Kinship & Foster Care Practitioner — Hybrid, Immediate Start

Tradewind; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 92,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

WFH two days per week

Sunshine location

0.8 EFT considered

Job summary

Tradewind is seeking an experienced OOHC Practitioner to support Kinship First Supports and Foster Care in the Sunshine area. The role involves Part B assessments for kinship placements, outreach, and comprehensive reporting, with a 0.8 EFT consideration and two days of work from home per week.

Ideal candidates will bring Child Protection experience, knowledge of kinship placements, and strong case management skills to work autonomously within a supportive team.

Qualifications

• Experience in Child Protection and kinship placements.
• Experience in Foster Care, Kinship Care or Intensive Family Support (IFS).
• Strong assessment, report writing and case management skills.
• Ability to work autonomously, manage priorities and undertake outreach.

Responsibilities

• Undertaking Part B assessments for new kinship placements.
• Conducting outreach and gathering information to inform assessments.
• Completing written assessment reports.
• Supporting the Foster Care team with carer support and duty responsibilities.
• Participating in the Foster Care duty roster, including on-call duties every four weeks.
• Responding to duty enquiries and providing general operational support.

Skills

Part B assessments

Kinship/Foster Care knowledge

Report writing

Case management

Autonomy

On-call duties

Job description

Tradewind is seeking an experienced OOHC Practitioner to support Kinship First Supports and Foster Care in the Sunshine area. The role involves Part B assessments for kinship placements, outreach, and comprehensive reporting, with a 0.8 EFT consideration and two days of work from home per week.

Ideal candidates will bring Child Protection experience, knowledge of kinship placements, and strong case management skills to work autonomously within a supportive team.