Act 1999) 
• Knowledge and understanding of current domestic and family violence frameworks and reforms (e.g. The QLD DFV Common Risk and Safety Framework, QLD DFV Prevention Strategy 2016-2026)
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders 
• Current Drivers Licence
• Working with Children Check (Blue Card)

Desirable

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a DFV practitioner role, and 3 years practice lead or supervisory experience 
• Safe & Together Model CORE Training 
• Experience in developing and delivering professional development and training

What makes a difference for you? 

At UnitingCare we are leaders in crisis response, the protection of vulnerable children, financial resilience and family wellbeing. Our Family and Child Services team work passionately across Queensland to make a meaningful difference in people’s lives. 

• Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance 
• Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annum 
• A recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, annual awards celebration, wellbeing and employee assistance programs 
• A positive and inclusive team based on respect, shared standards, strong values and a commitment to serving others 
• 12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months service, in addition to the government scheme 
• Diversity and inclusive leave, offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events 
• Career development opportunities to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference  

We’d love you to be part of our UnitingCare family

Joining our Family Intervention Service team, you’ll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. The second-largest Queensland employer, we’re a proud not-for-profit with more than 16,500 staff and 9,000 volunteers across our brands of BlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen’s Hospital, and St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital, and have been leading by example for more than 100 years. Our team are compassionate, inclusive and committed to the work we do, helping people live life in all its fullness.

Child safe, Child friendly

UnitingCare is committed to being a Child Safe, Child Friendly organisation and will: 

• provide welcoming, safe & nurturing services for children
• implement measures to prevent child abuse and neglect within our services
• appropriately and immediately address child abuse and neglect if it does occur

Diversity & Inclusion  

Our approach is simple – everybody is welcome here.  At UnitingCare, diversity is at the core of our who we are, our mission and our values. We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex, race, culture, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity. Demonstrating our commitment to reconciliation and building long-term employment opportunities for First Nations peoples, UnitingCare strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants for this position.   

Safe workplace  

We work hard to make our services welcoming and safe for every person. We are united in keeping children, young people and the elderly safe from harm, within our services, workplaces and the communities we support. We are committed to speaking up loudly for their safety. 

Vaccination  

All employees are required to comply with statutory and Government requirements and UnitingCare’s COVID-19 vaccination requirements policy. The successful applicant must be able to provide a Covid-19 Certificate before commencing employment.