Family Practitioner- Identified

Family Practitioner - Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander families

Brisbane and Logan regions Outreach-based

The program walks alongside Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families involved with Child Safety, using a Family Led Decision Making framework to keep kids safely connected to family, culture, and community.

• Engage families who are involved with Child Safety and build trust quickly
• Use brief counselling and motivational interviewing to support insight and change
• Facilitate Family Led Decision Making meetings with kin and key supports
• Help families create their own safety plans and Family Plans - in their words and voice
• Act as a critical friend to Child Safety - influencing decisions, not just observing
• Coordinate wrap around supports across internal programs and external services

You will be backed by a clear model of care, strong practice supervision, and a team that values cultural integrity, accountability, and real outcomes for kids.

• Solid work history with strong transferrable skills - and ready to study a Diploma (funded)
• Experienced case manager from family support, child protection, youth, housing or similar
• Senior practitioner with deep child protection knowledge and strong cultural engagement

• To be identified as an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
• Current driver's licence and confidence doing regular home/outreach visits
• Blue Card, police check and full working rights in Australia

If this is close to where you'd like your career to go, even if you're not sure you tick every box, I'd be happy to talk it through.

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