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Working at Redkite is more than a job

Helping families take on their child’s cancer is tough, but it’s also rewarding. Work with us and you’ll be changing lives.

For more than 35 years we have had a single purpose: to be a lifeline for families facing their child’s cancer. When you work for Redkite, you are part of a highly skilled, driven and experienced team who are determined to make sure that no matter where a family lives in Australia, they can receive Redkite support.

Why Join us?

Salary packaging

We offer a salary packaging scheme to reduce your taxable income and increase your take-home pay.

Leave benefits

In addition to standard leave entitlements, you have the option to purchase additional annual leave and have access to Redkite Wellbeing Days.

Work-life balance

We believe that work-life balance means more than just flexibility. It’s a culture that leaves space for family, community, and finding meaning in activities beyond work.

Health promoting workplace

We are regularly implementing ways to enhance our physical and mental wellbeing in the workplace.

Employee Assistance Program

The Employee Assistance Program is a free, confidential independent counselling service offered to all members of the Redkite team.

The recruitment process

We follow clear and transparent recruitment practices which include: interviews, references, psychometric testing and Working with Children & National Police Checks relevant to the state in which staff will be employed .

We also screen to make sure that anyone who joins Redkite is aligned to our values and our commitment to child safety (you can read our child safety statement here).

Current opportunities

Current Opportunities

Ready to join the team? Below are the roles currently available at Redkite.

Redkite’s latest job vacancies are advertised on SEEK and can be found here. If you have any questions about working for us or about the roles below, please email us at careers@redkite.org.au

  • Excellent opportunity to use your Research & Evaluation experience to make a real difference to families facing childhood cancer
  • Benefits include not-for-profit salary packaging and hybrid work options
  • Parental Leave cover – term contract to May 2024, Full time (0.8 or 0.9 FTE considered) based in Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane

The role:

The primary purposes of this role are to:

  1. Lead the ongoing development of Redkite’s service evaluation framework that facilitates quality improvement, drives evidence to practice, service development and assists in determining evidence of social impact,
  2. Lead the ongoing development of Redkite’s capacity to measure and report on outputs, outcomes and impact, including working with Redkite’s data management team to facilitate this
  3. Ensure that high quality data and insights are provided to the Senior Executive Team, Redkite Board and Fundraising and Marketing teams towards growing our funding base, promoting the organisation’s services and supporting our advocacy strategy
  4. Build and nurture research partnerships and collaborations that build our evidence base, sector profile and support our advocacy agenda to support and further develop Redkite’s capacity to meaningfully involve families in the development of services and organisational strategy

About you:

The position is ideal for a highly competent senior Research & Evaluation Officer looking to make the move into a management opportunity. The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate the following skills & experience:

  • Strong quantitative skills, including comfort with a range of statistical analysis techniques / platforms (e.g., Tableau, SPSS, Socialsuite), and capacity to transfer knowledge and expertise.
  • Skills and experience in using a range of outcomes and impact measurement approaches and techniques.
  • Experience using a range of qualitative and quantitative research and evaluation methods and capacity to coach and advise staff in their appropriate use.
  • Ability to develop and oversee research to identify practice and service development needs (including focus groups, interviews, surveys).
  • Experience in managing research or evaluation projects involving external partners and/or consultants.
  • Ability to commission and oversee critical, systematic and rapid reviews of relevant information including academic research, grey literature, practice and policy documents and the synthesis of those reviews.
  • Demonstrated ability to develop strategic, productive and constructive relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.
  • Experience presenting research and evaluation findings in a range of forums (including conferences, board and executive meetings, practice meetings and training events) to a wide range of stakeholders
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To Apply:

If you’re keen to join a compassionate and collaborative team making a real difference, apply now. Please send your CV to careers@redkite.org.au. It’s helpful to attach a cover letter telling us why you’d make a great fit.

For a confidential discussion about the opportunity please call Kirsty on 02 9219 4022.

We’ll be checking applications as they come in, so don’t delay.

Applicants from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds or who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander are warmly encouraged to apply.

Redkite is committed to child safety. We follow clear and transparent recruitment practices which include; references, interviews, psychometric testing and Working with Children & National Police Checks relevant to the state in which staff will be employed. At every stage of the recruitment process we undertake thorough screening to ensure that anyone that joins the team aligns with our values and our commitment to child safety. Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

  • Join our passionate team making a real difference to families facing childhood cancer
  • Work for one of Australia’s most respected national charities – can be based in Melbourne, Perth or Brisbane
  • Full-time contract opportunity to December 2023 offering salary packaging and hybrid work benefits.

About Redkite:

When a child is diagnosed with cancer, it affects the whole family. In the daunting and unpredictable experience that follows diagnosis, a child needs as much stability and support from their family as possible. Redkite is a lifeline for these families, providing emotional, financial and practical support in the hospital and at home, throughout their entire cancer experience.

The role:

This role will provide assessment, psychosocial support and therapeutic counselling to children and young people (up to 18 years old) with a diagnosis of cancer, their families and support networks. 

In addition, you may be involved in the planning and delivery of both video based and face to face support groups, and in supporting the delivery of services to families across multiple settings. Due to the nature of the work, some evening and weekend hours may be required from time to time.

The position is backfilling a Redkite team member on secondment and is a full-time contract until 22 December 2023.

About you:

The position is ideal for someone who has had some experience providing support to children and their families. The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate the following skills & experience:

  • A tertiary Social Work qualification recognised by the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW)
  • Eligibility for membership of the AASW
  • A minimum of 2 years’ post-qualifying experience of providing psychosocial support and therapeutic counselling to children, young people (up to 18 years old) and families
  • An ability to exercise advanced independent professional judgement to facilitate complex professional and clinical decisions
  • An ability to establish and maintain collaborative partnerships with internal and external key stakeholders in relation to optimising service delivery outcomes
  • Case noting and record-keeping skills

Highly regarded:

  • Oncology experience or experience working in hospital or health setting
  • Experience coordinating services for people with multiple support needs
  • Experience in child counselling or Social Work with children
  • Experience managing hospital or other stakeholder relationships, and working collaboratively with external service providers
  • Eligibility for, or experience supervising a student

Why join us?

For around 40 years we have had a single purpose: to be a lifeline for families facing their child’s cancer. When you work for Redkite, you are part of a highly skilled, driven and experienced team who are determined to make sure that no matter where a family lives in Australia, they can receive Redkite support. We also offer the following staff benefits:

  • Salary Packaging to reduce your taxable income and increase your take-home pay
  • Employee Assistance Program offering confidential counselling and other resources to support your mental wellbeing
  • Leave benefits including leave purchase scheme and Redkite Wellbeing Days
  • Regular opportunities to enhance your physical and mental wellbeing in the workplace
  • Hybrid working arrangements
  • Access to discounts and special offers on a range of goods and services

Download job description

To Apply:

Applications close COB Tuesday 14 March, so if you’re keen to join a compassionate and collaborative team making a real difference, apply now. Please send your CV to careers@redkite.org.au. It’s helpful to attach a cover letter telling us why you’d make a great fit.

For a confidential discussion about the opportunity please call Kirsty on 02 9219 4022.

We’ll be checking applications as they come in, so don’t delay.

Applicants from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds or who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander are warmly encouraged to apply.

Redkite is committed to child safety. We follow clear and transparent recruitment practices which include; references, interviews, psychometric testing and Working with Children & National Police Checks relevant to the state in which staff will be employed. At every stage of the recruitment process we undertake thorough screening to ensure that anyone that joins the team aligns with our values and our commitment to child safety.

Redkite acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the traditional custodians of the land on which we work, and we pay our respects to elders past, present and emerging.

Redkite is committed to ongoing learning about the individual needs of our families. We strive to create a respectful and inclusive space for people of all cultures and identities.

Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

About Redkite:

When a child is diagnosed with cancer, it affects the whole family. In the daunting and unpredictable experience that follows diagnosis, a child needs as much stability and support from their family as possible. Redkite is a lifeline for families, providing real emotional, financial and practical support. Because holding it together when your child’s life is in question can feel impossible.

Current Opportunities

Thanks for your interest in volunteering with Redkite, we don’t have any opportunities available right now. If you complete the Volunteer Form here and tell us a little bit about you we can get in touch when something comes up.