Child and Family Support Practitioner - Family Based Care

CQID is experiencing organisational growth across all services and seeking suitable candidates for a range of positions.

CQID is one of the largest employers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the Central Queensland region. Offering a broad range of service areas, with roles that serve our community across Rockhampton, Bundaberg, Emerald, Gladstone, Hervey Bay, Longreach, Maryborough and Woorabinda.

A new organisational structure, designated HR team and the implementation of a new Workforce Strategy. Striving to support employees on their career journey is a priority and contributes us to being an Employer of Choice.

Purpose of the Role

The Child and Family Support Practitioner is responsible for delivering intensive, trauma-informed therapeutic support that strengthens placement stability and improves outcomes for children and young people identified by CQID, in partnership with the Department, as requiring additional in-home intervention. Through the provision of targeted therapeutic strategies, family support, and capacity building for carers, the role contributes to improved safety, wellbeing, emotional regulation, and permanency outcomes for children and young people.

The position may hold a small caseload of general and/or kinship care placements, providing proactive case management and tailored support to enhance family functioning, reduce placement disruption, and promote positive long-term outcomes depending on therapeutic supports needs.

Responsibilities and Duties

- Ensure Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture, kinship systems, cultural authority, family relationships,



community and connection to Country guide all service delivery.
- Embed culturally safe, family-led, strengths-based, trauma-informed and child-centred practice consistent with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Placement Principle.
- Maintain collaborative relationships with children, families, kin, CQID programs, Child Safety, prescribed delegates, assessment panels and community partners.
- Ensure service delivery complies with relevant legislation, departmental requirements, assessment guidelines, contractual obligations, CQID policies and quality standards.
- Advocate for carers with the Department of Child Safety and other organisations
- Follow Assessment and Case Management procedures and standards, including ongoing approvals
- Build respectful and professional relationships with service users, carers, agencies, partners, community and colleagues.
- Provide direct care of children and young people in placement and assist Foster and Kinship Carers to best meet the challenging needs of the children and young people in their care
- Active engagement in building relationships through interaction and activities
- Applied knowledge and understanding of trauma-based behaviours
- Assessing complex needs of children and care environments,



developing and implementing individual care plans
- Maintain accurate quality record keeping
- Participate and contribute to the organisation’s compliance obligations under the ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System and Health Standards Quality Systems (HSQS)
- At all times work within CQID's Workplace Health & Safety Policies and Procedures
- Along with the therapeutic supports for a specific number of homes, this role will support a small case load of general or kinship households.
- Deliver trauma-informed, child centred support to address social, emotional and developmental needs.
- Act as a positive mentor and regular visitor to build kinship or foster carers skills, conference and capacity to manage high level behaviours.
- Assist children and young people with community inclusion, recreational activities, attendance at appointments.
- Collaborate and coordinate closely with a multidisciplinary team, including practitioners, clinicians, schools and child safety officers.
- Other responsibilities as directed by the Manager

Detailed procedures, practice requirements and operational responsibilities will be outlined in the Strong Carers, Robust Children Practice Manual.

Key Performance Indicators

- Ability to implement therapeutic strategies with foster and kinship care families.
- Percentage of families meeting goals outlined in their placement support plan
- Measurable decrease in family risk factors after intervention period.
- Hours contributed to each home have been achieved each week.
- Engagement with other key stakeholders to help achieve the goals within the foster or kinship hom

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