Our Family Preservation and Reunification Response Program promotes strong and self-sufficient families by supporting parents and caregivers to create a safe and nurturing home environment.
As a Senior Practitioner, you will provide intensive wraparound case management services to the most complex and challenging families who present with multiple demands. You 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, you 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.
You will be working alongside a highly motivated and professional team, in a role that is both rewarding and fulfilling – who has been supporting vulnerable children and families as part of the Family Preservation and Reunification Response Program for more than two years.
In addition to base salary (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.
We offer Paid Parental Leave for up to 10 weeks, 10% discount on Kindergarten and Childcare at Uniting Early Learning Services and there is also the option to increase your annual leave entitlements through our purchase leave program.
You will have a degree qualification in social work, psychology or a child and family welfare related discipline and a current driver’s licence.
You will also have:
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If you’d like to know more, please contact Blithe Thomas – Team Leader, Family Preservation & Reunification on (03) 9704 8377.
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.
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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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