Child and Family Practitioner

2 months ago

Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Life Without Barriers Full time
About the Role

The Child and Family Practitioner - Placement Preservation Support position is a critical role in ensuring the safety and well-being of children and families. As a skilled therapeutic support professional, you will work in partnership with parents, carers, young people, and relevant government agencies to develop and implement individualized care plans that address safety concerns and promote family functioning.

You will also mentor and coach parents and carers in relation to trauma-based behaviors using the CARE model and other evidence-informed practices. Your goal will be to ensure that families can stay together safely, and that parents and caregivers have the knowledge and skills to help their children and young people thrive.

Key Responsibilities
  • Undertake tailored casework practice in partnership with government agencies, children, young people, and their families, carers, and other stakeholders.
  • Work in partnership with caregivers to increase their understanding of the pervasive damage of trauma, loss, neglect, and abuse and its impact on children and young people.
  • Apply the CARE model in day-to-day care with children and young people to enable them to learn to trust, learn life skills, form relationships, and gain resilience.
  • Build and strengthen caregiver skills on how to include children and young people in decision-making and support them to fulfill their potential.
  • Perform case management functions to support the sustainable care of the child or young person.
  • Collaborate with various stakeholders, advocating for the needs of the child or young person to ensure that each individual receives care that meets their needs for stability.
  • Support placement stability using a flexible and individualized therapeutic approach to address safety concerns and increase family functioning across all wellbeing domains.
Requirements
  • Recognized Social Work qualifications with eligibility for membership of the AASW and/or a Bachelor of Psychology or other relevant qualification.
  • Significant experience in the child protection and out of home care sector.
  • Demonstrated experience working with individuals, families, and communities from a strength-based, trauma-informed, and culturally appropriate perspective that are part of the out of home care sector.
  • Demonstrated experience in identifying an individual's strengths and areas for improvement within the context of child protection with an emphasis on permanency for children in care.
  • Demonstrated experience in working within a multi-disciplinary team.
  • Current unrestricted driver's license.
About Life Without Barriers

Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose, not-for-profit organization of 8,000 employees working in more than 500 communities across Australia. We support children, young people, and families, people with disability, older people, and people with mental illness. We work with people who are homeless and refugees and asylum seekers.

We want to employ people who reflect the diversity of our clients to ensure we can support each client's individual needs and wants. We encourage people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background and people with disability to apply.

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