• Internal opportunity within the FPR Team     
• Part-time (60.8 hours per fortnight), Maximum term parental leave cover until 28/04/2026
• Based in Reservoir

Your new role

As Team Leader – Family Preservation and Reunification (FPR), you will utilise your supervisory & leadership skills, experience and knowledge of child and adolescent development to lead a team of FPR Practitioners who will provide a relational wrap around, client centred, evidence informed case management approach.

In this role, you will also provide clinical and administrative supervision for FPR Senior Practitioner and FPR Practitioners; collaborate with partner agencies to identify eligible connections and coordinate service delivery and contribute to the implementation of the response through participation in local governance arrangements.

Your skills and experience

• A degree in Social Work, Psychology or a related tertiary qualification relevant to child and family welfare
• Current driver’s licence valid in Victoria
• Demonstrated ability as a team leader, senior or lead practitioner in the child, youth and family welfare field
• Prior experience in working with vulnerable children and families with complex needs, preferably in a community services setting
• Demonstrated experience in engaging with families successfully and completing assertive outreach
• Demonstrated ability to assess and appropriately respond to risk for children aged 0-17 years

View the position description here.

How to apply

Click APPLY to submit your interest.

If this role sounds like a good fit for you, please apply soon. We'll review applications as they come in and may close the ad early.

For any questions, reach out to Judy Walsh on 0403 094 158 for a chat.

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.

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