Senior Family Services Lead — In-Home Support

Uniting Vic.Tas Careers; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Meal entertainment benefit

Purchase leave

Parental leave

Annual leave top-up

Public holiday opt-in

Job summary

Uniting Vic.Tas Careers at Heatherton, VIC, seeks a Lead Practitioner in Family Services - Restoring Families, to lead in-home support and case management for families with complex needs. This Melbourne-area role involves collaborating with Child Protection and other agencies to deliver targeted, evidence-based services.

The role requires a tertiary qualification in Social Work, Psychology, Welfare or related field, and leadership of a multi-disciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Experience with evidence-based programs and fidelity to models.
• Strong risk assessment and decision‑making abilities.
• Ability to balance multiple complex demands while delivering high quality outcomes.
• Administration tasks managed in a timely manner.
• Experience working with families and children with significant, enduring needs and complex challenges.
• 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 therapeutic interventions and resilience-building.

Skills

Evidence-based programs

Risk assessment

Time management

Administration

Working with families and children

Best Interests Case Practice Model &CY

Child development trauma attachment

Education

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

Job description

Uniting Vic.Tas Careers at Heatherton, VIC, seeks a Lead Practitioner in Family Services - Restoring Families, to lead in-home support and case management for families with complex needs. This Melbourne-area role involves collaborating with Child Protection and other agencies to deliver targeted, evidence-based services.

The role requires a tertiary qualification in Social Work, Psychology, Welfare or related field, and leadership of a multi-disciplinary team.