Join our Family Services Team.

• Max term Full time position until 23 Apr 2027
• Increase fortnight take-home pay with access to $15,900 salary packaging benefits!
• Based at Cranbourne

Your new role

As a Complex Needs Specialist Practitioner, you will provide holistic case management to families of children with complex disability needs, supporting safety, wellbeing, and stability. You will undertake therapeutic assessments, develop individualised Family Action Plans, and assist families to navigate the NDIS while advocating for appropriate supports.

Working collaboratively with multidisciplinary professionals, you will implement behaviour and parenting strategies, coordinate care teams, and broker services aligned to family needs. You will also promote the voice of children and young people, maintain accurate records, participate in supervision, and ensure high-quality, compliant service delivery through strong stakeholder engagement and adherence to organisational standards.

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 salary (SCHADS Level 6) + super, you can access the following.

• Access salary packaging to increase take-home pay.
• Enjoy a 10% discount at Uniting Early Learning, or 60% for centre staff!
• Up to 10 weeks paid parental leave for primary caregivers (4 for secondary).
• Free counselling with our Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Enjoy 25% off at Uniting Op Shops.
• Opt in or out of public holidays, be respected for your unique background.

Your skills and experience

You will meet the person specification in the position description, including having a degree in Disability, Social Work, Psychology or equivalent.

You will also have:

• Current driver’s licence valid in Victoria
• Demonstrated ability as a practitioner and case manager in the disability, child, youth and family welfare field.
• Demonstrated experience engaging with families and successfully providing outreach services, sometimes in a difficult or stressful context.
• Demonstrated experience supporting children and young people with complex needs related to their disability implementing positive behaviour support

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 Leanne Longmuir on 03 5990 8400 or Mark De Renzy on 03 8792 8999 for a chat.

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.

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