Senior Lead Practitioner, Restoring Families (In-Home)

Uniting Limited; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 95,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging up to $15,900

Meal entertainment benefit up to $2,/h

Job summary

Uniting is seeking a Social Worker to join the Restoring Families team in Victoria. Based at Pakenham, you will lead multi-disciplinary care teams delivering in-home family support and case management for families with significant, enduring needs.

You will collaborate with Child Protection and other agencies, applying evidence-based models to promote safety, reunification when appropriate, and strong outcomes for children and families.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience with evidence-based programs and fidelity to models.
• Strong risk assessment and decision-making abilities.
• Ability to balance multiple complex demands while maintaining high quality outcomes.
• Experience working with families and children with significant, enduring needs and who face multiple, persistent and complex challenges.
• Knowledge of Best Interests Case Practice Model and CYFA 2005.
• Advanced understanding of child development, trauma and attachment.
• Consistently manages administration tasks in a timely manner.

Responsibilities

• Use evidence-based frameworks to create sustainable change for families.
• 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 mentoring, support and guidance to new practitioners in the Restoring Families team.

Skills

Risk assessment

Decision-making

Multitasking

Family work

Trauma-informed practice

Administration

Education

Tertiary qualification in Social Work / Psychology / Welfare or related discipline

Job description

Uniting is seeking a Social Worker to join the Restoring Families team in Victoria. Based at Pakenham, you will lead multi-disciplinary care teams delivering in-home family support and case management for families with significant, enduring needs.

You will collaborate with Child Protection and other agencies, applying evidence-based models to promote safety, reunification when appropriate, and strong outcomes for children and families.