FDR Practitioner - Part Time 3 Days

At Uniting, we believe in taking real steps to make the world a better place. We work to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice.

With over 10,000 employees and volunteers working across more than 300 sites, our services are in the areas of aged care, disability, community services and chaplaincy.

About the role:

As a Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner, you’ll provide a range of interventions to families post-separation who are experiencing various levels of conflict and are unable to reach agreement.

These interventions include mediation, conciliation, therapeutic mediation and child inclusive practice under the jurisdiction of the Family Law Act. 

Based in Campbelltown, we current have two 3 day a week roles with one being a permanent position and the other a contract until March 2022.

Skills and experience:

• Appropriate degree (or equivalent experience) in either law or a relevant social science
• Accreditation as a Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner (Australian  Attorney- General’s Department) or ability to successfully complete training to meet the accreditation requirements.
• An understanding of the process and purpose of child-inclusive mediation practice.
• Knowledge and understanding of community services, especially those relating to families experiencing relationship difficulties'.

As an organisation we celebrate our diversity and welcome all people regardless of ethnicity, faith, sexual orientation and gender identity.

We are bold, imaginative, respectful and compassionate.

Further to this we offer:

• Career progression across multiple service streams in a large NFP provider
• Ongoing support along with both professional and personal development opportunities
• 5 days of extra paid leave at Christmas in addition to their 4 weeks annual leave
• Work within an organisation that has a positive impact on our clients and the communities in which they live