Program & Practice Specialist
- Full-time, 18-month contract position
- Work in an industry leading, person-centred social care organisation
- You can be based at any of our offices, nationally!
- Birthday Leave | Not-for-profit salary packaging up to $15.9k/year
We Are Key Assets Australia
Key Assets is a leading not-for-profit, children, family and community services agency, founded in Australia in 2007. We provide foster care and family services. Operating across all states, the ACT and Norfolk Island, our purpose is to achieve positive and lasting outcomes for children, families, and communities. To achieve that, we need people like you!
We pride ourselves on being inclusive and embrace and celebrate the diversity of all people within our communities. Our diversity helps us provide the best support possible to carers, families, children and young people and all of our external stakeholders.
A little about the role
The Program & Practice Specialist is a newly created role that is responsible for the co-design and continuous improvement of evidence informed, child safe and culturally aligned programs across KAA’s service continuum.
In this role, you will translate evidence, policy, safeguarding and practice knowledge into clear, practical program frameworks, tools, and guidance that support consistent and high-quality service delivery.
Other key responsibilities include:
- Develop and maintain program logic models, service frameworks, practice tools and intervention pathways.
- Consult with jurisdictional teams and program areas, including foster care, complex care and family services to understand business, practice, safeguarding and program requirements.
- Provide specialist input into program approaches for children, young people and families with complex trauma, statutory involvement or intersecting support needs.
- Develop and deliver training, briefings or capability-building activities to support effective uptake of program requirements and practice expectations.
- Identify implementation barriers, risks, dependencies and enablers, and work with stakeholders to develop practical solutions.
- Contribute to the development of outcome measures, evaluation approaches and reporting mechanisms that assess program implementation and effectiveness.
The base salary for this position is $115,337.04 - $120,440.32 per annum + super + salary packaging options up to $15.9k per year.
This is a full-time, 18-month contract position. Please note, this position is internally referred to as Program Development Specialist.
You can be based at any of our offices, nationally!
About you
The successful candidate will come with demonstrated experience in practice/clinical leadership and have worked directly with children, young people and their families.
You will also be able to deliver high-quality program development activities such as implementation, training, consultation and facilitation of reflective practice.
Other key things we are looking for:
- Bachelor’s degree in social work, Psychology or related discipline.
- Ability to facilitate staff learning through training and reflective practice sessions with operational staff.
- Extensive program and practice knowledge relevant to children and young people who have experienced trauma.
- Proven highly developed interpersonal skills, emotional intelligence and engagement skills.
- Proven ability to use data and critical thinking to inform decision making.
My Key Assets
The health and wellbeing of our people is at the core of our employee and client experience. All employee offerings are intentionally curated with care, allowing you to bring your best self to work, every day. Knowledge sharing, ongoing learning and development, engagement and recognition are key pillars in our culture and values.
- Work-Life Balance: We are well equipped to support a hybrid approach to the future of work and have developed a flexible work framework to support these arrangements. We understand that work-life balance is important and accommodate flexibility for team members wherever possible. Flexible, family-friendly working arrangements and remote work – just ask us!
- Health and Wellbeing: We promote health and wellbeing for our people, just like we would for the children, families and communities we serve. We provide discounted health insurance memberships, confidential counselling services and offer 5 weeks’ of annual leave after 2 years’ continuous service with us!
- Professional Development: We provide both digital eLearning and ongoing face to face training as well as an online library. Your continual professional development is always top of our priority list - you’ll have access to apply to our Annual Learning fund for subsidised professional development opportunities!
- Salary Packaging: part of your wage is paid tax free each pay, saving thousands in tax each year!
The fine print
- Applications close: 24 August 2026
- For further information, please contact Caroline Dunne, Safeguarding Partner at [email protected].
- Successful candidates will be required to undergo a National Police Check, and hold (or be willing to obtain) a valid Working with Children Check relevant to the State they are working in.
If you are seeking a role in an excellent, innovative, and supportive team, in a growing organisation, we would love to hear from you. Click Apply today!
Key Assets Australia is committed to Equal Opportunity, ethical practice and the principles of cultural diversity and social inclusion.
Key Assets is a Child Safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people.
While we're reviewing your application, get to know us by visiting our website and on social media at #WeAreKeyAssets.
