Family Services Practitioner

Council Jobs; Mansfield; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

Mansfield Shire Council is seeking an enthusiastic, experienced Family Services Practitioner to deliver a comprehensive range of services for vulnerable children from pre-birth to 17 years and their families. The role aims to promote safety, stability and healthy development while strengthening independence.

Reporting to the Coordinator Integrated Family Services, the position contributes to planning, policy development and service evaluation, and ensures high-quality, cost-effective,

Responsibilities

• Provide a comprehensive range of services for vulnerable children from pre-birth up to 17 years old and their families to promote safety, stability and healthy development.
• Input into service planning, policy development and service evaluation to ensure high quality, cost effective responsive and customer focused services.
• Deliver services in accordance with applicable legislative funding and policy frameworks.

Skills

Enthusiastic

Community focused

Job description

Mansfield Shire Council is looking for an enthusiastic, experienced and community focused individual to take up the role of Family Services Practitioner. This position is responsible for providing a comprehensive range of services for vulnerable children (from pre-birth up to 17 years old) and their families to promote children's safety, stability and healthy development. Services focus to maintain and strengthen independence and provide early intervention to address problems before they escape.

Reporting to Coordinator Integrated Family Services. This position also has responsibility for input into service planning, policy development and service evaluation and to ensure high quality, cost effective responsive and customer focused services are delivered in accordance with the applicable legislative funding and policy frameworks.

This is a Fixed Term, Part Time position at 0.40 FTE until 30 June 2027 with additional hours available subject to operational needs.

For more information about this role please refer to the position description and the Information for Applicants page of Council's websitehere.