Family Support Practitioner – Social Worker with OOHC Focus
Social Worker / Family Support Worker to work with the families of children who have been placed in out of home care.
Summary about this job
Child Welfare, Youth & Family Services
Company: Uniting (Victoria and Tasmania) Limited
Location: Melbourne
Work type: Part Time
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Phone: +61-2-8980-6776
Fax: +61-8-8502-7328
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Detail information about job Family Support Practitioner – Social Worker with OOHC Focus. Terms and conditions vacancy
- Passion: Contribute to a critical initiative to increase positive outcomes for children in out of home care
- Balance: Part time, supportive leadership, work close to home
- Growth: Large agency focused on internal opportunities & staff development
- Senior role – SCHCADS Level 5
- Be involved in a critical new initiative
- Intensive short-term and crisis case work
- Work creatively with children, families, Child Protection and community services
- Work with other passionate and talented professionals across disciplines and programs
- Office base plus outreach
- Part time – 0.6 FTE
- Some flexibility of hours to meet the needs of the children will be required, within reasonable bounds and negotiable
- 12 month initial maximum term – with options for extension
- Wesley – 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.
Learn more
vt.uniting.org
About the opportunity
We have an opportunity for an experienced Social Worker / Family Support Worker to work with the families of children who have been placed in out of home care. The Worker will work provide outreach services.
This is a part time role – approximately 3 days per week, with some flexibility of hours required to meet crisis needs. The position is initially maximum term for 12 months, with options for extension, or transfer to other Child, Youth and Family services within Uniting in your local area.
In this role, your busy day will include:
- Outreach services to families to facilitate return home or specific home based care arrangements for young persons
- Intervening and working with other services to ensure positive outcomes for children, young people and families
- Developing and implementing collaboratively tailored interventions
- Ongoing risk assessments
- Support and reflective supervision from your team leader, clinical specialists and senior management involved in the initiative
You can view the full position description here
Uniting 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.
You will be asked to address the following questions related to the person specifications in a separate document to be attached to your application:
- Summarise your knowledge and applied use of theoretical approaches and the Best Interest Principles relevant to working with children and families
- Describe examples of how you have planned and implemented appropriate and creative interventions in relation to the out of home care of children, or related situations
How to apply
If this sounds like you, find out more about this role or apply today.
- Applications emailed to [email protected]
- Please attach 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 Friday 20 July 2018
Get in touch
- Judith Nimmo – Recruitment Officer (03) 8792 8917
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.