Restoration Family Worker

4 weeks ago

Lambton, Australia Uniting Full time

**About the Opportunity**

***_This is a permanent full-time position working 35 hours/ week (Monday -Friday) based at Uniting Newpin in Lambton_**

As a Family Worker your role will be to coordinate, implement and evaluate parent education groups, therapeutic parent support groups and provide individual support to parents. This role requires a passionate and sensitive professional to work collaboratively within our team to build parenting capacity. You need to have a sound understanding of child protection, assessment skills, strong communication and the ability to build positive working relationships. You will be working with parents to ensure their homes are safe, supportive and nurturing.

**Please note, you will need to complete the 2 targeted questions below to be considered for this role**.

**Who are we?**

The Newpin program specialises in the development of emotional maturity and well-being of parents who have children in care due to child protection concerns. Newpin works to strengthen the skills that parents need to manage the practical and emotional challenges in the parenting of their child/ren; as well as increasing the elements of safety within the family so that children may return safely to their parents’ care.

**What you need to succeed**:

- Must hold a minimum Bachelor level qualification in areas such as social sciences or welfare which is relevant to the role.
- Minimum of 2 years’ experience working with parents using a strengths-based approach.
- Demonstrated skills and experience facilitating therapeutic support and psycho-educational group work programs with Parents
- Demonstrated ability engaging with families in crisis and working in partnership with them to achieve their goals
- Demonstrated assessment and case report writing ability
- Experience developing strategies to encourage parents from a range of socio-economic and cultural backgrounds to participate in family-related programs and activities (desirable)
- Experience of working with diversity including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and culturally and linguistically diverse families.
- Working with Vulnerable Persons Check

**_ Aboriginal children and families are overrepresented in this program and within the child protection system. Appropriate cultural knowledge and understanding is important to deliver effectively in this role. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply._**

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**In return we offer**
- Base salary up to $93,380 pa, plus super and access to generous salary packaging options
- Full time hours is 35 hours/ week between 9:00am - 4:30pm
- Access to a range of employee benefits (U-Rewards program, flex time and additional week of annual leave over Christmas, Benestar Employee Assistance Program and the Uniting With Hearts Reward and Recognition Program
- Ongoing professional and personal development opportunities across our varied service streams.

**TQ1**:_Demonstrated ability to encourage parents from a range of socio-economic and cultural backgrounds to participate in family-related programs, activities and working in partnership with them to achieve their goals.
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**TQ2**:_Demonstrated skills and experience facilitating therapeutic support and psycho-educational group work programs._**

Applications close**:11:55pm Sunday 2nd June 2024**
- _applicants progressing to interview will be notified on Monday 3rd June_

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