Are you passionate about making communities safer for women and their children? As a Family Support Specialist within our Domestic and Family Violence and Sexual Assault programs, we can offer you an opportunity to work across regional and remote sites throughout northwest Queensland and the lower Gulf.
54 reasons is Australia’s leading child rights organisation – no ordinary not-for-profit.
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 in every state and territory, and across regions, remote areas and capital cities. From our programs to our support services - this is the place to realise your purpose.
A place to make a difference:
In this full-time, permanent position, you will work within a case management framework in an outreach role, providing support to individuals who are experiencing domestic, family or sexual violence to help us create lasting change for children everywhere. You will work as part of our Domestic and Family Violence Specialist Service team based in Doomadgee with flexible hours between 8.30am and 5.30pm Monday to Friday. The role is full time (38 hours per week).
You will make a difference by:
- Providing holistic case management, delivering support to vulnerable and disadvantaged clients and supporting relationships for favourable client outcomes
- Ensuring the voices of children and young people are heard
- Identifying strengths, establishing goals for the program and reviewing client progress towards these goals
- Promoting skills which increase health, safety and development
A place to feel valued:
You deep expertise supporting families within a child centred, strengths-based framework will be invaluable. You’re passionate about and demonstrate a strong understanding of the impact of trauma on children and their families and keenly aware of the additional impacts and barriers experienced by Indigenous families.
This role requires:
- The successful candidate will reside in Doomadgee
- Demonstrated experience in case management and knowledge of relevant legislation
- Demonstrated experience working with, and understanding of, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and families
- Strong report writing, analytical and evaluation skills, including data collation and analysis
- Tertiary qualification in a relevant field and/or significant experience working in a similar service
A place to belong:
At 54 reasons, we invest in the development and wellbeing of our people. Our workforce is approximately 600 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 (currently at Level 4.1 – $44.58 per hour) plus super and full salary packaging benefits - use this link to see how much this benefit could mean to you!
- Remote Benefits - generous annual remote location allowance paid on top of your base salary, flight benefit plus 5 weeks’ annual leave to use in a range of ways to ensure you’re able to perform at your optimum
- Supportive Managers – we provide professional supervision training and monthly supervision sessions so you can feel supported and build a career
- Support for workplace wellness, including access to our free, confidential Employee Wellbeing Program
- Celebrate and feel supported in your diversity. We have a highly inclusive culture and diverse workforce reflecting the communities we serve, allowing you to bring your whole self to work (if that’s what you want)!
Follow this link for the full list of our employee benefits.
Does this sound like a place for you?
We’d love to hear from you. Submit your cover letter and resume below.
We strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates to apply.
Applications Close: Sunday July 12th, 2026. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis as they come in, so don’t delay in applying!
Position Description: Family Support Specialist
For more information about this position, please contact Kelly Walker on [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.
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.
