Practice & Implementation Specialist

Key Assets (Australia); Adelaide; Hybrid; AUD 115,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work framework

Discounted health insurance

Confidential counselling services

5 weeks annual leave after 2 years

Annual Learning fund for subsidised PD

Salary packaging up to $15,900

Job summary

Key Assets Australia is a not-for-profit, child, family and community services agency with national reach. We offer a flexible, hybrid work framework and salaries packaging options to support our people and families we serve.

The Practice & Implementation Specialist roles support the national implementation of our uplifted Practice Framework—a trauma-informed, culturally safe approach. You will develop and deliver training, write content, coach teams, host Communities of Practice, and address

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Psychology or related discipline.
• Experience leading Communities of Practice, working groups and providing coaching, mentoring and reflective practice.
• Extensive knowledge of child and family service systems, government practices and procedures.
• Proven highly developed interpersonal and emotional intelligence skills.

Responsibilities

• Facilitating workshops, alongside key stakeholders in program areas, across all jurisdictions.
• Supporting operational teams to test, refine and implement program approaches in the practice framework.
• Develop implementation resources, training materials, practice guidance and supporting documentation to enable consistent program delivery.
• Provide specialist input into program approaches for children, young people and families with complex trauma, statutory involvement or intersecting support needs.
• Contribute to the development of outcome measures, evaluation approaches and reporting mechanisms that assess implementation and effectiveness of the enhanced Practice Framework.

Skills

Trauma-informed practice

CoP facilitation

Training delivery

Coaching & mentoring

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Psychology or related discipline

Job description

• You can be based at any of our offices, nationally!
• Work in an industry leading, person-centred social care organisation
• Birthday Leave | Not-for-profit salary packaging up to $15.9k/year

We Are Key Assets Australia

Key Assets is a leading not-for-profit, children, family and community services agency, founded in Australia in 2007. We provide foster care and family services. Operating across all states, the ACT and Norfolk Island, our purpose is to achieve positive and lasting outcomes for children, families, and communities. To achieve that, we need people like you!

We pride ourselves on being inclusive and embrace and celebrate the diversity of all people within our communities. Our diversity helps us provide the best support possible to carers, families, children and young people and all of our external stakeholders.

A little about the roles

In the Practice & Implementation Specialist roles, you will support the national implementation of KAA's uplifted Practice Framework and evidence based, trauma informed and culturally safe practice methodologies and policies.

Reporting to the Practice Partner, you will develop and deliver training, write content, coach and support the implementation of the framework by hosting Communities of Practice and representing needs and challenges to effectively implement the Child Safeguarding and Practice Frameworks. The program areas of focus for these positions will include: Foster Care & Complex Care and Family Services & Early Intervention (inc. Kinship Care).

Other key responsibilities include:

• Facilitating workshops, alongside key stakeholders in program areas, across all jurisdictions.
• Supporting operational teams to test, refine and implement program approaches in the practice framework.
• Develop implementation resources, training materials, practice guidance and supporting documentation to enable consistent program delivery.
• Provide specialist input into program approaches for children, young people and families with complex trauma, statutory involvement or intersecting support needs.
• Contribute to the development of outcome measures, evaluation approaches and reporting mechanisms that assess implementation and effectiveness of the enhanced Practice Framework.

The base salary for these positions are $115,337 - $120,440/annum + super + salary packaging options up to $15,900/annum. There are 2 x full-time, 12-month contract positions available. You can be based at any of our offices, nationally!

About you

You will come with demonstrated experience working directly with children, young people, their families and providing trauma-informed practice. You will also come with experience in practice leadership and/or clinical leadership working with children, young people and families in systems, human services and community settings. We are also looking for applicants who have experience developing and delivering training to community services operational staff.

Other key things we are looking for include:

• A bachelor's degree in Social Work, Psychology or related discipline.
• Experience leading Communities of Practice, working groups and providing coaching, mentoring and reflective practice.
• Extensive knowledge of child and family service systems, government practices and procedures.
• Proven highly developed interpersonal and emotional intelligence skills.

My Key Assets

The health and wellbeing of our people is at the core of our employee and client experience. All employee offerings are intentionally curated with care, allowing you to bring your best self to work, every day. Knowledge sharing, ongoing learning and development, engagement and recognition are key pillars in our culture and values.

• Work-Life Balance: We are well equipped to support a hybrid approach to the future of work and have developed a flexible work framework to support these arrangements. We understand that work-life balance is important and accommodate flexibility for team members wherever possible. Flexible, family-friendly working arrangements and remote work - just ask us!
• Health and Wellbeing: We promote health and wellbeing for our people, just like we would for the children, families and communities we serve. We provide discounted health insurance memberships, confidential counselling services and offer 5 weeks' of annual leave after 2 years' continuous service with us!
• Professional Development: We provide both digital eLearning and ongoing face to face training as well as an online library. Your continual professional development is always top of our priority list - you'll have access to apply to our Annual Learning fund for subsidised professional development opportunities!
• Salary Packaging: part of your wage is paid tax free each pay, saving thousands in tax each year!

The fine print

• For further information, please contact Lauren Thomas, Practice Partner at [e-mail].
• Successful candidates will be required to undergo a National Police Check, and hold (or be willing to obtain) a valid Working with Children Check relevant to the State they are working in.

Key Assets Australia is committed to Equal Opportunity, ethical practice and the principles of cultural diversity and social inclusion.

Key Assets is a Child Safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people.

While we're reviewing your application, get to know us by visiting our website and on social media at #WeAreKeyAssets.