Profession: Aged Care & Allied Health

Industry: Community Services, Mental Health and Wellbeing, NFP

Location:  QLD

Salary:  $90,000 - $110,000

Availability:  ASAP

This candidate is a thoughtful and highly motivated wellbeing practitioner who presented as knowledgeable, grounded, and genuinely passionate about supporting individuals and families facing complex challenges. During the behavioural interview, they demonstrated a strong understanding of trauma-informed practice and provided detailed examples of how they build rapport, assess needs, and tailor support to each client’s circumstances.

Their approach to intake and assessment is highly individualised, beginning with establishing trust and gauging a person’s comfort level before exploring deeper issues. They focus on identifying the client’s most immediate priorities—whether practical, emotional, health-related, or family-focused—and develop structured support plans based on those needs rather than applying a generic model.

They have experience working with both adults and children, including complex foster care cases involving significant trauma and behavioural escalation. In one example, they supported a young child and foster family through increasingly challenging circumstances, adapting interventions to include play and art-based strategies and coordinating a multi-stakeholder planning meeting to determine the best path forward.

Their trauma-informed practice is evident in both therapeutic work and day-to-day case management. They assess for historical and current trauma, identify triggers, and adjust their approach according to each individual’s needs and readiness. They are also comfortable seeking supervision and senior guidance to ensure the most appropriate interventions are used.

This candidate demonstrates strong capabilities in risk assessment and safety planning, including responding to suicidal ideation through structured assessment, exploration of protective factors, and development of practical safety plans.

Stakeholder coordination is another key strength. They have successfully worked with child protection agencies, foster care services, schools, and families to ensure consistent and coordinated support, and are confident explaining trauma concepts to stakeholders who may have limited understanding of trauma-related behaviours.

They maintain strong professional boundaries and demonstrate good insight into workload sustainability and emotional resilience. Their documentation is structured and timely, with a disciplined approach to note-taking and case administration to support continuity of care and compliance.

Overall, this candidate brings a strong foundation in trauma-informed practice, case coordination, risk management, and therapeutic engagement. Their calm, person-centred style, commitment to ongoing learning, and genuine desire to work within a values-driven organisation make them well suited to wellbeing and community support roles.