Job Description
Your Role as Family & Community Support Practitioner
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As a Family & Community Support Practitioner with Hummingbird House, you'll make a meaningful difference in the lives of children and families facing serious illness, end‐of‐life care and bereavement. Working within a multidisciplinary team, you will provide compassionate psychosocial and emotional support, deliver family‐centred interventions, and help families build resilience and wellbeing through challenging times.
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Key responsibilities include:
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Conduct psychosocial assessments and develop tailored support plans for children and families.
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Provide emotional, psychosocial, grief and bereavement support through individual, family and group interventions.
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Support families during periods of crisis, acute distress and significant clinical events.
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Facilitate grief and bereavement programs, therapeutic groups and memory‐making activities.
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Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver coordinated, family‐centred care.
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Build strong relationships with healthcare providers, schools and community organisations to support positive outcomes.
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Provide information, referrals and practical support to children, young people and their families.
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Maintain accurate records and deliver services in line with professional standards, legislation and organisational policies.
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This is a part‐time position consisting of 30 hours per week.
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What We Offer
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Salary Packaging: As a not‐for‐profit employer, we offer generous salary packaging perks that help maximise your take‐home pay. You can package up to $15,900 each year on everyday living expenses and up to $2,650 on meals and entertainment.
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Wellbeing Support: Access to discounts on private health insurance and gym memberships, and free,



confidential counselling through our employee assistance program.
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Team Culture : Be part of a collaborative, multidisciplinary team across a diverse clinical setting that values your skills and wellbeing.
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What We're Looking For
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Completed tertiary qualification in Social Work and eligibility for AASW Membership.
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Experience supporting children, young people and families through serious illness, palliative care, end‐of‐life care, grief and bereavement using evidence‐based psychosocial interventions.
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Strong knowledge of paediatric palliative care, childhood grief, child development and family‐centred, trauma‐informed practice, with the ability to undertake psychosocial assessments and care planning.
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Ability to work collaboratively and within professional and ethical boundaries as part of a multidisciplinary team, including providing consultation, support, guidance and education to colleagues and stakeholders.
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A Valuable Addition, Yet Not a Must-Have!
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Experience in planning, implementing and evaluating programs for children and young people of varying ages.
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Knowledge of child development and articulates the value of play and psychosocial support for children affected by a life limiting condition; their siblings and other children or young people connected to the guest at Hummingbird House.
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Postgraduate study, certification or specialist professional development in grief and bereavement, child and family mental health, paediatric palliative care counselling, social work or related disciplines.
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Essential Requirements
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Proof of COVID-19 vaccination status (or as required by legislation and WMQ policy)
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Relevant probity checks required by legislation and WMQ Limited policy.
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Current Driver's Licence and willingness to travel for work
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📌 Family & Community Support Practitioner (Queensland)
🏢 Wesley Mission Queensland
📍 Queensland