Lead Practitioner, Family Services - Restoring Families

Uniting Victoria and Tasmania; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging up to $15,900

Meal entertainment benefit

Purchase leave

Paid parental leave (up to 10 weeks)

Additional 17.5% pay while on annual/p

Job summary

Uniting Victoria and Tasmania – Heatherton VIC is recruiting a Lead Practitioner Family Services for Restoring Families. This full-time ongoing role supports in-home child and family services, working with a multidisciplinary team to help keep children safe and families resilient.

Key duties include coordinating care plans, risk assessment, and close collaboration with Child Protection referrals. The role emphasizes evidence-based practice, fidelity to models, and strong administration and

Qualifications

• Minimum tertiary qualification in Social Work, Psychology, Welfare or a related discipline.
• Experience with evidence-based programs and fidelity to models.
• Strong risk assessment and decision-making abilities.
• Ability to balance multiple complex demands whilst maintaining high quality outcomes.
• Experience working with families and children with significant, enduring needs.
• Knowledge of Best Interests Case Practice Model and CYFA 2005.
• Advanced understanding of child development, trauma and attachment.

Responsibilities

• Lead a care team of multi-disciplinary support services to create safety for children.
• Safely supporting reunification when children are in out-of-home care.
• Provide in-home supports and therapeutic interventions to build family resilience.
• Balance administration tasks and ensure timely reporting.

Skills

Evidence-based practice experience

Risk assessment

Complex demands management

Administration tasks

Family/children support experience

Best Interests Case Practice Model

Knowledge of CYFA 2005

Trauma and attachment understanding

Education

Minimum tertiary qualification in Social Work, Psychology, Welfare or related

Job description

Uniting Victoria and Tasmania – Heatherton VIC is recruiting a Lead Practitioner Family Services for Restoring Families. This full-time ongoing role supports in-home child and family services, working with a multidisciplinary team to help keep children safe and families resilient.

Key duties include coordinating care plans, risk assessment, and close collaboration with Child Protection referrals. The role emphasizes evidence-based practice, fidelity to models, and strong administration and