Use your Child & Family Health expertise to improve child safety, strengthen families and create lasting community impact.
The Role
Restore Intensive Family Services (IFS) is a voluntary, child-centred and family-focused program that supports families with children from unborn to 18 years of age who are experiencing multiple and complex challenges. Using a restorative, strengths-based approach, RESTORE works alongside families to improve child safety, increase parenting capacity, strengthen family functioning, and enhance connections to community, cultural and support networks.
As a Clinical Nurse, you will provide health expertise within a multidisciplinary team, delivering outreach support directly in family homes and community settings. You will assess health, developmental and wellbeing needs, provide health education and therapeutic interventions, and support families to reconnect with health and community services.
This role plays a critical part in identifying health and developmental factors that may impact child safety and wellbeing, while advocating for families and helping them navigate complex health systems, including primary health, specialist services, disability supports and the NDIS where relevant.
Key Responsibilities
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Conduct comprehensive health, developmental and wellbeing assessments for children and families, identifying needs that impact child safety and family functioning.
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Deliver outreach-based nursing interventions, health education and therapeutic support that build health literacy and strengthen parenting capacity.
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Support families to access and navigate health, medical, developmental and disability services through referrals, advocacy and practical assistance.
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Provide clinical expertise within a multidisciplinary team, contributing to case planning, risk assessment and child protection outcomes.
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Deliver culturally safe, trauma-informed and family-centred practice while maintaining accurate documentation and contributing to continuous service improvement.
See attached position description for full details.
What you need to bring
Essential
Registered or eligible for registration as a Nurse by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and who holds, or is eligible to hold, a current practicing certificate
Postgraduate Qualification in Child and Family Health or extensive experience
Current Driver’s Licence
Valid Department of Human Services (DHS) Working with Children Check
Knowledge of Child Protection Legislation
Desirable
Experience working with vulnerable families with complex family dynamics or needs
Experience working within a multidisciplinary setting
Sound theoretical knowledge of the impact of childhood trauma and factors affecting development and attachment
Previous experience in coaching peers or delivering capability building programs within level of experience and training is highly regarded
Special Conditions
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May be required to work flexibly to provide some services outside of business hours
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Work environment varies between office and external locations to meet with key stakeholders, allied health teams and family home visits.
What's in it for you
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Ongoing, Part-time (0.6 - 0.8 FTE)
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Above award rate of pay + super
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Generous salary packaging to help increase your take home pay
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Access to clinical supervision with the RESTORE Nurse Consultant
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A unique community-based role where you can create meaningful change and support better outcomes for children and families every day.
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Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
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Ongoing training and professional development opportunities
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Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Who we are
Each year, we support more than 20,000 people across metropolitan and regional South Australia through a wide range of community services, guided by a strong ethical framework. We are committed to a client-focused approach, delivering effective and flexible support to people of all ages, backgrounds, abilities, cultures, religions, gender identities, and sexual orientations.
Centacare is a Child Safe, Quality Accredited Organisation and a registered NDIS provider. We value individuality and embrace diversity, working in consultation and collaboration while upholding integrity and professionalism in everything we do.
We are dedicated to fostering a respectful and inclusive workplace, free from harassment and discrimination. Our commitment to equal opportunity reflects our mission, vision, and values—and we believe that our positive culture leads to better outcomes for our clients.
To learn more about us, explore our Who we are page and our organisational video.
How to Apply
Please submit your resume and cover letter (as one document) outlining how you meet the requirements of this role as outlined in the position description. To access the position description or submit your application click on the Apply button.
For a confidential discussion about this opportunity please contact Michelle Warner, Senior Manager, on 08 8159 1430.
We encourage applicants to apply promptly as applications will be reviewed as they are received, and the job posting may close without notice.
Applicants from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.
With respect, no agencies please.
