• Permanent full-time position
• Increase fortnight take-home pay with access to $15,900 salary packaging benefits!
• 10% gap discount for childcare services with Uniting Early Learning

Your new role

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Family Services Practitioner to join our Family Services team based at Cranbourne on a full time, ongoing basis. The Family Services Program supports families who are experiencing high levels of stress and difficulties that impact on parenting, family life and children’s well-being. Responding to referrals from The Orange Door, the program provides assertive outreach and home-based supports.

As a Senior Family Services Practitioner, you will provide intensive case management support to families who present with a range of complex issues. The role will undertake risk and needs assessments of children and families, and develop client focused Family Action Plans and Safety Plans. Working collaboratively with Child Protection, the Senior Practitioner will support families to enhance parenting capacity, family functioning and promote child safety.

Benefits of working at Uniting

Our work isn’t easy, but it matters. Work with people who care as much as you.

In addition to your salary of SCHADS Level 6 + super, you can access the following.

• Access salary packaging to increase take-home pay.
• Enjoy a 10% discount at Uniting Early Learning, or 60% for centre staff!
• Up to 10 weeks paid parental leave for primary caregivers (4 for secondary).
• Free counselling with our Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Access training and development opportunities to help you grow.
• Enjoy 25% off at Uniting Op Shops.

Your skills and experience

To be successful in your application you will meet the person specification in the position description, including having a relevant degree qualification in social work, psychology or a related discipline.

• Considerable experience within the child, youth and family welfare sector
• Sound understanding of the Best Interests Framework and Children, Youth and Families Act 2005
• Proven ability to engage hard-to-reach families through assertive outreach
• A strengths-based, child-centered approach to case management
• Well-developed risk assessment and risk management skills
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

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 Leanne Longmuir or Mark De Renzy on 0403 582 576 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.

Through the recruitment process, we will ask you for personal information. Disclosure is optional, however, it can help us support you better. We invite you to tell us if you identify as Aboriginal, a person with disability, from a diverse background or LGBTQIA+. You will be given an opportunity in the application form to request additional support. We welcome the opportunity to discuss how we can support you.

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