Dedicated Family Support Specialist

3 weeks ago


Frankston, Australia Tradewind Australia Full time
Senior Family Preservation Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior Family Preservation practitioner to join our team in Frankston. This role offers a unique opportunity to provide intensive support to families, preventing at-risk Aboriginal children from entering care.

About the Organisation: Our client organisation is a child-safe NFP committed to ensuring the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. They honour all cultural backgrounds, abilities, ethnicities, sexual orientations, gender identities and spiritual beliefs.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Provide intensive outreach family support service to children or young people and their families
  • Coordinating with various stakeholders, including Child Protection
  • Organising family case conferences (as agreed) to establish joint case plan roles and responsibilities
  • Proactively engaging families through an intensive therapeutic, evidence-informed approach
  • Provide culturally sensitive service responses with a focus on healing
  • Offering practical, emotional support, advocacy, coaching, skill-building, and access to social and economic resources

Requirements:

  • Relevant qualifications in Social Work, Diploma of Community Services, Bachelor of Social Work or equivalent
  • Minimum 2 years' experience working in a Family Services OR Child Protection Program
  • Understanding of child, youth and family theoretical frameworks and interventions
  • MARAM training and an understanding of family violence is highly desirable
  • Thorough understanding of child development and the issues that vulnerable children, young people and families face, including sound knowledge of the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005.

What We Offer:

  • Full time locum position, with the view to move to permanent ongoing
  • Intensive training opportunities
  • Continued career growth and development
  • Opportunity to utilise your skills to support vulnerable children's and families

Salary Range: $61 - $64 per hour (depending on experience) + super. Estimated annual salary: $128,000 - $134,400 (based on full-time hours).



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