Intensive Family Support - Child and Family Practitioner

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced family worker to join our Intensive Family Support team based in Jimboomba.

You will be part of a small multi-disciplinary team working in family homes to support children's wellbeing from a strength's perspective.

In this role you will have autonomy to be creative in how you work with families, while being supported by your colleagues and management.

You will be trained in the use of assessment and case planning tools with a strong focus on risk assessment and working in collaboration with the Child Safety Principal Child Protection Practitioner.

The YFS integrated approach will enable you to work with experienced practitioners from a variety of disciplines including Domestic and Family Violence, Housing and the Functional Family Therapy-Child Welfare team, to develop solutions to meet family needs.

If you’re excited about working with families long-term and knowing your work has changed a family’s life, we’d love to hear from you.

About the job

Role location:    Jimboomba – our Jimboomba office is only 30 minutes from Logan and Springfield and a one-hour drive from the Gold Coast

Role type:           Maximum term, full-time until 24th Dec 2026

Pay range:          $51.00 - $53.31 per hour based on experience, with salary packaging available, exempt from Fringe Benefits Tax

In this role you will:

• develop and provide purposeful and tailored support plans for complex families with multiple needs
• mentor families by providing practical parenting strategies and links with specialist supports
• work across the Browns Plains / Beaudesert regions from our Jimboomba base
• undertake flexible home visits, which may occasionally be scheduled outside of core business hours
• have professional development opportunities.

About you

Aside from meeting the key capabilities outlined in the related role description available via the link below, you’ll be a great fit if:

• you are child-focussed and passionate about resourcing families with the skills they need to thrive
• you are creative and flexible in finding ways to connect and work with families to create change
• you are seeking to build and enhance your skills in developing effective ways to work with families
• you are a team player interested in learning and growing.

https://www.yfs.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/HR13_RD_ChildandFamilyPractitioner_102836.pdf (copy and paste the link into your browser)

Interested?

Apply with your resume and a one-page covering letter outlining what you will bring to the job.

People from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, and people who identify as part of the LGBTIQA+ community, are encouraged to apply.

Contact Tamarra on 07 3826 1500 if you want to talk about the role.

This position will remain open until filled.

Interviews will be scheduled for times agreed with applicants.