Family Services Practitioner

2 days ago

Blackburn, Australia Uniting Vic.Tas Full time

**Permanent full-time position**:

- **Increase fortnight take-home pay with access to $15,900 salary packaging benefits**:

- **Paid parental leave + 10% gap discount for childcare services with Uniting Early Learning**

**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

Click here to view the full position description.

**What’s on offer**:
Join an organisation where we don’t just provide a service. We use our connections, our size, our scale, and our knowledge to push into places where we feel like we should be doing more.

In addition to a **salary **and** superannuation**, you’ll also receive **17.5% leave loading** and an ability to **increase your take-home pay** by accessing up to $15,900 in salary packaging benefits.

**Paid parental leave** is available to eligible employees (up to 10 weeks for primary carers and up to 4 weeks for secondary carers).

Receive **10% discount** on the childcare subsidy gap fee when using Uniting Early Learning service or centre.

**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
- Current resume
- Address key/core selection criteria as per the position description

If you have any questions about this opportunity, please contact **Felicity Townsend - Manager, Child and Family Services Inner East** on **0478 259 906**.

**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.

**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._

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