Kinship Finding Practitioner – Sunshine Coast
Core
Identify, locate, and engage relatives and significant people to provide care or maintain lifelong connections for children and young people in out-of-home care.
Role type
Kinship Finding Practitioner (Social Work/Human Services)
Builds
Family network maps and kinship care pathways
Domain
Child protection, out-of-home care, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community services
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
family engagement, relationship building, family mapping, genogram creation, cultural responsiveness, case documentation, professional judgement
Preferred skills
family finding, kinship care, permanency planning, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community experience, Queensland Child Protection Act knowledge
Technologies
genograms, family mapping tools
Responsibilities
Identify and locate potential kinship carers; facilitate culturally safe conversations with families; develop comprehensive family network maps; provide information on kinship care pathways and assessment requirements; collaborate with Child Safety and community organizations; maintain accurate case notes and engagement documentation.
Seniority
Mid-level practitioner