Are you an experienced Family Practitioner looking for an opportunity to be creative and innovative?
Are you passionate about working with children and young people?
We have a great opportunity to do early intervention work with young parents and their children and influence multi-generational change.
Be part of an exciting integrative team, where you will collaborate with housing, education and employment and peer work specialists to give families the tools they need to thrive.
You’ll be part of a friendly, fun, and supportive team. Driven by best practice and a shared vision to support young families! YFS is a diverse organisation and a great place to work.
About the job
Role location: Slacks Creek
Role type: Permanent
Pay range: $101,106 – $105,687 a year per annum based on experience, with salary packaging exempt from Fringe Benefits Tax available.
In this role you will:
- Build strong relationships with young families, supporting them to articulate their goals and ambitions, developing a tailored response to young families and “do what it takes” to support each family member to thrive.
- Work collaboratively with the team to build young parents’ capacity, confidence and wellbeing and improve children’s development.
- Work flexible from our office to out in the community and in family’s homes.
About you
Aside from meeting the key capabilities outlined in the related role description available from the link below, the ideal person for this role will be innovative, creative, flexible, culturally aware and inclusive in their practice.
You’ll be a great fit if:
- You are passionate and knowledgeable about backing young parents to thrive, and well-equipped with case management, coaching or support work experience working with vulnerable families.
- Have a strong understanding of Child Protection and Domestic and Family Violence and is able to assess and deliver interventions to support safety. Completion of the Safe and Together Model is highly desirable.
- You have a strength-based and trauma informed approach in your framework of practice, with a strong family and child focus.
- Have knowledge of adverse childhood experiences (ACES), child development, and impacts of trauma.
- Have prior experience working with young people and children.
https://www.yfs.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/HR13_RD_FamilyResourcePractitioner-YoungFamilies_102719.pdf (copy and paste into browser)
Interested?
Apply with your resume and a one-page covering letter outlining what you will bring to the job to yfsjobs@yfs.org.au.
People from First Nations backgrounds, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, and people who identify as part of the LGBTIQA+ community are encouraged to apply.
Contact Amy Blair on 07 3826 1500 if you want to talk about the role.
Closing date: Monday 1st of June 2026 at 12pm.
Interviews are scheduled for Friday the 5th of June 2026.
