Lead Practitioner Family Services - Restoring Families

Uniting Victoria and Tasmania; Sale; On-site; AUD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging up to $15,900

Meal entertainment benefit $2,650

Purchase leave

Up to 10 weeks paid parental leave

Annual leave loading 17.5%

Job summary

Uniting Victoria and Tasmania is seeking a Lead Practitioner for Family Services - Restoring Families, based in Sale. The role leads a multidisciplinary team delivering in-home family support with strong ties to Child Protection and related referrals.

The position requires tertiary qualifications in Social Work or related fields, and experience in evidence-based practice, family work, and trauma-informed care. Competitive benefits include salary packaging and additional entitlements.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience working in an evidence-based program and fidelity to models.
• Experience 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

• Lead a multi-disciplinary care team to create safety for children.
• Use evidence-based frameworks to drive sustainable change for families.
• Support reunification when children are in out-of-home care.
• Preserve family separation by applying therapeutic interventions and building resilience.

Skills

Evidence-based program experience

Family & child engagement

CYFA 2005 knowledge

Trauma & attachment understanding

Education

Tertiary qualification in Social Work or related

Job description

Lead Practitioner Family Services - Restoring Families

• 1 X Full Time Ongoing and 1 x Part Time (3 days per week) Ongoing
• Increase take-home pay with access to $15,900 salary packing benefits
• Based at Sale

• 1 X Full Time Ongoing and 1 x Part Time (3 days per week) Ongoing
• SCHADS Level 5 + Super
• Increase take-home pay with access to $15,900 salary packing benefits
• Based at Sale

Your new role

The Family Services Restoring Families steam provides community-based support and case management for families with significant, enduring needs. It offers comprehensive, interdisciplinary in-home child and family support that are targeted and intensive.

This program work closely with Child Protection with referrals being received through Child Protection, Corrections, Youth Justice or a designated statewide coordinator (for 10-11-year-old children under the age of criminal responsibility engaging in high harm behaviour).

Your impact will include:

• 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

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 ofpaid parental leave for primary caregivers (4 weeks 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 andbe 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 experience working in an evidence-based program: The successful applicant will have demonstrated experience working under evidence-based programs and ensure fidelity to evidence-based models. It is preferable that the candidate has knowledge of the current research the informs our work with families.
• Demonstrated experience working with families and children with significant, enduring needs and who face multiple, persistent and complex challenges
• Strong knowledge of Best Interests Case Practice Model and CYFA 2005.
• Advanced understanding of child development, trauma and attachment.

View the position description here.

About Uniting

We create real change in people’s lives by working in partnership with people, communities, governments and other agencies to reduce the impact of poverty, trauma and disadvantage.

We provide compassionate care for people facing tough times and personal challenges. We support children and young people to break the cycle of disadvantage. We help families keep safe, together and thriving.

For over 100 years we’ve been fighting inequality, opposing discrimination, and responding to the needs in our communities across Victoria and Tasmania.

Visit us: www.vt.uniting.org

We are an inclusive, values-led organisation and proudly welcome people of all identities, backgrounds and experiences. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities, LGBTQIA+ people, and people with lived and living experience relevant to our work.

We are committed to inclusive hiring practices. You are welcome to share your pronouns and let us know if you require any adjustments during the recruitment process. We are here to support you.

Uniting is a child safe organisation and is committed to the safety, wellbeing and empowerment of all children and young people. We embed child safety in everything we do. Employment with Uniting is subject to relevant pre-employment checks, including a National Police Check and Working with Children Check.

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