• Full Time Ongoing position
• Increase fortnight take-home pay with access to $15,900 salary packaging benefits!
• 10% gap discount for childcare services with Uniting Early Learning

Your new role

We are seeking a passionate and experienced Team Leader to manage a multidisciplinary team responsible for delivering the Victorian Family Preservation and Reunification Response (FPR) in the Eastern Division. FPR is an evidence-based, collaborative service designed to provide rapid, intensive, and sustained interventions to prevent at-risk children from entering or re-entering care.

As a Team Leader – Family Preservation & Reunification, you will lead a team of Senior Practitioners, guiding them in delivering a relational, client-centered, and evidence-informed case management approach. You will collaborate with partner agencies, especially Child Protection, to identify eligible referrals and coordinate service delivery, all while ensuring the provision of high-quality, innovative services to families.

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 SCHADS Level 7 + super, you can access the following.

• 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.
• We recognise contributions with our annual awards programme!
• Enjoy 25% off at Uniting Op Shops.

Your skills and experience

You will bring with you:

• A degree in Social Work, Psychology or a related tertiary qualification relevant to child and family welfare
• Demonstrated ability as a team leader, senior or lead practitioner in the child, youth and family welfare field
• Experience in working with vulnerable children and families with complex needs, preferably in a community services setting
• Demonstrated experience in engaging with families successfully and completing assertive outreach
• An understanding of the ‘Best Interests’ Case Practice Model and Children Youth and Families Act (CYFA) 2005 and 2015 amendments

 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, please reach out to Gillian Harris-Dawson , Senior Manager Child Youth & Families on 0468 672 234 for a chat or email on gillian.harrisdawson@vt.uniting.org.

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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