Lead Practitioner Family Services

Uniting; Sale; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging benefits

Meal entertainment benefit

Purchase leave

Paid parental leave

Annual leave bonus

Job summary

Uniting in Sale is seeking a qualified Social Worker to join the Family Services Strengthening Families stream. You will work with children, young people and families to promote safety and wellbeing, based on Best Interests Case Practice Model.

This full-time ongoing role offers salary packaging benefits up to $15,900 and meal entertainment, purchase leave and parental leave entitlements. Based in Sale, you will collaborate across services to support vulnerable families.

Qualifications

• Minimum tertiary qualification in Social Work, Psychology, Welfare or a related discipline is essential.
• Demonstrated ability in child, youth and family welfare.
• Experience working with vulnerable families and adolescents.
• Demonstrated ability to provide safe environments for children and young people and protect them from abuse and neglect.
• Ability to network and establish sound working relationships with related services, especially other community agencies and the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing.
• Strong knowledge of Best Interests Case Practice Model and CYFA 2005.
• Advanced understanding of child development, trauma and attachment.

Responsibilities

• Promoting and responding to stability and wellbeing for children and young people.
• Coordinating and leading case coordination with multiple stakeholders.
• Connecting families with community resources.
• Responding to concerns that impact on parenting such as mental health, alcohol and other drugs or family violence.

Skills

Child welfare experience

Vulnerable families experience

Networking with services

Trauma-informed understanding

Communication skills

Education

Tertiary qualification in Social Work / Psychology / Welfare

Job description

• Full Time Ongoing Role
• SCHADS Level 5 + Super + Salary Packaging
• Increase take-home pay with access to $15,900 salary packing benefits
• Based at Sale

Your new role

The Family Services Strengthening Families stream provides community-based support and case management to help children, young people and their families overcome challenges. The primary goal is to promote child safety, build parenting skills and prevent family situations from escalating to the point where statutory intervention is required.

Referrals are received through The Orange Door.

Your impact will include:

• Promoting and responding to stability and wellbeing for children and young people.
• Coordinating and leading case coordination with multiple stakeholders.
• Connecting families with community resources.
• Responding to concerns that impact on parenting such as mental health, alcohol and other drugs or family violence.

Benefits of working at Uniting

At Uniting, you’ll enjoy:

• Working in a large values-led organisation with real community impact.
• 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 meet the person specification in the position description, including having a Minimum tertiary qualification in Social Work, Psychology, Welfare or a related discipline is essential

You will also have:

• Demonstrated ability in child, youth and family welfare.
• Experience working with vulnerable families and adolescents.
• Demonstrated ability to provide safe environments for children and young people and protect them from abuse and neglect.
• Ability to network and establish sound working relationships with related services, especially other community agencies and the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing.
• Strong knowledge of Best Interests Case Practice Model and CYFA 2005.
• Advanced understanding of child development, trauma and attachment.

View the position description here.

Please contact Sarah Goddard on 03 5144 7777 for further information.

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

We are proud to work alongside Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and communities, and we strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants to apply. We are committed to creating a culturally safe, welcoming and supportive workplace.

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 LGBTQIA+. 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.