Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander People of allages are strongly encouraged to apply.

REFOCUS is in the business of Redirecting andEmpowering Families by creating Opportunities through Culturally Unique andresponsive Services. Our work is driven by a commitment to strengtheningfamilies, celebrating identity, and fostering resilience.

We do this by building genuine connections, valuingemotional intelligence, and taking a ground-up approach to understanding wheresupport is most needed for children and families. Our services are shaped byreal-world experience and a deep respect for the communities we serve.

Over the past 15 years, we have supported more than20,000 community members across the Sunshine Coast, Moreton Bay, Gympie, andCairns regions, delivering high-quality support across the Health, Community,and NDIS sectors. We are powered by a dedicated team with more than 800 yearsof combined lived and professional experience, ensuring culturally safe,person-centred, knowledgeable, and effective care.

We are crafting a team of change-makers and we want you!

REFOCUS is seeking a Kinship Finding Practitioner(Connecting Kin) to join our Kinship Services team and help children andyoung people maintain meaningful family, cultural, and community connections.

This role is responsible for identifying, locating, andengaging relatives and significant people who may be able to provide care for,or maintain lifelong connections with, children and young people requiringout-of-home care. Working within the Connecting Kin service, you willstrengthen family networks and support the identification of safe kinship careopportunities before prospective carers enter the formal assessment process.

About the role

As a Kinship Finding Practitioner, you will:

- Identify,locate, and engage relatives and significant people who may be able tocare for a child or young person




- Undertakefamily finding activities using interviews, family mapping, genograms, andavailable information
- Developcomprehensive family network maps to identify potential carers andlifelong family connections
- Facilitaterespectful and culturally safe conversations with families about kinshipcare opportunities
- Encouragefamily participation in planning and decision-making processes
- Provideinformation about the kinship care pathway, assessment requirements, andcarer responsibilities
- Supportprospective kinship carers to make informed decisions
- Promotethe Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Placement Principle
- Collaboratewith Child Safety, community organisations, and internal services toachieve positive outcomes for children
- Maintainaccurate case notes, family mapping records, engagement documentation, andreferral information

You will work closely alongside Kinship AssessmentPractitioners and Foster Care Recruitment Practitioners to ensureall placement opportunities are explored in a timely and child-focused manner.

Pay and conditions

Hourly pay rates range from:

Level 1 PPT3 $30.90 per hour, up to Level 3 PPT4 $52.93 perhour

Classification level and pay rate are assessed anddetermined based on qualifications, experience, and demonstrated capability.

What we're looking for

We're looking for someone who:

- Ispassionate about keeping children connected to family, culture, andcommunity




- Hasstrong family engagement and relationship-building skills
- Canbuild respectful partnerships with families, Child Safety, and communityorganisations
- Demonstratescultural capability and responsiveness
- Hasstrong communication, facilitation, and negotiation skills
- Isorganised, reflective, and confident with documentation and case recording
- Valueschild-centred, family-led, and strengths-based practice
- Exercisessound professional judgement and critical thinking

Qualifications and experience

- Qualificationin Social Work, Human Services, Behavioural Science, Community Services,or a related discipline
- Experienceworking with vulnerable children, young people, and families
- Demonstratedexperience in family engagement and relationship building
- Experienceworking collaboratively with statutory and community services
- Understandingof Queensland's child protection and out-of-home care system

Highly desirable:

- Experiencein family finding, kinship care, or permanency planning
- Experienceworking with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families andcommunities
- Knowledgeof the Child Protection Act 1999 (Qld)
- Understandingof the Queensland Child Protection Practice Framework

Training and support

REFOCUS is committed to developing skilled practitioners through ongoing supervision, mentoring, reflective practice, and professionaldevelopment. You will be supported to strengthen your expertise in familyfinding, kinship care, cultural practice, and child protection systems whileworking within a team-oriented multidisciplinary team.

Additional requirements

- CurrentWorking with Children Check (Blue Card)
- Criminalhistory check
- Abilityto meet REFOCUS compliance and reporting requirements
- CurrentQueensland Driver Licence
- Abilityto work within the 10 Child Safe Standards

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📌 Kinship Finding Practitioner - Sunshine Coast (Nambour)
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