Family Group Conference Convenor

Uniting; Ballarat; Hybride; AUD 69 000 - 82 000; Temps partiel

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Salary packaging benefits

Work from home up to 3 days per week

Parental leave entitlements

Annual leave loading (1.175x)

Office 365 discount

Résumé du poste

Uniting in Ballarat is seeking a Family Group Conference Convenor to empower families in safety-focused planning for children and young people. You’ll lead a strengths-based, family-centered conference process within Restoring Families, coordinating with practitioners and partners across the region.

The role is part-time (0.6 EFT) until 30 June 2027, based in Ballarat with flexibility for in-person and online work. Experience in family services and trauma-informed practice is essential.

Qualifications

• Qualification in Social Work, Community Services or a related discipline.
• Experience in child and family services or Child Protection.
• Strong facilitation, mediation and engagement skills.

Responsabilités

• Facilitate family-led conferences that promote safety and stability.
• Coordinate conference preparation, facilitation and follow-up tasks.
• Collaborate with Child Protection and practitioners to deliver conferences.
• Support evaluation, reporting and learning activities.

Connaissances

Facilitation

Mediation

Engagement

Conflict resolution

Trauma-informed practice

Culturally safe practice

Formation

Social Work, Community Services or related discipline

Description du poste

Lead family-led conferences that strengthen child safety and wellbeing

Join an innovative early intervention program supporting vulnerable families

SCHADS Level 6.1, $58.37 + super + salary packaging, max term FTE 0.6 till 30 June 2027

Your new role

As a Family Group Conference Convenor, you'll empower families to make informed decisions that support the safety, wellbeing and healthy development of children and young people. Working within the Restoring Families program, you'll facilitate a strengths-based process that places families at the centre of planning and decision making.

You’ll work independently while collaborating closely with Child Protection, Restoring Families practitioners and community partners to coordinate and deliver Family Group Conferences across the region.

Your impact will include:

• Facilitating family-led conferences that promote safety, stability and connection.
• Ensuring children's voices are heard and reflected in family planning.
• Building family capacity, authority and support networks.
• Coordinating conference preparation, facilitation and follow-up activities.
• Supporting continuous improvement through evaluation, reporting and learning activities.

This is a part-time (0.6 EFT) fixed-term opportunity until 30 June 2027, based in Ballarat, with flexibility to work across both in-person and online settings.

About the Program

Restoring Families supports children, young people and families experiencing complex challenges and elevated risks to their safety, wellbeing and development. The program provides intensive, coordinated support designed to strengthen family outcomes and reduce progression into the statutory service system.

Family Group Conferencing is a key component of the program. It is a family-led, strengths-based process that brings families, kin and professionals together to identify solutions, develop practical plans and build sustainable support networks that are grounded in culture, relationships and lived experience.

Through this approach, families are empowered to make decisions that create safer, stronger futures for children and young people.

Benefits of working at Uniting

• 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.
• 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

We're looking for an experienced child and family services professional with strong facilitation skills and a passion for family-led practice.

You will bring:

• Qualification in Social Work, Community Services or a related discipline.
• Experience in child and family services, Child Protection or a related field.
• Strong facilitation, mediation, engagement and conflict resolution skills.
• Experience delivering culturally safe and trauma-informed practice.
• Knowledge of Family Group Conferencing principles and the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005.