Join our Family Services Team.

• Access salary packaging to increase take-home pay
• Full-time, Maximum term indirect parental leave cover until 30 May 2027
• Based in Epping

Your new role

The First Supports program is focused solely on children and young people in statutory kinship placements. The objectives of the model include to:

• Identify kinship networks early.
• Strengthen reunification where appropriate
• Promote placement quality and support children and young people living with kinship families to thrive; and
• Promote placement stability, including reducing the likelihood of entry into residential care.

As a Kinship First Supports Case Worker, you will complete comprehensive assessments of new kinship care placements, meet immediate material and financial needs of placements through early provision of flexible brokerage; and build the capacity of kinship carers to understand and respond to the needs of the children and the young people in their care by providing family services support.

Benefits of working at Uniting

Our work isn’t easy, but it matters. Work with people who care as much as you.

In addition to your hourly rate (SCHADS Level 5) + super, you can access the following.

• Access salary packaging to increase take-home pay.
• Enjoy a 10% discount at Uniting Early Learning
• Up to 10 weeks paid parental leave for primary caregivers (4 for secondary).
• Free counselling with our Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Access training and development opportunities to help you grow.
• Enjoy 25% off at Uniting Op Shops.

Your skills and experience

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in Social Work, Human services or equivalent
• Demonstrated experience and an understanding of the issues involved in casework with children, young people and families from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and Aboriginal families.
• Demonstrated experience in undertaking holistic, systemic assessments that identify needs, strengths and risks in families and individuals, and formulating recommendations to address child safety and wellbeing concerns, improved family functioning and parental wellbeing.
• Ability to network and establish sound working relationships with related services
• Capacity to work flexibly and independently
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and report writing skills

View the position description here

How to apply

Click APPLY to submit your interest.

If this role sounds like a good fit for you, please apply soon. We'll review applications as they come in and may close the ad early.

For any questions, reach out to Jakob Blomqvist on 0418 288 374

About Uniting

At Uniting we are passionate about working together to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice. We have a 5,000 strong workforce of employees and volunteers who deliver a diverse range of services across Victoria and Tasmania.

Visit us: www.vt.uniting.org

Uniting is a child safe organisation and is committed in everyday practice to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all children, at all times. As a ‘child safe’ organisation, employment with Uniting is subject to a satisfactory national (and international where relevant) police check and relevant Working with Children Check in your State prior to commencement of any paid or unpaid work and/or participation in any service or undertaking.

Through the recruitment process, we will ask you for personal information. Disclosure is optional, however, it can help us support you better. We invite you to tell us if you identify as Aboriginal, a person with disability, from a diverse background or LGBT+. You will be given an opportunity in the application form to request additional support. We welcome the opportunity to discuss how we can support you.