Child Youth and Family Practitioner

Accoras; Jimboomba; On-site; AUD 42,000 - 66,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Flexible workplace

Additional paid leave

Leave loading 17.5%

Professional development

Travel reimbursement

Job summary

Accoras is seeking a part-time clinician to deliver psychosocial support to 7–17 year-olds under CPSP. The role involves home or school-based delivery, collaborative assessments, and safety planning within a supportive team.

Ideal candidates hold a tertiary degree in a relevant field and have experience in case management or therapeutic settings with children and adolescents. Flexible, not-for-profit environment with strong diversity commitments.

Qualifications

• Client-centred approach and ability to work from a strengths-based framework.
• Demonstrated skills in holistic assessments and interventions for children and young people.
• Ability to work confidently with family systems and provide guidance around parenting and development.
• Strong planning, organization and prioritisation skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide early-intervention mental health support to young clients with family engagement.
• Deliver individual and group sessions and develop session plans.
• Engage children and young people in home or school settings.
• Develop and maintain trust with children, young people and families.
• Undertake assessments to develop collaborative action and intervention plans.
• Engage in safety planning and risk management.
• Maintain case files and ensure coordination and accountability.
• Liaise with a wide range of stakeholders.

Skills

Client-centred approach

Interpersonal skills

Crisis management

Relationship building

Case coordination

Education

Tertiary degree in social work / human services / psychology / allied health

Job description

Accoras has been delivering community mental health and psychosocial support services in Queensland for over 30 years. We are growing into new programs, new communities and new regions, driven by a belief that more people deserve access to high-quality, evidence-based care.

Our strategy is built on the principles of a Restorative, Just and Learning Culture. In practice, this means we don't just learn form what goes wrong but also what goes right. We expect our people to innovate, to challenge the status quo, and to take considered risks in pursuit of better outcomes for the communities we serve. We are committed to being better tomorrow than we were yesterday.

Everything we do at Accoras is with a view on 'Changing Lives' - for our clients, participants and our own people. Find out more about us and the services we deliver here:https://www.accoras.com.au/

About the Role

Our role is part-time 3 days per week fixed term up to August 2027

The Commonwealth Psychosocial Support Program (CPSP) provides free support for 7-17 year-olds living with, or at risk of, a complex mental illness who are not eligible for NDIS. The CPSP Program provides the opportunity for young people and their families and significant relationships to:

• Collaborate with skilled practitioners
• Explore strategies to strengthen social skills, friendships and family connections
• Address daily living needs and functioning
• Improve physical wellbeing, including exercise and a healthy routine
• Create a deeper understanding of themselves and their relationships
• Develop confidence and resilience
• Manage drug and alcohol addictions, assist with managing finances, accommodation and employment or education goals

Key responsibilities will include:

• Provide early-intervention mental health support to young clients with the engagement of their family or other significant adult
• Deliver individual and group sessions and events, including creating or collating resources and developing session plans which are tailored to client needs
• Flexibility to engage children and young people in their home or school environment
• Developing and maintaining trust and strong relationships with children, young people and their families/support relationships
• Undertaking assessments to develop collaborative, holistic action and intervention plans
• Engaging in safety planning and risk management
• Maintaining appropriate files and records to facilitate good case coordination and accountability
• Liaising and collaborating with a wide range of stakeholders

Qualifications & Experience

• Tertiary degree qualifications in social work, human services, psychology or allied health.
• Relevant experience working in a case management or therapeutic role and knowledge of child and adolescent mental health.
• A client-centred approach, with the ability to work from a strengths-based framework
• Demonstrated skills in completing holistic assessments and delivery of interventions for children and young people.
• Demonstrate the ability to work confidently with family systems, providing advice and guidance around basic parenting and age-appropriate development.
• Demonstrated skills in making appropriate decisions and problem solving, including in crisis situations and where risk to client safety is involved.
• Demonstrate the ability to build effective relationships and referral pathways with other service providers and key stakeholders.
• Excellent case planning and formulation abilities, supported by well documented case notes;
• Good problem solving, organisation and prioritising skills; and
• A current driver’s licence and motor vehicle.

Our clients have a variety of cultural backgrounds and life experiences, and we are committed to building a team that reflects and responds to this diversity. We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people with a personal experience of mental illness, LGBTQIAP+ people and people with a disability.

What we offer:

• Above award rates with generous salary packaging options only available to employees of a not-for-profit organisation including Salary Packaging options (up to $15,899 tax free!!) and Meals and entertainment allowance of up to $2,650
• A flexible workplace that accommodates preferences for an eight or nine day fortnight
• Additional paid leave over Christmas and on your birthday, and a paid volunteer day each year
• Leave loading at 17.5%
• Supportive and collaborative team environment
• All work-related travel reimbursed
• Professional development, training and regular supervision and mentoring