Home Based Care Therapeutic Specialist

4 months ago


Sale, Australia Uniting Vic.Tas Full time

**Full time | Maximum term to August 2025 (parental leave cover)**:

- **Increase fortnight take-home pay with access to $15,900 salary packaging benefits**:

- **10% gap discount for childcare services with Uniting Early Learning**

**About the opportunity**

We are dedicated to delivering high-quality, child-centered care to support children and young people in foster care. Our Therapeutic Foster Care Program is designed to provide nurturing and responsive care, helping children heal from trauma and thrive. We are committed to a collaborative, inclusive approach where our carers play a crucial role as part of the care team.

We are seeking a passionate and skilled Home Based Care Therapeutic Specialist to join our team. This role is essential in delivering high-quality support to children and young people in foster care, working closely with foster carers, families, and a network of professionals. You will ensure that each child receives the specialized care they need to overcome their past experiences and achieve their full potential.

You will:

- Support children and young people in foster care, including regular meetings with them apart from their carers.
- Assist in the transition of children returning to their parent/guardian and prepare youth for leaving care as they reach appropriate age.
- Handle referrals, match them to suitable caregivers, and facilitate introductions between children, young people, and caregivers.
- Maintain accurate and comprehensive case notes, reports, and data collection.
- Utilize best practice principles to provide an innovative and responsive program.

**What’s on offer**

Join an organisation where we don’t just provide a service. We use our connections, our size, our scale, and our knowledge to push into places where we feel like we should be doing more.

In addition to receiving a salary commencing at **SCHADS Level 5** and **superannuation**, you’ll also receive **17.5% leave loading** and an ability to **increase your take-home pay** by accessing up to $15,900 in salary packaging benefits.

Receive **10% discount** on the childcare subsidy gap fee when using a Uniting Early Learning service or centre.

**About you**

You will also have:

- Demonstrated experience in working with children, young people, families and volunteers
- Relevant knowledge and experience in therapeutic work and
- Demonstrated experience in case management.

Your knowledge and understanding of policies and practices of Out of Home Care will enable provision of high quality support to children and significant others.

Click here to view the full position description.

**How to apply**

If you have any questions about the opportunity, please contact **Allanah Settle, Manager Care and Placement Services** on **03 5144 7777**.

**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.
- Uniting is also committed to equal opportunity and ensuring the workplace is reflective of the community. We encourage people from different backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with a disability._
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