Case Worker - Senior Men's Specialist

Summary about this job

Detail information about job Case Worker - Senior Men's Specialist. Terms and conditions vacancy

• Passion: Work directly with fathers, children and families
• Balance: Part time, small team, work close to home
• Growth: Large agency focused on internal opportunities & staff development

• Senior role – SCHCADS Level 6
• Secondary consultation and case work combination
• Therapeutic approach - 12 month interventions
• Complex needs families - work with Child Protection
• Work with other passionate and talented professionals across disciplines and programs
• Narre Warren based
• Part time - 3 days per week  - flexible hours
• Maximum term - to mid 2019 - with options for extension, transfer or progression.
• Connections – now part of Uniting

About Uniting
At Uniting we are passionate about working together to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice.  

We are proud to have been part of local communities for over 100 years delivering services across Victoria and Tasmania. With a team of 7,000 skilled and committed individuals we provide over 770 programs and services to people of all ages to learn, thrive and enjoy a healthy, happy life. We’re there for children, families, people with disability, older people and those experiencing homelessness, mental illness or drug and alcohol addiction.

Uniting is looking for great people who, like us, celebrate diversity and welcome everyone regardless of ethnicity, faith, sexual orientation and gender identity.

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Applications at: connections.org.au/work-with-us

About the opportunity

We have an exciting opportunity for a Men's Specialist Social Worker to join our Stronger Families program, based at Narre Warren, due to increased funding support for this program. 

The role is  maximum term to mid 2019. There will be options for extension, transfer or progression within other Uniting programs, at the successful end of the term.

This is a part-time, 0.6 FTE, role - 45.6 hours per fortnight (approx 3 days per week).   There is flexibility in how these hours are spread over the week.

The Stronger Families Program is a therapeutic model of assessment and intervention for families aimed at preventing the first-time placement of children and young people in out-of-home care due to significant child abuse and neglect, or supporting the reunification of families where an out of home care placement has occurred for the first time. 

The program provides a coordinated and enhanced service response through dedicated case work and support to children and families for up to 12 months.  To be referred to the program there must be a child or children within the age groups of 0-2 years and 10-15 years as part of the family group.  Connections is the lead agency of the Stronger Families program, in conjunction with Berry Street, QEC and VACCA, together with Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). 

In this role, your busy day will include:

• Case work, with regular home visits and transport of clients
• Undertaking complex family assessments
• Planning, analysis and review of family interventions
• Participation in Family Group Conferences
• Working with CALD and Aboriginal families
• Comprehensive case noting, report writing and case file management

Connections offers employees:

• A comprehensive range of professional development opportunities
• Supportive and regular supervision
• Career options through a wide range of programs and locations across Uniting
• Salary packaging up to $15,900 per annum via Paywise salary packaging (www.paywise.com.au).

About you

To be successful in your application you will meet the person specification in the position description, including having a relevant tertiary qualification in a field related to Social Work or Psychology.

Please address the following questions related to the person specification in a separate document to be uploaded as part of your application:

• Summarise your knowledge and applied use of theoretical approaches relevant to working with children and families
• Describe examples of how you have planned and implemented appropriate interventions in relation to the development of parenting capacity and family functioning
• Tell us about your interest and expertise in working with men within the Child, Youth and Family sector

How to apply

If this sounds like you, find out more about this role or apply today.

• Applications on our website http://www.connections.org.au/work-with-us
• You will be asked to upload your resume and a covering letter with your responses to the questions above. We recommend that you provide examples that show the range, scale and complexity of your experiences.
• Applications close on Monday 30 July 2018

Get in touch

• Helen Sutton –  Program Leader  (03) 9704 8377
• Sandy Strickland - Team Leader (03) 9704 8377 

Employment is subject to satisfactory criminal history and Victorian Working with Children Checks prior to commencement. Uniting is proud to be an inclusive employer and committed to keeping children safe.