Family Services Practitioner

4 weeks ago

East Melbourne, Australia Uniting Vic.Tas Full time

**Job no**: 510281

**Work type**: Permanent Full Time

**Location**: Melbourne East

**Categories**: Child, Youth and Families
- **Leading community services organisation**:

- **Salary packaging and competitive sector remuneration**:

- **Full time | Ongoing**:

- **Based at Blackburn**

**About the opportunity**:
The Integrated Family Services Program supports families who are experiencing high levels of stress and difficulties that impact on parenting, family life and children’s well being. Responding to referrals from The Orange Door, the program provides assertive outreach and home based supports.

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 Child Protection
- Discuss a difficult case with your team members in a Reflective Practice meeting

View the full position description here: PD - Family Services Practitioner, Blackburn.pdf

**About you**:
You will also have:

- An understanding of the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005 and Best Interests Framework
- Demonstrated experience in undertaking risk assessments and planning appropriate intervention strategies
- A strengths-based, child-centered approach to case management
- Capacity to work flexibly and innovatively to meet the needs of families, children and young people
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal

**How to apply**:

- Cover letter (briefly outlining your suitability according to the person specification in the position description)
- Current resume

**Get in touch**:
For more information or a confidential discussion about the role, please contact Alana Blacket - Team Leader, Integrated Family Services on 0418 225 408 (during business hours).

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

**Visit us**: unitingvictas.org.au
- 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._

**Advertised**: 06 Apr 2023 AUS Eastern Standard Time
**Applications close**: 20 Apr 2023 AUS Eastern Standard Time

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