Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner

Anglicare Sydney; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work options

Salary packaging up to $15,900

Salary packaging for accommodation/mea

Professional development

Retail discounts

Employee Assistance Program & Fitness

Job summary

Anglicare Sydney is seeking an experienced Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner to help families navigating separation and divorce. You will conduct assessments, facilitate mediation, and support parenting plans and property agreements within the legal framework.

You must hold a tertiary qualification in Law, Psychology, or Social Work with current FDRP registration and NSW Driver’s licence. A commitment to child-focused practice is essential.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in Law, Psychology, Social Work or equivalent.
• Qualification that enables registration as a Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner.
• Current registration as a Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner.
• Previous counselling and/or mediation experience, with an emphasis on working with children and families.
• Demonstrated commitment to child-focused and child-inclusive practice.
• Current NSW Driver’s Licence.
• Ability to maintain ongoing professional requirements associated with FDRP accreditation.
• Ability to meet Anglicare’s probity requirements, including a Police Check and Working with Children Check.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality family dispute resolution and property settlement mediation services.
• Manage client matters from assessment through to completion, including appropriate case planning and documentation.
• Undertake comprehensive assessments, including identifying domestic and family violence, safety concerns and power imbalances.
• Facilitate impartial and equitable mediation, helping clients generate options, negotiate agreements and work through impasses.
• Support separating families to develop child-focused parenting plans and appropriate property agreements.
• Maintain accurate client records and ensure practice meets organisational, legislative, professional and funding requirements.

Skills

Mediation

Counselling experience

Communication skills

Emotional intelligence

Education

Tertiary qualification in Law/Psychology/Social Work

Tools

FDRP registration

Job description

Transform lives, every single day

Do you want a career that means more? At Anglicare Sydney, we bring the strength, the support and the strategy to make it happen.

We’re a well-respected not-for-profit that’s been serving people in need for over 170 years. Each year, we achieve life-changing outcomes for thousands of people who rely on our person-centred support.

As our Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner, you’ll support families navigating separation and divorce to work through complex issues and develop practical, child-focused arrangements for the future.

You’ll provide high-quality family dispute resolution and property settlement mediation, supporting clients to develop parenting plans and property agreements while ensuring safety, fairness and the needs of children remain central to the process.

Be welcomed into a compassionate, respectful and purpose-driven community where we don’t just talk about values - we live them.

Your opportunity

Working within our Community & Mission team and reporting to the Program Lead/Senior Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner, you’ll manage family dispute resolution matters from initial assessment through to completion.

You’ll undertake comprehensive assessments and preparation with clients, identifying issues such as domestic and family violence, safety concerns and power imbalances before determining whether mediation is appropriate. You’ll facilitate equitable participation between parties, help clients work through impasses and support them to develop parenting plans and property agreements within the relevant legal framework.

With integrity and resilience, you will:

• Deliver high-quality family dispute resolution and property settlement mediation services.
• Manage client matters from assessment and preparation through to completion, including appropriate case planning and documentation.
• Undertake comprehensive assessments, including identifying domestic and family violence, safety concerns and power imbalances.
• Facilitate impartial and equitable mediation, helping clients generate options, negotiate agreements and work through impasses.
• Support separating families to develop child-focused parenting plans and appropriate property agreements.
• Issue Section 60I certificates where required and make referrals to legal, specialist, educational and other appropriate services.
• Maintain accurate client records and ensure practice meets organisational, legislative, professional and funding requirements.

What you’ll brin g

You’re an experienced and compassionate practitioner who can remain calm, impartial and focused when working with people navigating highly emotional and complex family circumstances.

You bring strong mediation and conflict resolution skills, excellent judgement and the ability to recognise safety concerns and power imbalances. You understand the importance of giving both parties an equitable opportunity to participate while maintaining a strong focus on the wellbeing and needs of children.

You’ll also bring excellent active listening and communication skills, emotional intelligence, reflective practice and the ability to work sensitively and confidentially with vulnerable clients.

What’s required:

• Tertiary qualification in Law, Psychology, Social Work or equivalent.
• Qualification that enables registration as a Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner.
• Current registration as a Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner.
• Previous counselling and/or mediation experience, with an emphasis on working with children and families.
• Demonstrated commitment to child-focused and child-inclusive practice.
• Current NSW Driver’s Licence.
• Ability to maintain ongoing professional requirements associated with FDRP accreditation.
• Ability to meet Anglicare’s probity requirements, including a Police Check and Working with Children Check.

Why Anglicare?

We provide meaningful opportunities and choice, both for the individuals and communities we support and the dedicated people here who make it happen.

At Anglicare, you’ll get the security, stability and opportunities that come with a strong, well-established organisation that’s ready for the future. You’ll belong to a community of kind, humble and respectful people of all faiths and backgrounds. You’ll also be supported to gain new knowledge, deepen your experience and expertise, and shape a rewarding career.

On top of that, here are just some of the tangible benefits you will enjoy in a career with us:

• Flexible work options to get the most out of work and life.
• Pay less tax on your income and increase your take-home pay. With salary packaging, up to $15,900 of your income is tax free.
• Spend up to $2,650 on accommodation, meals and entertainment also tax free with salary packaging.
• Ongoing professional development and training to advance your career.
• Exclusive discounts to over 400 retailers.
• Employee Assistance Program and Fitness Passport with discounts to over 800 gyms for you and your family.

We’re many services, with one purpose, to meet people where they are and walk with them. At Anglicare, we believe everyone is Made for Connection - with God, with each other and with the places we call home.

In Family Dispute Resolution, that means walking alongside families through some of life’s most challenging transitions and helping them find a constructive way forward.

Are you ready for a career that means more?

All applicants will receive a response.

Anglicare is as wonderfully diverse as the customers and communities we support. While we are guided by our Christian-based values, our team includes people of all faiths and backgrounds who share our commitment to serving others, and we value the diverse perspectives they bring. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.

Application Close Date: October 31, 2026