Practitioner Pasds

Practitioner - Parenting Assessment & Skill Development Service

Full-time - Permanent

Sunshine, VIC

**About the Organisation**:
At Baptcare, we care. Our Mission and Vision are lived through our WE CARE Values: for our residents, customers, clients, partners, and supporters; with the very young through to the very old, the vulnerable, with families through all of life’s stages and challenges.

Baptcare is a purpose driven organisation working across Victoria, Tasmania, and South Australia. Focused on providing residential and community care for older people and support to children, families, and people with disability, financially disadvantaged people and people seeking asylum.

Our Values are Wellbeing, Ethics, Co-creating, Accountability, Respect and Effectiveness.

**About the Role**:
The Parenting Assessment and Skill Development Service (PASDS) Practitioner of the Family Preservation Team provides comprehensive assessment of parenting capacity and intensive skill development to families with high-risk infants/ toddlers, aged 0-3 years targeted at meeting the developmental needs of vulnerable infants.

The role focuses on providing assessment, support and skills development to families referred through DHHS Child Protection. The programs provide an evidence informed assessment of parents' capacity to parent in both in
- home and residential settings focusing on maximising parents' opportunities to develop parenting skills to facilitate positive parent and child interaction. Delivery of service occurs primarily through ongoing implementation, review, and progress assessment of the needs of the customer to deliver evidence
- informed best practice programs and services as directed by the Victorian Leadership Team in line with Baptcare strategic objectives for the Family and Children’s Services teams in Victoria.

**About You**:
You are passionate about continuing to grow your career in the Family and Community Services space. Solutions focused and up for making a difference, you align your approach to strategy to achieve organisational and divisional goals.

**Essential Skills**:
Tertiary Qualifications in Social Work, Psychology, or other relevant Human Services qualification and/or experience.

Ability to work autonomously.

Confident communication skills, in written and verbal English, highly impactful influencing, negotiation, persuasion and problem-solving skills.

Demonstrated ability to adjust to meet the changing situations and needs of the client group whilst maintaining focus on delivery and follow-through.

Excellent skills in organisation and time management.

Sound stakeholder management and the ability to build and maintain strong, credible relationships with relevant stakeholders.

Strong computer skills and use of full suite of Microsoft office.

**Knowledge**:
Demonstrated evidence informed family assessment skills in working with vulnerable children and families with complex issues.
- based interventions that enable positive change.

Demonstrated evidence informed knowledge and understanding of child development, trauma, family and child/risk assessment skills.

Knowledge of and experience working within a funding environment.

A demonstrated understanding of the complexity of the child protection, flexible funding interventions, out of home care and the family support systems and the issues involved in providing services to statutory clients.

Demonstrated level of self-awareness and resilience and the ability to manage multiple demands and prioritise accordingly.

**How to Apply**:
Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.

Applicants must have the right to work in Australia.

The successful applicant will be required to undergo a National Criminal History check.

Must have had or be willing to get two COVID vaccinations.

Working with Children’s Check and other mentioned qualifications.

Baptcare is committed to building a respectful and inclusive workplace, appointing the best person for the role, and supporting diversity. We welcome applicants who may require adjustments.

Baptcare is dedicated to the safety, empowerment, and participation of all children. We have zero tolerance of child abuse and are committed to a thoughtful, protective environment that supports infants, children and young people to feel safe and respected.