Child and Family Practitioner

Child and Family Practitioner | Family Intervention Service | Mackay

• Employment Term:
  Maximum Term to February 2027, Full‑Time (76 hours per fortnight)
• Location:
  
  Mackay
• Remuneration:
  From $51 per hour + Super + NFP Salary Packaging

Make a meaningful difference with Uniting Care Queensland. We are leaders in crisis response, protection of vulnerable people and children, financial resilience and family wellbeing. Our Family and Disability Services team passionately works across Queensland to improve people’s lives.

As a Child and Family Practitioner
, you will be encouraged to grow, develop and feel empowered to make everyday life easier for the people we care about. Let’s make a meaningful difference together!

This role will provide services to vulnerable children, young people and families within the Family Intervention Service (FIS) with an emphasis on high‑quality, best bolup, service delivery.

• A holistic and therapeutic response to the needs of families and individuals involved in the child protection system.
• Intervention to support the reunification of children and/or young people with their biological families after time in out‑of‑home placements or through parental agreement cases, aiming to minimize child‑protection worries so they remain safe in the family home.
• A home‑based intervention, including case‑management and therapeutic intervention skills.

• A tertiary qualification (minimum Bachelor degree) in a relevant human services field with relevant experience; registration with a nationally recognised professional body is desirable.
• Demonstrated skills and sound knowledge gained through experience working with children and families.
• QLD Suitability Card for Child‑Related Employment (Blue Card).
• Ability to achieve results through personal proficiency and demonstrate high‑quality technical or professional work.
• Experience in child protection is preferred but not essential.
• Current driver’s licence.

• NFP Salary Packaging:
  Save tax and increase take‑home pay by salary packaging everyday expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annum.
• Staff discounts and a recognition platform offering employee discounts at retailers, holidays, health insurance, annual awards celebrations, wellbeing and employee assistance programs.
• 12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave after 6 months of service, plus the government scheme.
• Diversity and inclusive leave, including paid gender‑affirmation leave and cultural leave options for celebrations such as Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks, and other significant cultural events.
• Career development opportunities to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference.
• Flexible work arrangements to support work‑life balance.
• A positive and inclusive team based on respect, shared standards, strong values and a commitment to serving others.

Joining our Lifeline team you’ll also be welcomed as part of the Uniting Care family. We are a proud not‑for‑profit with more than 16,500 staff and 9,000 volunteers across our brands of Blue Care, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen’s Hospital and St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital.

• 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.

Our approach is simple – everybody is welcome here. Uniting Care is committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees, no matter sex, race, culture, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants for this position.

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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Full‑time

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