Family Law Pathways Officer UnitingCare Community

JOB DESCRIPTION

Family Law Pathways Officer | Bundaberg

  • Employment Term: Permanent Part- Time (28 hours per fortnight) 
  • Location: Bundaberg
  • Remuneration: From $93,865 + 11 % Super (pro rata) + 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 UnitingCare Family Law Services team as a Family Law Pathways Officer, 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 to appoint a Family Law Pathways Officer to work as a part of our UnitingCare Family Law Services team based in the Wide Bay Burnett Region on a Permanent Part-time basis.

To join a dynamic team and coordinate the Family Law Pathways Network throughout the Wide Bay Burnett Region by building strong working relationships between professionals operating within the family law system and hosting cross-sector training and events that promote the network.

What makes a difference for us?  

You will need an understanding of the Family Law Sector and the ability to create and maintain strong community links. In addition to the above you will also be required to have:

  • Current QLD Drivers Licence
  • Suitability Card for Child Related Employment (Blue Card)

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 

Our Family and Child Services team are passionate about their work with parents to ensure children remain safe in the home and parents have the skills, resilience and capability to effectively parent and meet their children’s developmental, educational, health and well-being needs. We also provide targeted services to men who are seeking to change their behaviour.  

Child safe, Child friendly

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

  • provide welcoming, safe and 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. 

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