Lead Practitioner, Family Services – In-Home Support

Uniting Vic.Tas; Pakenham Upper; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Meal entertainment benefit

Purchase leave

Paid parental leave

Generous leave

Salary sacrifice

Job summary

Uniting Vic.Tas in Pakenham, VIC is seeking a Family Services Restoring Families professional to provide community-based support and case management for families with significant needs. This program works closely with Child Protection; referrals come from Child Protection, Corrections, Youth Justice or statewide coordinator.

You will lead a multidisciplinary team to create safety, support reunification when children are in out-of-home care, and help keep children in the family home through

Qualifications

• Minimum tertiary qualification in Social Work, Psychology, Welfare or a related discipline is essential.
• Demonstrated experience working in an evidence-based program.
• Strong risk assessment and decision-making abilities.
• Ability to balance multiple complex demands while maintaining high quality outcomes.
• Administration tasks managed in a timely manner.
• Experience working with families and children with significant, enduring needs and complex challenges.
• Strong knowledge of Best Interests Case Practice Model and CYFA 2005.
• Advanced understanding of child development, trauma and attachment.

Responsibilities

• Using evidence-based frameworks to create sustainable change for families.
• Leading a care team of multi-disciplinary support services to create safety for children.
• Safely supporting reunification when children are in out-of-home care.
• Preserve children in the family home through a range of therapeutic interventions and strategies that allow families to build capability and resilience

Skills

Risk assessment

Decision-making

Multitasking

Administration

Experience with families

Best Interests Case Practice Model

CYFA 2005 knowledge

Child development knowledge

Trauma and attachment understanding

Education

Social Work / Psychology / Welfare degree

Job description

Uniting Vic.Tas in Pakenham, VIC is seeking a Family Services Restoring Families professional to provide community-based support and case management for families with significant needs. This program works closely with Child Protection; referrals come from Child Protection, Corrections, Youth Justice or statewide coordinator.

You will lead a multidisciplinary team to create safety, support reunification when children are in out-of-home care, and help keep children in the family home through