• Full-time, Maximum Term position until 30 June 2025, based in Horsham
• Increase your take home pay with up to $15,900 in salary packaging benefits.
• 10% gap discount for childcare services with Uniting Early Learning

About the opportunity

As a Wellbeing Practitioner, you will be part of the Family Services team and will work in partnership with universal services such as Early Childhood, Primary Schools, Maternal and Child Health and hospitals to deliver services.

In this role, you will be required to understand and respond to the family’s emerging needs. The program is particularly targeted toward families who require early help to support the wellbeing and development of their children, to reduce the need for more intensive services or statutory intervention.

The child and family outcomes to be achieved are:

• improvements in the quality of parent child interactions.
• increased parental confidence and competence to respond positively to parenting challenges.
• increased awareness by parents of self-care.
• improved participation of children in MCH, kindergarten, and school.
• increased social connection of parents e.g. participation in peer support groups.
• increased confidence of universal staff to support families with emerging needs.

What’s on offer

In addition to base salary plus superannuation, you’ll also receive 17.5% leave loading and access to the full $15,900 salary packaging benefits.

Paid Parental Leave for up to 10 weeks. 

10% gap discount for childcare services with Uniting Early Learning

About you

You are looking to join an organisation that truly supports vulnerable Victorians and Tasmanians to improve their lives.

To be successful in this role, the ideal candidate will have:

• A Diploma and/or Bachelor of Social Work or Psychology or relevant discipline or a willingness to study further and transferable experience.
• Demonstrated ability and experience in the child and family welfare field, particularly with regard to support of vulnerable and complex families and at risk children.
• A sound understanding of family and parenting issues, especially in the context of child protective concerns
• Demonstrated knowledge of practices to engage and assure the cultural safety of clients from a diverse range of backgrounds, including those from an Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander or CALD background, or the LGBTI community
• An understanding of child and family services, the universal service system and/or broader social services sector and their fundamental practices and theories is required.

How to apply

Click APPLY to submit your interest and we’ll be in touch shortly. We’ll be reviewing applications as they come through as we’re keen to engage with someone.

Please note, interviews may commence prior to application’s closing.

If you have questions about the opportunity, please contact Kate Waterworth – Manager at kate.waterworth@vt.uniting.org

About Uniting

At Uniting we are passionate about working together to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice. We have a 5,000 strong workforce of employees and volunteers who deliver a diverse range of services across Victoria and Tasmania.

Visit us: www.vt.uniting.org 

Uniting is a child safe organisation and is committed in everyday practice to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all children, at all times. As a ‘child safe’ organisation, employment with Uniting is subject to a satisfactory national (and international where relevant) police check and relevant Working with Children Check in your State prior to commencement of any paid or unpaid work and/or participation in any service or undertaking.

Uniting is also committed to equal opportunity and ensuring the workplace is reflective of the community. We encourage people from different backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with a disability.