Join our Family Services Team.

• Support better outcomes for children & families involved in child protection.
• Increase your take-home pay with up to $15,900 in salary packaging benefits.
• Full-time, ongoing role based in Reservoir

Your new role

Support better outcomes for children, young people, and their families by delivering a wrap-around, evidence-informed case management and outcome-focused intervention to families involved in the child protection system.

The work is strengths-based, child and family-centred, integrating intensive assessment, care team planning, safety and risk planning and parenting strategies to promote resilience and self-determination. It’s all about the right support at the right time.

You will be well supported in your new role. In addition to joining a collaborative and diverse team, you will have access to fortnightly supervision, reflective practice sessions, and coaching and development opportunities.

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 + 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.
• Uniting offers up to 15 days paid leave for domestic violence support.

Your skills and experience

You will work with people who care as much as you about helping children and young people thrive. You will also bring with you:

• A degree in Social Work, Psychology or a related tertiary qualification relevant to child and family welfare
• A current driver’s licence valid in Victoria.
• Demonstrated experience as a practitioner in the child, youth and family welfare field.
• A proven track record of engaging with families and completing assertive outreach.
• Demonstrated ability to assess and appropriately respond to risk for children and young people.
• A commitment to the family-centred approach and the family strengthening and empowerment models of practice.
• Demonstrated understanding of the ‘Best Interests’ Case Practice Model and Children Youth and Families Act (CYFA) 2005 and 2015 amendments.
• Well-developed written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare for and conduct meetings and implement agreed actions.

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 Jessica Khoury on 0457 831 006 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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