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We currently have the following vacancies.
Domestic and Family Violence Case Manager
Domestic and Family Violence Specialist; Project HERA
Domestic and Family Violence Specialist; Embedded Worker x 2
Centre Based housing specialist
Housing Specialist – Permanent roles
Functional Family Therapy – Child Welfare Therapist
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Domestic and Family Violence Case Manager
We are looking for a skilled professional who can think outside the box to join our crisis intervention team.
As the Domestic and Family Violence Case Manager you will walk alongside women experiencing domestic and family violence to enhance their immediate safety and well-being through trauma-informed case management and education. As a skilled practitioner, with domestic and family violence experience, you are adept at creating safety plans and assessing ongoing risks.
As part of an energetic, supportive team working to increase safety for women and children, you will benefit from a shared learning environment, positive team and organisational culture, and a dedication to your wellbeing as you undertake this challenging work
The focus of the role is to provide trauma informed responses to victim-survivors of domestic and family violence who present at the police station. This role will, assist police to engage with the victim-survivor by building trust and rapport and promote a better understanding of DFV within police. As a skilled practitioner, with domestic and family violence experience, you are adept at creating safety plans and assessing ongoing risks.
About the job
Role location: Jimboomba. (Our Jimboomba office is only 40 minutes from Logan and Springfield, and a one-hour drive from the Gold Coast).
Role type: Permanent part-time, 24 hours per week
Role description: (download PDF)
Pay range: $97,689 a year pro rata for part time hours, with salary packaging exempt from Fringe Benefits Tax available.
In this role you will:
- Undertake crisis intervention including risk and needs assessment and safety planning to address the immediate needs of the victim-survivor
- Provide information and facilitate access to relevant services to address health, parenting, financial, employment support, legal, and other counselling needs. This may include meeting clients in a safe location in the community including with QPS and providing transport to access services
- Build and foster collaborative partnerships with other agencies and stakeholders, contribute to the ISR and maintain effective, accountable services to clients.
About you
Aside from meeting the key capabilities outlined in the related role description available from https://www.yfs.org.au/work-for-us/, ideally you will bring the following: a client focus, emotional intelligence, resilience, flexibility, inclusiveness, a collaborative spirit, creativity, innovation and cultural awareness.
Interested?
Read Advice for Job Applicants and check out our Organisational Chart at https://www.yfs.org.au/application-process/
Send your resume and a one-page covering letter outlining what you will bring to the job to [email protected].
Contact Sarah Vuzem on 07 3826 1500 if you want to talk about the role.
Closing date: This position will remain advertised until filled.
Interviews will be scheduled for times agreed with applicants.
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.
About us
At YFS, we make a real difference to the lives of people living in Logan and surrounding areas.
We have a real commitment to seeing people thrive, including our staff. We encourage staff to bring their entire selves to work, because we know that a happy workplace thrives.
In our recent Employee Opinion Survey our staff said the best things about working at YFS are the challenging work/job satisfaction, fellow employees, teamwork, and pay and benefits.
We’re serious about your professional development. And we empower each other to make decisions and try new ways of working.
Depending on your role, we support flexible work arrangements.
We also offer great employment benefits including above-average pay rates, generous salary packaging (exempt from Fringe Benefits Tax), portable long service leave, counselling support and free parking.
To find out more about working with us, head to https://www.yfs.org.au/work-for-us/.
Domestic and Family Violence Specialist; Project HERA
We are looking for a skilled professional who wants to make a difference in the lives of people experiencing domestic and family violence.
As the Domestic and Family Violence Specialist you work as part of the Domestic and Family Violence team, working in close partnership with QPS, to engage and improve the safety of victim-survivors referred from the Vulnerable Persons Unit. The position will also contribute to improving service system integration between QPS and other agencies.
The focus of the role is to provide trauma-informed responses to victim-survivors of domestic and family violence who are identified as high-risk or having repeat calls for service by the QPS VPU. This role will undertake crisis intervention and case work including risk and needs assessment and safety planning to address the immediate needs of the victim-survivor, and through co-engagement will assist police to engage with the victim-survivor by building trust and rapport and promote a better understanding of DFV within police. As a skilled practitioner, with domestic and family violence experience, you are adept at creating safety plans and assessing ongoing risks.
As part of an energetic, supportive team working to increase safety and improve system responses for people experiencing domestic and family violence, you will benefit from a shared learning environment, positive team and organisational culture, and a dedication to your wellbeing as you undertake this challenging work.
About the job
Role location: Beenleigh Police Station (VPU) and YFS Jimboomba. (Our Jimboomba office is only 40 minutes from Logan and Springfield, and a one-hour drive from the Gold Coast).
Role type: Permanent part-time, 32 hours per week
Role description: (download PDF)
Pay range: $97,689 a year pro rata for part time hours, with salary packaging exempt from Fringe Benefits Tax available.
In this role you will:
- Undertake crisis intervention including risk and needs assessment and safety planning to address the immediate needs of the victim-survivor
- Provide information and facilitate access to relevant services to address health, parenting, financial, employment support, legal, and other counselling needs. This may include meeting clients in a safe location in the community including with QPS and providing transport to access services
- Build and foster collaborative partnerships with other agencies and stakeholders, contribute to the ISR and maintain effective, accountable services to clients
- Work alongside QPS to assist police to build trust to and rapport to engage victim-survivors, increase capacity and capability within QPS to respond to victim-survivors and improve the service system response.
About you
Aside from meeting the key capabilities outlined in the related role description available from https://www.yfs.org.au/work-for-us/, ideally you will bring the following: a client focus, emotional intelligence, resilience, flexibility, inclusiveness, a collaborative spirit, creativity, innovation and cultural awareness.
Interested?
Read Advice for Job Applicants and check out our Organisational Chart at https://www.yfs.org.au/application-process/
Send your resume and a one-page covering letter outlining what you will bring to the job to [email protected].
Contact Sarah Vuzem on 07 3826 1500 if you want to talk about the role.
Closing date: This position will remain advertised until filled.
Interviews will be scheduled for times agreed with applicants.
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.
About us
At YFS, we make a real difference to the lives of people living in Logan and surrounding areas.
We have a real commitment to seeing people thrive, including our staff. We encourage staff to bring their entire selves to work, because we know that a happy workplace thrives.
In our recent Employee Opinion Survey our staff said the best things about working at YFS are the challenging work/job satisfaction, fellow employees, teamwork, and pay and benefits.
We’re serious about your professional development. And we empower each other to make decisions and try new ways of working.
Depending on your role, we support flexible work arrangements.
We also offer great employment benefits including above-average pay rates, generous salary packaging (exempt from Fringe Benefits Tax), portable long service leave, counselling support and free parking.
To find out more about working with us, head to https://www.yfs.org.au/work-for-us/.
Domestic and Family Violence Specialist; Embedded Worker x 2
We are looking for a skilled professional who wants to make a difference in the lives of people experiencing domestic and family violence.
As the Domestic and Family Violence Specialist you work as part of the Domestic and Family Violence team, working in close partnership with QPS, to engage and improve the safety of victim-survivors presenting to police stations. The position will also contribute to improving service system integration between QPS and other agencies.
The focus of the role is to provide trauma informed responses to victim-survivors of domestic and family violence who present at the police station. This role will, assist police to engage with the victim-survivor by building trust and rapport and promote a better understanding of DFV within police. As a skilled practitioner, with domestic and family violence experience, you are adept at creating safety plans and assessing ongoing risks.
As part of an energetic, supportive team working to increase safety and improve system responses for people experiencing domestic and family violence, you will benefit from a shared learning environment, positive team and organisational culture, and a dedication to your wellbeing as you undertake this challenging work.
About the job
Role location: Rotating between YFS Jimboomba and Jimboomba & Beaudesert police stations. (Our Jimboomba office is only 40 minutes from Logan and Springfield, and a one-hour drive from the Gold Coast).
Role type: Permanent part-time, 32 hours per week
Role description: (download PDF)
Pay range: $97,689 a year pro rata for part time hours, with salary packaging exempt from Fringe Benefits Tax available.
In this role you will:
- Undertake crisis intervention including risk and needs assessment and safety planning to address the immediate needs of the victim-survivor
- Provide information to relevant services to address health, parenting, financial, employment support, legal, and other counselling needs
- Build and foster collaborative partnerships with other agencies and stakeholders, contribute to the ISR and maintain effective, accountable services to clients
- Work alongside QPS to assist police to build trust to and rapport to engage victim-survivors, increase capacity and capability within QPS to respond to victim-survivors and improve the service system response.
About you
Aside from meeting the key capabilities outlined in the related role description available from https://www.yfs.org.au/work-for-us/, ideally you will bring the following: a client focus, emotional intelligence, resilience, flexibility, inclusiveness, a collaborative spirit, creativity, innovation and cultural awareness.
Interested?
Read Advice for Job Applicants and check out our Organisational Chart at https://www.yfs.org.au/application-process/
Send your resume and a one-page covering letter outlining what you will bring to the job to [email protected].
Contact Sarah Vuzem on 07 3826 1500 if you want to talk about the role.
Closing date: This position will remain advertised until filled.
Interviews will be scheduled for times agreed with applicants.
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.
About us
At YFS, we make a real difference to the lives of people living in Logan and surrounding areas.
We have a real commitment to seeing people thrive, including our staff. We encourage staff to bring their entire selves to work, because we know that a happy workplace thrives.
In our recent Employee Opinion Survey our staff said the best things about working at YFS are the challenging work/job satisfaction, fellow employees, teamwork, and pay and benefits.
We’re serious about your professional development. And we empower each other to make decisions and try new ways of working.
Depending on your role, we support flexible work arrangements.
We also offer great employment benefits including above-average pay rates, generous salary packaging (exempt from Fringe Benefits Tax), portable long service leave, counselling support and free parking.
To find out more about working with us, head to https://www.yfs.org.au/work-for-us/.
Women’s Advocate QCS
We are looking for a skilled professional who can think outside the box to join our women’s advocacy team.
As the Women’s Advocate you will work alongside a men’s behaviour change program that is delivered in Queensland Correctional Centres across the State. In this role you will engage with victim survivors who have experienced violence and abuse.
The focus of the role is to empower and strengthen victim/survivors through trauma informed practice and provide information, referral and advice to meet their immediate needs. As a skilled practitioner, with domestic and family violence experience, you are adept at creating safety plans and assessing ongoing risks.
As part of an energetic, supportive team working to increase safety for women and children, you will benefit from a shared learning environment, positive team and organisational culture, and a dedication to your wellbeing as you undertake this challenging work.
About the job
Role location: Jimboomba. Our Jimboomba office is only 40 minutes from Logan and Springfield, and a one-hour drive from the Gold Coast.
Role type: Permanent full-time or 32 hours per week
Role description: (download PDF)
Pay range: $97,689 a year or pro rata for part time hours, with salary packaging exempt from Fringe Benefits Tax available.
In this role you will:
- Provide emotional and practical support to address issues arising for those who have experienced abuse during a man’s time on the program.
- Identify and assess risk and resource women to develop and follow their safety plans.
- Link women and children to relevant services to address health, parenting, financial, employment support, legal, and other counselling needs.
- Build and foster collaborative partnerships with other agencies and stakeholders, contribute to the ISR and maintain effective, accountable services to clients.
About you
Aside from meeting the key capabilities outlined in the related role description available from https://www.yfs.org.au/work-for-us/, ideally you will bring the following: a client focus, emotional intelligence, resilience, flexibility, inclusiveness, a collaborative spirit, creativity, innovation and cultural awareness.
Interested?
Read Advice for Job Applicants and check out our Organisational Chart at https://www.yfs.org.au/application-process/
Send your resume and a one-page covering letter outlining what you will bring to the job to [email protected].
Contact Sarah Vuzem on 07 3826 1500 if you want to talk about the role.
Closing date: This position will remain advertised until filled.
Interviews will be scheduled for times agreed with applicants.
In this role you are required to hold a Queensland blue card or the ability to obtain one.
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.
About us
At YFS, we make a real difference to the lives of people living in Logan and surrounding areas.
We have a real commitment to seeing people thrive, including our staff. We encourage staff to bring their entire selves to work, because we know that a happy workplace thrives.
In our recent Employee Opinion Survey our staff said the best things about working at YFS are the challenging work/job satisfaction, fellow employees, teamwork, and pay and benefits.
We’re serious about your professional development. And we empower each other to make decisions and try new ways of working.
Depending on your role, we support flexible work arrangements.
We also offer great employment benefits including above-average pay rates, generous salary packaging (exempt from Fringe Benefits Tax), portable long service leave, counselling support and free parking.
To find out more about working with us, head to https://www.yfs.org.au/work-for-us/.
Centre Based housing specialist
Join the YFS Team – Make a Difference in Housing and Homelessness!
- Are you knowledgeable about housing and passionate about helping people secure stable housing and essential support? Be part of a dedicated team at YFS, making a real impact in our community.
- This dynamic role offers a mix of fast-paced information and advisory services along with meaningful, in-depth casework to assist individuals affected by today’s housing crisis.
- Work with a forward-thinking organisation committed to empowering people to overcome challenges and thrive.
Make a difference where it matters – join us at YFS!
About the job
Role location: Slacks Creek
Role type: Permanent full-time
Role description: (download PDF)
Pay range: $85,393 – $97,689 a year, with salary packaging exempt from Fringe Benefits Tax available.
In this role you will:
- offer vital information, referrals, advice, and assessment services to individuals facing homelessness.
- work closely with individuals needing additional support to create and carry out a personalised housing plan, helping them explore options and reach their housing goals.
- contribute to the Logan Zero project by enhancing our understanding of homelessness in the Logan area.
- collaborate with a network of services—including financial counselling, homelessness support, domestic and family violence, and employment services—to deliver comprehensive, holistic support.
About you
Aside from meeting the key capabilities outlined in the related role description available from https://www.yfs.org.au/work-for-us/, the ideal person for this role will:
- Have a strong understanding of housing and homelessness issues, including the challenges people in housing crises face and ways to help them find stability.
- Can work effectively in a fast-paced environment, supporting vulnerable individuals in urgent need.
- Hold qualifications in human services or bring relevant housing and homelessness experience to the role.
- Are optimistic, practical, and solution-focused, committed to helping people find effective solutions.
- Thrive in a flexible, varied role, balancing high-volume information and referral services with dedicated client case work as needed.
Interested?
Read Advice for Job Applicants and check out our Organisational Chart at https://www.yfs.org.au/application-process/
Send your resume and a one-page covering letter outlining what you will bring to the job to [email protected].
Contact Anita on 07 3826 1500 if you want to talk about the role.
Closing date: This position will be advertised until filled, and shortlisted candidates will be contacted on a rolling basis.
Interviews will be scheduled for times agreed with applicants.
In this role you are required to hold a Queensland blue card or the ability to obtain one.
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.
About us
At YFS, we make a real difference to the lives of people living in Logan and surrounding areas.
We have a real commitment to seeing people thrive, including our staff. We encourage staff to bring their entire selves to work, because we know that a happy workplace thrives.
In our recent Employee Opinion Survey our staff said the best things about working at YFS are the challenging work/job satisfaction, fellow employees, teamwork, and pay and benefits.
We’re serious about your professional development. And we empower each other to make decisions and try new ways of working.
Depending on your role, we support flexible work arrangements.
We also offer great employment benefits including above-average pay rates, generous salary packaging (exempt from Fringe Benefits Tax), portable long service leave, counselling support and free parking.
To find out more about working with us, head to https://www.yfs.org.au/work-for-us/.
Housing Specialist – Permanent roles
Are you passionate about housing and homelessness in Logan?
YFS is seeking quick-thinking, problem solvers looking to build a career in the community housing sector.
YFS is a leader in responding to the housing and homelessness crisis across Logan, so we’re looking for new skilled Housing Specialists to join the team.
These are permanent roles, and as Logan’s leading community services organisation with a broad range of services, there are plenty of opportunities to build your career at YFS.
We have two roles available, both operating from Slacks Creek.
- 1 x Mobile support focussed on sustaining tenancies
- Role description (download PDF)
- 1 x Mobile support focussed on obtaining affordable and safe housing
- Role description (download PDF)
Our experienced team can help you get up to speed with the skills needed to thrive in this position, providing knowledge around crisis, medium- and long-term housing options, so you will be equipped with the tools to assist people to make long term changes within the Logan community.
In these roles you can really make a difference by supporting people who are homeless, or at risk of homelessness, to secure and sustain long-term housing and create lasting change in their lives.
This work is fast paced so you’ll need to work with a sense of urgency, be flexible, and quick to adapt to change.
About the jobs
Role location: Slacks Creek
Role type: Permanent full-time
Pay range: $97,689 a year with salary packaging exempt from Fringe Benefits Tax available
In this role you will:
- support people to navigate the housing system to achieve their long-term housing goals
- work within a supportive, collaborative team environment (both organisational and external)
- access a range of relevant community resources, particularly in the areas of drug and alcohol support and mental health, and work with real estate agents, Centrelink, the Department of Housing, Local Government, Planning and Public Works and community housing providers
- be flexible and adaptable to peoples’ changing needs
- work with a sense of urgency in a fast-paced team
- have strong computer skills – working across multiple platforms (SRS, QHIP, Vi-SPDAT & Excel)
- have excellent written and oral communication skills, including highly developed interpersonal skills with an ability to relate positively and confidently to a wide range of people, in a variety of settings
- have a demonstrated ability to work with First Nations peoples.
About you
Aside from meeting the key capabilities outlined in the related role description available from https://www.yfs.org.au/work-for-us/, the ideal person for this role will:
- be experienced engaging with people with complex needs and helping people through crisis
- be able to demonstrate initiative and problem-solving skills
- have experience working in community services
- have knowledge of the current barriers to housing.
Interested?
Read Advice for Job Applicants and check out our Organisational Chart at https://www.yfs.org.au/application-process/
Send your resume and a one-page covering letter outlining what you will bring to the job to [email protected].
Contact Camila Aldred on 07 3826 1500 if you want to talk about the role.
Closing date: Monday 6th January 2025 at 9am.
Interviews are scheduled for Friday 10th January 2025.
In this role you are required to hold a Queensland blue card or the ability to obtain one.
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.
About us
At YFS, we make a real difference to the lives of people living in Logan and surrounding areas.
We have a real commitment to seeing people thrive, including our staff. We encourage staff to bring their entire selves to work, because we know that a happy workplace thrives.
In our recent Employee Opinion Survey our staff said the best things about working at YFS are the challenging work/job satisfaction, fellow employees, teamwork, and pay and benefits.
We’re serious about your professional development. And we empower each other to make decisions and try new ways of working.
Depending on your role, we support flexible work arrangements.
We also offer great employment benefits including above-average pay rates, generous salary packaging (exempt from Fringe Benefits Tax), portable long service leave, counselling support and free parking.
To find out more about working with us, head to https://www.yfs.org.au/work-for-us/.
Housing Specialist x 2
Be part of a team that’s really making a difference
We are looking for Housing Specialists who are keen to develop their professional experience and skills. In these unique roles, you will be embedded in one of our families’ or youth teams to collaboratively deliver solutions for families or youth who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.
This innovative model builds on YFS’ growing expertise in embedding specialist housing workers within our family support and youth teams. See our report on our Thriving Families Project to find out more about our work on service integration.
This support model requires excellent problem-solving skills, close collaboration with families’ and youth workers and property managers, and the ability to prioritise the needs of clients who often need immediate support.
You will support people not just to find housing, but to sustain tenancies and maintain stable homes. You’ll also build the capability of family and youth workers, as well as building your own knowledge and experience from a trauma-informed delivery perspective.
This is a rewarding role in which you will be both challenged and supported to grow as a housing specialist.
It’s no exaggeration to say that in this role you can really make a difference to people’s lives. You will be supporting people, not just to overcome crisis, but to thrive.
About the jobs
Role location: Slacks Creek working with young people
Role location: Jimboomba working with families (Our Jimboomba office is only 40 minutes from Logan and Springfield, and a one-hour drive from the Gold Coast)
Role type: Permanent full-time
Role description (download PDF)
Pay range: $97,689 a year with salary packaging exempt from Fringe Benefits Tax available
In this role you will:
- support families and youth to navigate the housing system to achieve their long-term housing goals
- work collaboratively across different teams (both within YFS and externally) as part of a multi-faceted team
- build relationships with real estate agents, Centrelink, the Department of Housing, and community housing providers to help get families housed
- build the capacity of family and youth workers to respond to families’ housing needs.
About you
Aside from meeting the key capabilities outlined in the related role description available from https://www.yfs.org.au/work-for-us/, you’ll be a great fit if:
- have an in-depth knowledge of the social, community and private rental housing sectors and the housing issues relevant for families
- have independent problem solving, analysis and decision-making skills
- have an understanding of trauma-responsive practice
- are flexible and adaptable to clients’ changing needs
- have a demonstrated ability to work with First Nations peoples.
Interested?
Read Advice for Job Applicants and check out our Organisational Chart at https://www.yfs.org.au/application-process/
Send your resume and a one-page covering letter outlining what you will bring to the job to [email protected].
Contact Astrid on 07 3826 1500 if you want to talk about the role.
Closing date: This position will be advertised until filled, and shortlisted candidates will be contacted on a rolling basis.
Interviews will be scheduled for times agreed with applicants.
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.
About us
At YFS, we make a real difference to the lives of people living in Logan and surrounding areas.
We have a real commitment to seeing people thrive, including our staff. We encourage staff to bring their entire selves to work, because we know that a happy workplace thrives.
In our recent Employee Opinion Survey our staff said the best things about working at YFS are the challenging work/job satisfaction, fellow employees, teamwork, and pay and benefits.
We’re serious about your professional development. And we empower each other to make decisions and try new ways of working.
Depending on your role, we support flexible work arrangements.
We also offer great employment benefits including above-average pay rates, generous salary packaging (exempt from Fringe Benefits Tax), portable long service leave, counselling support and free parking.
To find out more about working with us, head to https://www.yfs.org.au/work-for-us/.
Intern Facilitator
Are you passionate about creating lasting change? Do you dream of a career where you can make a real difference? If so, this unique, paid internship could be your next big step!
This is an exciting opportunity for an individual new to the domestic and family violence behaviour change intervention work with persons using violence to be upskilled and mentored by specialists in the field. YFS Responsible Men team in partnership with WorkUP Queensland is offering two paid part-time positions for an Intern Facilitator in February-March 2025. Over 8 weeks, you will be supported in your professional development working towards becoming a behaviour change facilitator and learn from our well-established Responsible Men team. Through observations and supervised practice experience, you will develop your skills to deliver group programs for men who are wanting to take responsibility to live a non-violent life. This 8-week paid internship will open doors for you to practice as a behaviour change facilitator across Queensland.
YFS offers behaviour intervention programs and initiatives working holistically with men using abusive and controlling behaviours to facilitate a process of reflection on the attitudes and beliefs that drive these harmful behaviours. Funded by the Department of Justice and Attorney General, our group programs are grounded in the Duluth Framework, prioritising risk and safety for adults and children experiencing violence.
If you think you’ve got what it takes to guide men through a non-judgemental journey of accountability and critical self-reflection, this could be the start of a new professional career pathway for you. You will work alongside an experienced facilitation team and receive ongoing professional development as part of our innovative, best-practice program recently evaluated by Griffith University.
Benefits of working at YFS as an Intern Facilitator
- Work alongside an experienced and inclusive team of facilitators and advocates
- Be part of an innovative, place-based service that values ongoing evaluation and evidence-based responses
- Receive best-practice clinical supervision, including group observations and supportive debriefing with your dedicated line manager
- Access free professional and confidential mental health and wellbeing support through EAP Assure
- Access the SPEAQ Community of Practice series through YFS’ membership
- Opportunities to contribute to research, advocacy, and sector development
- Get paid a generous wage while developing essential skills for group facilitation
This is a part-time position for three days per week, for an 8-week internship commencing in February 2025. Upon completion, you will leave with a certificate acknowledging you meet the professional requirements to enter men’s behaviour change work across the state.
We will invest in training and provide experience and mentoring for the right candidate to work towards becoming a qualified Behaviour Change Facilitator. We encourage those who have diverse and culturally specific knowledge and experience to apply, even if you don’t feel you meet the requirements for the role.
About the job
Role location: Slacks Creek
Role type: Part-time fixed term contract- 24 hours/week (three days to be negotiated) with a minimum of one night 12pm – 8:30pm
Role description (download PDF)
Pay range: $79,388 a year / $40.05 an hour (pro rata)
In this role you will:
- Observe group work with men in our Responsible Men and/or Responsible Fathers group programs with the intention to progress to deliver these with supervision.
- Shadow the Responsible Men program intake process to observe the information and referral support provided to men identified as using domestic and family violence, with the aim to progress to deliver program intake with supervision using motivational interviewing approaches.
- Work with diverse groups of men in Logan, including working towards effective and safety engagements with men who are First Nations, culturally and linguistically diverse, and men identifying as part of the LGBTIQA+ community.
- Participate in weekly risk meetings where possible to observe the ongoing collaboration between group facilitators and women’s advocates, the ongoing assessment of risk and safety, risk management, and development and review of intervention plans for group participants prioritising victim-survivor safety.
- Be available for one evening each week, working from 12noon-8:30pm on that day.
About you
Aside from meeting the key capabilities outlined in the related role description available from https://www.yfs.org.au/work-for-us/, you’ll be a great fit if:
- You bring an understanding of gendered violence and a feminist practice framework
- You have a person-centred and trauma-responsive approach to men who have used violence and have complex histories and needs to increase their motivation to change
- You are interested in trying new, innovated approaches to meet the demands of the Logan community.
Interested?
Read Advice for Job Applicants and check out our Organisational Chart at https://www.yfs.org.au/application-process/
Send your resume and a one-page covering letter outlining what you will bring to the job to [email protected].
Contact Brodie on 07 3826 1500 if you want to talk about the role.
Closing date: 23 December 2024 at 12noon
Interviews are scheduled for Tuesday 7 January with times agreed with participants.
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.
About us
At YFS, we make a real difference to the lives of people living in Logan and surrounding areas.
We have a real commitment to seeing people thrive, including our staff. We encourage staff to bring their entire selves to work, because we know that a happy workplace thrives.
In our recent Employee Opinion Survey our staff said the best things about working at YFS are the challenging work/job satisfaction, fellow employees, teamwork, and pay and benefits.
We’re serious about your professional development. And we empower each other to make decisions and try new ways of working.
Depending on your role, we support flexible work arrangements.
We also offer great employment benefits including above-average pay rates, generous salary packaging (exempt from Fringe Benefits Tax), portable long service leave, counselling support and free parking.
To find out more about working with us, head to https://www.yfs.org.au/work-for-us/.
Community Connector
Are you a self-starter with a passion to support expecting and parenting young parents to access services and supports that will make a difference? This is an exciting new role where you are able to follow a family’s journey from pregnancy to development and link them into the key supports they will need as a young family.
- The Community Connector is a hybrid role that works across two programs with the goal of creating increased synergy across these and building mothers’ access to informal and formal supports.
- This position provides a chance to build on current and create new and effective ways to link across health and community systems and services to get the right supports for pregnant and parenting young parents at the right time.
- You will be part of an innovative model of midwifery care based in the YFS Maternal and Child Health Hub and part of the wider Logan Hub network.
- Support child development and parents learning and connecting through a peer space.
About the job
Role location: Slacks Creek
Role type: Full time – 76hrs per fortnight, 6-month contract
Role description (download PDF)
Pay range: $43.08 to $44.20 an hour based on experience, with salary packaging exempt from Fringe Benefits Tax available.
In this role you will:
- Working alongside a team of Metro South Midwives, you will engage with pregnant mothers to support their journey toward a healthy and safe delivery.
- Mothers accessing the YFS Maternal and Child Health Hub have complex psychosocial needs. Your understanding of trauma informed practice will underpin the way you engage with them to link them with key services and supports.
- You will liaise across multiple YFS and community programs to keep current with changes and opportunities for mothers.
- Our goal is to improve pregnancy outcomes and set children up for a positive future.
- This role will also support the Step-by-Step team to facilitate peer spaces for both children and parents to build their community connections and life skills.
About you
Aside from meeting the key capabilities outlined in the related role description available from https://www.yfs.org.au/work-for-us/, you’ll be a great fit if:
- You are caring, kind, organised, flexible and creative
- You have experience working with psychosocial complexities and finding solutions
- You can liaise effectively with professionals and non-professionals
- You understand pregnancy, birth and children and the importance of a safe start
Interested?
Read Advice for Job Applicants and check out our Organisational Chart at https://www.yfs.org.au/application-process/
Send your resume and a one-page covering letter outlining what you will bring to the job to [email protected].
Contact Di Townsend on 07 3826 1500 if you want to talk about the role.
Closing date: Monday 6th January 2025 at 12pm
Interviews are scheduled for Monday 13th January 2025.
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.
About us
At YFS, we make a real difference to the lives of people living in Logan and surrounding areas.
We have a real commitment to seeing people thrive, including our staff. We encourage staff to bring their entire selves to work, because we know that a happy workplace thrives.
In our recent Employee Opinion Survey our staff said the best things about working at YFS are the challenging work/job satisfaction, fellow employees, teamwork, and pay and benefits.
We’re serious about your professional development. And we empower each other to make decisions and try new ways of working.
Depending on your role, we support flexible work arrangements.
We also offer great employment benefits including above-average pay rates, generous salary packaging (exempt from Fringe Benefits Tax), portable long service leave, counselling support and free parking.
To find out more about working with us, head to https://www.yfs.org.au/work-for-us/.
Functional Family Therapy – Child Welfare Therapist
Are you keen to be part of a passionate and professional team working together using evidence-based models to change lives?
YFS have an exciting opportunity for an experienced clinical therapist looking to take the next step in their career. Come join our team as a Family Practitioner and keep families together and prevent children entering Out of Home Care.
You will be part of an experienced team of passionate therapists who are implementing Queensland’s Functional Family Therapy – Child Welfare (FFT-CW) program. The program is facilitated by experienced and suitably qualified therapists who help identify strengths and challenges within the family behaviours. You’ll be working with the families and children in their homes helping them to understand their strengths and teaching them new skills to develop effective strategies for change within the family system.
As well as having clinical experience, the person for this role will need to be flexible, engaging and have a high level of emotional intelligence along with good communication skills and the ability to rapidly build relationships and rapport with families, children and young people.
There’s no doubt this is a challenging role: it will also be an opportunity to develop your clinical skills with lots of support, clinical reflection and training, working with a supportive team.
If you’re looking for a role where you can make a real difference in people’s lives, we’d love to hear from you.
About the job
Role location: Jimboomba – our Jimboomba office is only 40 minutes from Logan and Springfield and a one-hour drive from the Gold Coast
Role type: Permanent full-time
Role description (download PDF)
Pay range: $106,730 – $111,448 a year based on experience, with salary packaging exempt from Fringe Benefits Tax available.
You will:
- require a willingness to undertake some work outside of usual business hours, including up to 3 evenings a week as required
- have previous experience working with families, in an outreach capacity
- need knowledge and experience working with families with complex needs, including trauma, mental health, AOD, and family violence
- provide weekly structured therapy sessions in line with the FFT-CW phased model
- benefit from intensive training in the FFT-CW model, regular ongoing clinical support and a flexible work environment that may include working from home options after completion of probation.
About you
Aside from meeting the key capabilities outlined in the related position description available from www.yfs.org.au/about/jobs-yfs, ideally you will bring the following: a client focus, emotional intelligence, resilience, flexibility, inclusiveness, a collaborative spirit, creativity, innovation and cultural awareness.
Interested?
Read Advice for Job Applicants and check out our Organisational Chart at https://www.yfs.org.au/application-process/
Send your resume and a one-page covering letter outlining what you will bring to the job to [email protected].
Contact Vicki Olman or Di Townsend on 07 3826 1500 if you want to talk about the role.
This position will be advertised until filled, and shortlisted candidates will be contacted on a rolling basis.
Interviews will be scheduled for times agreed with participants.
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.
About us
At YFS, we make a real difference to the lives of people living in Logan and surrounding areas.
We have a real commitment to seeing people thrive, including our staff. We encourage staff to bring their entire selves to work, because we know that a happy workplace thrives.
In our recent Employee Opinion Survey our staff said the best things about working at YFS are the challenging work/job satisfaction, fellow employees, teamwork, and pay and benefits.
We’re serious about your professional development. And we empower each other to make decisions and try new ways of working.
Depending on your role, we support flexible work arrangements.
We also offer great employment benefits including above-average pay rates, generous salary packaging (exempt from Fringe Benefits Tax), portable long service leave, counselling support and free parking.
To find out more about working with us, head to https://www.yfs.org.au/work-for-us/.