Are you passionate about making a real difference in the lives of children, young people, and families?

Mercy Community is seeking a dedicated Family Response Facilitator to join our Family and Child Connect (FaCC) team in Browns Plains on a Full-Time fixed term contract until June 2027.

Salary (SCHADS L4) + superannuation + salary packaging.

In this rewarding role, you'll be the key connection point for families who need support — helping them access the right services, at the right time. You'll work alongside a compassionate team that's committed to strengthening families and building safer, more connected communities.

This role involves but not limited to -

- Engage with individuals, families, service providers and members of the community
- Gather sufficient information to inform an assessment of the family and identify service responses to meet these identified needs
- Consult with the PCPP, Domestic and Family Violence Specialist and First Nations Specialist roles as necessary to assess safety and risk factors and ensure cultural safety
- Provide information, advice, referrals, and linkages to relevant services based on assessed needs
- Engage with families with multiple high-level needs through outreach, providing active case management and brief interventions

About you

As the successful applicant, you will possess:

- Bachelor (minimum) Degree in Child Protection, Human Services, Social Work, Psychology, or a related discipline from a recognised institution.
- Experience in strengths-based casework with complex families,



alongside experience in identifying and addressing child protection concerns.
- Experience in assessing the needs of families and completing safety and risk assessments.
- Understanding of the child protection system, and issues impacting upon vulnerable families, including but not limited to substance misuse; domestic and family violence; mental health; impacts of trauma; homelessness.
- Current and valid Provisional Green or above Drivers Licence
- Current and valid Paid Blue Card (Queensland Working with Children Check) or ability to apply
- Evidence of current vaccination against whooping cough (or willingness to obtain prior to commencement)

Why Mercy Community

Mercy Community is a Catholic not-for-profit that provides a wide range of services supporting families, young people, and the elderly. All our work is driven by our core values of Compassion, Integrity, Dignity & Empowerment.

Being part of the Mercy Community team, means you have access to some fantastic benefits, such as:

- Increase your take home pay through the use of generous salary packaging - up to $18,550 per annum of your salary is available as a tax-free component ff3LkF2ZzTI
- Pay for your Queensland Blue Card and NDIS Worker Screening Card when you need – saving you up to $156 if you need both cards!
- Provide you and your immediate family free, qualified and confidential counselling services through our Employee Assistance Program
- Free annual influenza and/or other vaccination reimbursements
- 9-day fortnight

Mercy Community is a Circle Back Initiative Employer and commit to respond to every applicant.

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📌 Family Response Facilitator (Brisbane)
🏢 Mercy Community
📍 Brisbane