Family Services Practitioner

18 hours ago

Melbourne Eastern Suburbs, Australia Anglicare Victoria Full time

**Your role**:

- Manage a caseload of families and use a range of techniques and approaches to engage with vulnerable young families in a respectful way, which is sustained and is underpinned by risk and planning for the child’s safety, stability and development
- Work actively and collaboratively with the family and other professionals.
- Undertake comprehensive assessment of families, which includes both a child development and systemic perspective
- Provide parenting support in a variety of ways to enhance the parents’ confidence and learning, such as in-home support, role-modelling, and group work.
- Intervene using a family-centred approach which builds on family strengths and support strategies that allow parents and families to build greater capacity to provide care within the family home, or until alternative care arrangements can be identified. Decision-making should be consistent with family-led decision-making practice and principles
- Provide support for the parents and child and ensure they have access to easy to understand information, supporting healthy and positive decisions, in relation to the care of themselves and their children. This will include delivering a range of intervention modes and approaches to enhance parenting capacity, their parent-child relationships and social connectedness
- Make an active commitment to the development and maintenance of a cohesive team and participate in staff meetings, team meetings and staff development. Participate in regular supervision, group supervision and reflective practice both individually and as part of a team.
- Collect and maintain data and case records in accordance with program guidelines

**About you**:

- Demonstrated understanding and commitment to working within the “Best Interest Principles” outlined in the Children Youth and Families Act 2005 and an ability to work collaboratively with other professionals in the best interest of the child
- Demonstrated understanding of the social context of child abuse and neglect combined with demonstrated capability in engaging children and families experiencing multiple and complex needs including disability, family violence and AOD.
- Demonstrated ability to conduct comprehensive child focused safety and wellbeing assessments and make sound judgments in relation to prescribed actions.
- Highly developed communications skills and an ability to work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders

**Qualifications**

A relevant tertiary qualification in Social Work or related discipline at degree level, or diploma level with experience relevant to child welfare

**Ready to take the next step**:
Applications close: Sunday 4th February.

For further enquiries contact Program Manager Rachel Misson 03 97356100

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