Are you a skilled Family Practitioner who thrives on creativity, innovation, and meaningful connection? Do you have a passion for supporting children, young people, and parents to create lasting change across generations?
Due to internal progression, we’re excited to welcome a new practitioner to our Young Families team. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who believes in the power of early intervention and wants to make a real impact in the lives of young parents and their children.
You’ll join an energetic, collaborative, and supportive team that works closely with specialists across housing, education, employment, and peer support. With manageable caseloads and a long‑term, relational approach, you’ll have the time and space to help families build confidence, skills, and
strong community connections.
YFS is a diverse and inclusive organisation—and a genuinely great place to work. Our integrated service model means you’ll collaborate with teams across youth programs, family services, housing, and legal support to deliver the best outcomes for young families.
About the job
Role location: Slacks Creek
Role type: Permanent Full-time
Pay range: $105,909 – $110,705 a year based on experience, with salary packaging exempt from Fringe Benefits Tax available
In this role you will:
- Build strong, trusting relationships with young families, helping them identify their goals and
aspirations, and providing tailored, flexible support to help each family member thrive.
- Work collaboratively with colleagues to strengthen young parents’ capacity, confidence, and wellbeing, and to support positive developmental outcomes for children.
- Work flexibly across office, community, and home-based settings to meet families where they are.
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 can 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 this link to your browser)
Interested?
Apply with your resume and a one-page covering letter outlining what you will bring to the job.
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: Tuesday 11th of August 2026 at 12pm.
Interviews are scheduled for Tuesday the 18th of August 2026 at times agreed with applicants.
