Early Help Practitioner

Uniting Limited; Horsham; Hybrid; AUD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexibility to work from home up to 3/

Salary packaging benefits

Meal entertainment benefit

Paid parental leave

Annual leave purchase

Office 365 discount

Discount at Uniting Op Shops

Job summary

Uniting Limited in Horsham, Victoria is seeking an Early Help Practitioner to support families and children with strengths-based, early intervention services. The role covers Horsham and surrounding communities and offers part-time or full-time arrangements in a flexible setup.

You will deliver short-term interventions, partner with schools and community services, and coordinate referrals to local supports to help families thrive.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering short-term, evidence-informed interventions.
• Ability to work with children, young people and families.
• Knowledge of child safety and relevant legislative frameworks.
• Experience partnering with schools and community services.

Responsibilities

• Provide early help and short-term support to families and children.
• Collaborate with schools, maternal health and community services.
• Deliver parent coaching and family support programs.
• Coordinate referrals to local supports and services.
• Participate in community activities to strengthen resilience.

Skills

Early intervention

Collaboration

Child safety

Risk assessment

Strengths-based practice

Education

Social Work / Community Services / Psychology / Counselling related discipline

Job description

• Support families early, build stronger communities, create lasting change
• Collaborate across sectors and grow your professional impact
• SCHADS Level 4 + super + salary pkg, F/time Fixed term to 30 June 2027

Your new role

Join our Early Help team and play a key role in supporting children, young people and families before challenges escalates. Working across Horsham and surrounding communities, you'll partner with families, schools and community services to deliver practical, strengths-based support that helps families thrive.

As an Early Help Practitioner, you will provide short-term evidence-informed interventions, helping families build confidence, strengthen relationships and connect with the right services at the right time. This role can be offered on either a part-time or full-time basis for the right candidate.

Your impact will include:

• Providing early intervention support to children, young people and families.
• Partnering with schools, early years services and community organisations.
• Delivering parent coaching, family support and group-based programs.
• Coordinating referrals and connecting families with local supports.
• Contributing to community activities that build inclusion and resilience.
• Supporting positive outcomes through collaborative, place-based practice. Based in Horsham, you'll work across schools, early childhood settings, health services and community locations, helping create stronger support networks for local families.

About the Program

The Early Help Program is part of Victoria's reform agenda to provide support earlier, helping children and families access assistance before issues become more complex. The program focuses on prevention, early intervention and strengthening family wellbeing through accessible local services.

Working alongside schools, maternal and child health services, early learning centres and community organisations, the program delivers practical support that is trauma-informed, culturally safe and family-centred.

Through strong partnerships and community connections, Early Help supports families to build confidence, resilience and stronger pathways to positive outcomes for children.

Part-time or full-time opportunity with flexible work arrangements

Benefits of working at Uniting

At Uniting, you will enjoy:

• Working in a large values-led organisation with real community impact.
• A 10% discount for eligible employees on out-of-pocket childcare fees at Uniting learning services.
• A 30% discount on Office 365 subscriptions, and a 25% discount at our Uniting Op Shops.
• Flexibility to work from home up to 3 days per week, where operationally appropriate and part time or full time.
• Up to $15,900 in salary packaging benefits that can be used for living expenses such as groceries, bills, clothing and streaming services.
• Save on dining out and drinks with a meal entertainment benefit of $2,650 annually.
• Increase your annual leave entitlements through our purchase leave program.
• Up to 10 weeks of paid parental leave for primary caregivers (4 for secondary).
• An extra 17.5% on top of your fortnightly pay when you take paid annual leave.
• Opt in or out of public holidays and be respected for your unique background.

Your skills and experience

You will be passionate about supporting children and families and committed to delivering strengths-based, early intervention outcomes.

You will bring:

• Qualification in Social Work, Community Services, Psychology, Counselling or related discipline.
• Experience supporting children, young people and families through early intervention services.
• Knowledge of child development, family wellbeing and strengths-based practice.
• Experience working collaboratively with schools, early years and community services.
• Understanding of child safety, risk assessment and relevant legislative frameworks.

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If you have any questions about the opportunity, please reach out to Sherridan Benbow, at [e-mail] during business hours.

About Uniting

We create real change in people’s lives by working in partnership with people, communities, governments and other agencies to reduce the impact of poverty, trauma and disadvantage.

We provide compassionate care for people facing tough times and personal challenges. We support children and young people to break the cycle of disadvantage. We help families keep safe, together and thriving.

For over 100 years we’ve been fighting inequality, opposing discrimination, and responding to the needs in our communities across Victoria and Tasmania.

Visit us: www.vt.uniting.org

We are an inclusive, values-led organisation and proudly welcome people of all identities, backgrounds and experiences. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities, LGBTQIA+ people, and people with lived and living experience relevant to our work.

We are committed to inclusive hiring practices. You are welcome to share your pronouns and let us know if you require any adjustments during the recruitment process. We are here to support you.

Uniting is a child safe organisation and is committed to the safety, wellbeing and empowerment of all children and young people. We embed child safety in everything we do. Employment with Uniting is subject to relevant pre-employment checks, including a National Police Check and Working with Children Check.