Family Preservation

**Support better outcomes for children & families involved in child protection.**:

- **Increase your take-home pay with up to $15,900 in salary packaging benefits.**:

- **Full-time, ongoing role based in Reservoir**

**Your new role**:
Support better outcomes for children, young people, and their families by delivering a wrap-around, evidence-informed case management and outcome-focused intervention to families involved in the child protection system.

The work is strengths-based, child and family-centred, integrating intensive assessment, care team planning, safety and risk planning and parenting strategies to promote resilience and self-determination. It’s all about the right support at the right time.

You will be well supported in your new role. In addition to joining a collaborative and diverse team, you will have access to fortnightly supervision, reflective practice sessions, and coaching and development opportunities.

**Benefits of working at Uniting**:
Our work isn’t easy, but it matters. Work with people who care as much as you.

In addition to your salary + super, you can access the following.
- Access salary packaging to increase take-home pay.
- Enjoy a 10% discount at Uniting Early Learning, or 60% for centre staff
- Up to 10 weeks paid parental leave for primary caregivers (4 for secondary).
- Free counselling with our Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
- Enjoy 25% off at Uniting Op Shops.
- Uniting offers up to 15 days paid leave for domestic violence support.

**Your skills and experience**:
You will work with people who care as much as you about helping children and young people thrive. You will also bring with you:

- A degree in Social Work, Psychology or a related tertiary qualification relevant to child and family welfare
- A current driver’s licence valid in Victoria.
- Demonstrated experience as a practitioner in the child, youth and family welfare field.
- A proven track record of engaging with families and completing assertive outreach.
- Demonstrated ability to assess and appropriately respond to risk for children and young people.
- A commitment to the family-centred approach and the family strengthening and empowerment models of practice.
- Demonstrated understanding of the ‘Best Interests’ Case Practice Model and Children Youth and Families Act (CYFA) 2005 and 2015 amendments.
- Well-developed written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare for and conduct meetings and implement agreed actions.

View the position description **here**.

**How to apply**:
Click **APPLY** to submit your interest.

For any questions, reach out to** Jessica Khoury** on **0457 831 006** for a chat.

**About Uniting**:
At Uniting we are passionate about working together to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice. We have a 5,000 strong workforce of employees and volunteers who deliver a diverse range of services across Victoria and Tasmania.

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