54 reasons’ Bail Support Service aim to address the reasons behind young people being remanded in custody. Through this service, we provide a holistic response to addressing risk factors contributing to a young person’s involvement in the youth justice system. In this role you will lead with example and create strong relationships with key stakeholders to ensure young people receive the support they require.

54 reasons is Australia’s leading child rights organisation – no ordinary not-for-profit.

A place where your purpose matters. Proudly part of the Save the Children Australia Group and global movement, we’re here to make sure that children and young people have their rights met and thrive, in all their diversity.

With the child’s voice at the centre, we provide quality services to children and their caregivers, advocating with them so that children develop, learn, and are connected, safe and confident. Our people are proudly local, reflective of the communities we serve – in every state and territory, and across regions, remote areas and capital cities.

It takes all types of personalities and talents to drive our organisation– yours included. We value a healthy work-life balance and ensure our people feel connected to each other and our impact. Learn from inspiring people and grow from a connection to our strong local and global networks. From our programs to our support services – this is the place to realise your purpose.

A place to make a difference:

Here you’re empowered to make a difference in children’s lives by learning, sharing and collaborating to find new ways to solve problems.

In this full-time, max term role (approximately 10 months), you’ll work as a part of our Bail Support team in Hervey Bay to help us create lasting change for children everywhere. The Senior Practitioner plays an important role in delivering on our vision of a better world for children. Whether it’s providing child centred case management or ensuring the day-to-day operations of the office you’ll be contributing to our commitment to children in Australia, the Pacific and around the world.

You will make a difference by:

• Drive quality program planning and implementation
• Coach, train and develop colleagues to increase skill and competency to enable high quality service delivery
• Develop and maintain operational stakeholder relationships that are critical to the success of the program
• Coordinate staff caseloads and program logistics, monitoring and evaluation, risk management and child protection
• Maintain a caseload of clients

A place to feel valued:

Your deep expertise is invaluable. We recognise your contribution and provide you the support to ensure you can bring your best, knowing here you have the space and opportunity to grow.

Bringing your best every day, means:

• Highly developed interpersonal skills with the ability to lead, coach and develop a team, as well as work effectively in a team
• Demonstrated skills, knowledge, understanding and experience working with culturally diverse young people, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people, young people disengaged with the school system, young people in contact with the justice system
• Demonstrated experience in using trauma informed practice
• Ability to build relationships, liaise and plan with program stakeholders and community members
• Strong communication skills and experience in report writing
• Proven ability to anticipate and resolve problems
• Leadership, while this position has no direct reports, as part of your role, working with the Team Leader.
• You contribute to a collaborative outcome driven culture implementing strategies to enhance team performance; model effective communication and foster a positive and inclusive work environment.

A place to belong:

54 reasons is proudly part of Save the Children Australia. We are a learning organisation that invests in the development and wellbeing of our people. Our workforce is approximately 1100 people strong, and proudly diverse, whether in race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexuality, cultures and beliefs.

It takes all types of people to do the challenging work we do. We are diverse personalities, backgrounds and talents, embracing our differences as one strong and united team. We see and celebrate the unique value you bring to our organisation, and offer a range of rewards for your effort, including:

• Award rate salary ($49.28 per hour) plus access full PBI salary packaging benefits – (use this link to see how much this benefit could mean to you)
• Individual learning plans to help map and deliver on your career development.
• Internal employment and development opportunities
• Support for workplace wellness, including access to our free, confidential Employee Wellbeing Program

Follow this link for the full list of our employee benefits.

Does this sound like the place for you?

We’d love to hear from you. Submit your cover letter and resume below.

Applications Close: 4pm AEST, 12^th of August 2024

Position Description: Senior Practitioner

For more information about this position, please contact Ryan Montgomery on 0476 136 042 or [email protected]. Or for more information about a career at Save, visit our Careers Page.

We have tested our application process with diverse groups in mind, with the intent to ensure its straightforward and accessible for all to apply. Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our culture and improve our ability to reach our most vulnerable client groups. But we also know there is no one-size fits-all when it comes to recruitment – so if we didn’t quite hit the mark for you, please let us know at [email protected]. We’re dedicated to ensuring Save the Children Australia is a place where everyone can feel supported – no matter your race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexuality, neurodiversity, culture and beliefs.

Save the Children Australia is a child-safe organisation. All employees are required to undergo a National Police Check, a Working with Children Check, and sign our Child Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct. We also support the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. You can read about the Scheme and our commitment to Safeguarding here.

Save the Children is committed to providing and maintaining a safe working environment for its employees and client groups, consistent with our obligations under OH&S legislation.

If you are having any issues with uploading your application for this role, please contact [email protected] for further support.