Join our Family Services Team.

• Increase your take-home pay with up to $15,900 in salary packaging benefits
• Part-Time, Ongoing based in Broadmeadows
• Lead projects, report to DFFH, and represent the alliance.

Your new role

In this position, you will be responsible for facilitating collaboration across alliance member agencies to develop and deliver on the HMA Alliance Action Plan, aligned with the DFFH Strategic Plan.

Reporting to the Manager Family Services and Orange Door, you will co-design projects with alliance members, incorporating client voice and ensuring timely reporting to DFFH. You’ll maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including high-level managers and cross-sector partners. Additionally, you’ll represent the alliance at statewide meetings and share key updates to support continuous improvement and alignment.

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 of hourly rate (SCHADS Level 7) + 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).
• Access training and development opportunities to help you grow.
• Enjoy 25% off at Uniting Op Shops.

Your skills and experience

• Tertiary qualifications at a Bachelor or master’s level in Social Work, Psychology, or a related discipline is essential
• Current Driver’s License
• Demonstrated relevant knowledge and experience in community development, social services, early years child and family welfare or equivalent.
• Experience in the co-design, implementation, and evaluation of service co-ordination improvement projects.
• Understanding of the requirements of the development, implementation and evaluation in child and family welfare partnership models
• Ability to problem solve and effectively give and receive feedback.
• Strong literacy skills, proficiency in use of computer, with ability to learn relevant systems.

 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 Bask Cassar on bask.cassar@vt.uniting.org 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 LGBTQIA+. 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.