Family Services Practitioner - East Burwood

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Stimulating Social Work role supporting parenting & family functioning. Vibrant team support. Flexible hours in part time position. East Burwood

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Child Welfare, Youth & Family Services

Company: Connections

Location: Melbourne

Work type: Part Time

Salary: n\a

Phone: +61-2-2441-2989

Fax: +61-2-4460-4731

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  • Passion: Work that you can see making a difference with your clients
  • Balance: Part time, close to your home, small committed team
  • Growth: Large agency focused on staff development & internal opportunities

 

  • Stimulating Social Work roles
  • Support parenting & family functioning
  • Vibrant team and supportive leadership
  • Experienced Social Workers - bring your specialisation
  • Part time with great flexibility - 3 days per week
  • East Burwood
  • East Burwood Centre – 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
Uniting:  vt.uniting.org

East Burwood Centre:  ucebc.org

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

 

About the opportunity

We have an exciting opportunity, for a Family Services Practitioner to join us based in East Burwood.  There are two part time positions available - one for 32 hours per fortnight, and the other for 48 hours per fortnight.  Hours of work can be flexible over three days.

 

These positions are maximum term to the end of June 2019, with options for extension, subject to funding, or transfer to other Child, Youth and Family teams across Uniting.

 

The Family Services program:

  • Aims to support families who are experiencing high levels of stress and difficulties that impact on parenting, family life and children’s well being
  • Respond to referrals from Child FIRST
  • Provides home based supports through assertive outreach

 

In a typical day, a Family Services Practitioner might:

  • Use a creative approach to arrange a visit with a reluctant new family
  • Build rapport to carry out a strengths and risk assessment in the client’s home or child’s school
  • Review with your supervisor plans to support a family’s goals
  • Consult with an Family Violence specialist on resources for the needs of a child you are working with
  • Finalise case notes and prepare a report for other agencies that you are working with on a complex case
  • Celebrate with a client the achievement of a goal
  • Discuss a difficult case with your team members in a Reflective Practice meeting

 

East Burwood 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)
  • Find out more: East Burwood Centre - ucebc.org

 

About you

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

 

Please address the following Key Selection criteria in a separate document to be uploaded as part of your application:

  • List your tertiary level degree qualifications in Social Work, Psychology or a related field
  • Summarise your knowledge and use of the Child Youth & Family Act 2005 and Best Interest Principles
  • Summarise your knowledge and applied use of theoretical approaches and frameworks relevant to working with children and families
  • Describe a challenging time you had in actively engaging with a family
  • Describe a risk assessment you have undertaken
  • Provide an example of how you have planned and implemented an intervention related to the development of parenting capacity and/or family functioning

 

How to apply

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

  • Applications on the Connections 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 key selection criteria detailed above. We recommend that you provide examples that show the range, scale and complexity of your experiences.
  • Applications close on Monday 23 July 2018

 

 

Get in touch

  • Judith Nimmo – Recruitment Officer – 03 8792 8917
  • Pam Young – Senior Manager - 03 9803 3400

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.

 



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