Senior Practitioner (NHARP)

• Lead specialist recovery programs for women, children and young people
• Advance your career in this senior role
• Part time (0.8) or scope for full time
• Generous salary packaging

About the role
All kids deserve a bright future. It’s what we believe at Kids First and it compels us in our work with children and families who have experienced family violence. We do this through evidence-based
interventions, and our highly skilled and dedicated team members who bring them to life.

This role is vital to delivering our specialist family violence services in our Northern Healing & Recovery Program.

You will:

• Support the Team Leader by coordinating the delivery of a highquality service that provides safe and effective responses to women, children and families seeking support that is in line with MARAM and the Information Sharing Guidelines.
• Coordinate evidence-based group interventions for vulnerable children and families, and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders in the development and trialling of new group interventions
• Be required to facilitate groups with parents, children, and young people
• Be an active leader in best practice and evidence-based models for vulnerable families

About you:

• Hold a tertiary qualification in social work, psychology, child and family social welfare or related discipline.
• A minimum of 3-5 years’ experience working with parents and their children who have experienced family violence
• Demonstrated leadership skills in coordinating group programs and networking with stakeholders
• Proven experience in the trauma and family violence field within similar organisations, possess a strong knowledge of theservice system including all relevant legislation and standards and be tertiary qualified in social work, psychology or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated knowledge of and experience in the use of current theoretical approaches and best practice for working with children, young people and families
• Demonstrated capability to network and build productive relationships with stakeholders both inside and outside organisational boundaries
• Demonstrated capacity to lead and support change, innovation as well as contribute to quality improvements at an organisational / operational level.

What we offer
You will be rewarded with a collaborative and focussed culture, career and professional development, work flexibility and an attractive salary including the opportunity to salary package to increase take home pay.