Join our Family Services Team.

• Permanent full time position
• Increase fortnight take-home pay with access to $15,900 salary packaging benefits
• Paid parental leave + 10% gap discount for childcare services with Uniting Early Learning

About the opportunity

The Family Preservation and Reunification Response Program is a new innovative approach to delivering intensive, evidence based and sustainable intervention support to vulnerable children and families in partnership with Child Protection. The response will build upon existing child and family services within the broader system and aims to prevent at risk children and young people from entering or re-entering care. The program will also support children and young people currently in care to safely reunify with their family where possible.

As a FPR Senior Practitioner, you will provide intensive wraparound case management services to the most complex challenging families, who present with multiple demands. The role will deliver assertive outreach, undertake risk assessments, lead care team planning and develop creative interventions to engage hard-to-reach families. Working as part of collaborative care team, the Senior Practitioner will assist families to address the safety and developmental needs of children and young people, and support parents to enhance their resilience and self-determination.

What’s on offer

Join an organisation where we don’t just provide a service. We use our connections, our size, our scale, and our knowledge to push into places where we feel like we should be doing more.

In addition to receiving a salary equivalent to SCHADS Level 6 and superannuation, you’ll also receive 17.5% leave loading and an ability to increase your take-home pay by accessing up to $15,900 in salary packaging benefits.

Paid parental leave (10 weeks) is available for eligible employees.

Receive 10% discount on the childcare subsidy gap fee when using a Uniting Early Learning service or centre.

About you

To be successful in your application you will meet the person specification in the position description, including having a degree qualification in social work, psychology or a child and family welfare related discipline.

You will also have:

• Considerable experience within the child, youth and family welfare sector including experience working with Child Protection
• Demonstrated understanding of a range of theoretical approaches relevant to working with infants, children, young people and families, including the Best Interests Framework
• Demonstrated ability to undertake risk assessments and plan and implement appropriate intervention strategies to engage families
• A strengths-based, family-centered approach to case management
• Strong time management and written and verbal communication skills

Click here to view the full position description.

How to apply

Click APPLY to submit your interest. We’ll be reviewing applications as they come through and conducting interviews prior to applications closing. Please send your application through as a priority as we’re keen to engage with someone.

If you have any questions about the opportunity, please contact Gillian Harris-Dawson – Manager, Family Preservation & Reunification on 0468 672 234 (during business hours).

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: https://www.unitingvictas.org.au/

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.

Uniting is also committed to equal opportunity and ensuring the workplace is reflective of the community. We encourage people from different backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with a disability.

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