Family Preservation

**About the role**:
The Family Preservation and Reunification (FPR) Practitioner will assist the FPR Practice Leader with the leadership of the Family Preservation and Reunification (FPR) team. The position will be responsible for contributing to high quality practice through informal and additional supervision, coaching, consultation, support and training for staff and students, the development of the services and quality improvement practices, and the provision of casework in the FPR team.

**This is a Permanent Full-Time opportunity based in Dandenong South, VIC within our Family Preservation & Reunification program. The position reports to the Manager Family & Community Services, North & South.**

**Key Selection Criteria**:
To be successful in this role, you will have:

- Significant work experience in a relevant field which supports an understanding of community development, key child development issues relating to parents and their families who have complex needs.
- Demonstrated capacity to develop collaborative relationships across professional and organisational boundaries, particularly with Child Protection
- Highly developed skills in assessing risks, needs and safety for vulnerable children, young people and families**For a full position listing, please click APPLY. The Position Description is available for review at the bottom of the page.**

**For more information, please contact**:
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Our offer:_**
- _ Generous Salary Packaging - helps increase your take home pay_
- _ Ongoing Career Development, Education and Training_
- _ Employee Assistance Program - free and confidential counselling, coaching and emotional support for work and personal challenges_
- _ Click _HERE_ to find out more about becoming a member of the MacKillop Family Services team and what further support we have to offer our employees._

**You must have a**:

- Valid and current Driver’s Licence;
- Satisfactory Criminal History Check (paid for by MacKillop);
- Valid Employee Working with Children Check;

**Our Commitment**:
MacKillop celebrates and draws strength from diversity and respects the dignity of all people. Every person at MacKillop has the right to be safe and to be treated justly. We value every person’s ability, cultural or linguistic backgrounds, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, intersex status, relationship status, religious or spiritual beliefs, socio-economic status, and age.

It is our goal that MacKillop Family Services continues to evolve as a culturally safe, culturally competent, and welcoming organisation to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, young people, families, and communities.