Practitioner, Family Preservation Reunification

**Central Office**
4-6 Peel Street North, Ballarat VIC 3350
PO Box 2537, Bakery Hill VIC 3354
**T** 03 5337 8999
ABN 51 857 084 361

**Position Description**

**Position Title**:Family Preservation Reunification Response (FPRR) Practitioner

**Program/Section and/or **Client Services

**Portfolio**:
**Location**:Bendigo. Travel to other locations will be required.

**Reports To**:Practice Team Leader (based at Mackillop Family Services)

**Award and Classification**:_Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Award 2010_, Level 5
- This Position Description intends to describe the general scope, level of work, accountabilities and responsibilities of the _
- position. It does not necessarily include all duties and responsibilities.- This Position Description may be altered in accordance with the changing requirements of the position. _

**About CatholicCare Victoria**

CatholicCare Victoria (CCV) is a leading and influential provider of charitable and social services in Victoria. The

Mission of CatholicCare Victoria is to build communities that recognise and nurture the dignity of each person.

Our employees share our Mission for a stronger, more inclusive society through supporting individuals, families

and communities in times of need, especially those who are most disadvantaged, vulnerable and/or marginalised.

CatholicCare Victoria delivers excellence in a broad range of child, family and youth services, family relationship

services, school counselling and pastoral care services, social housing, employment and advocacy services across

various office locations and delivery sites in Victoria. One of our primary areas of investment in addressing

homelessness is through our subsidiary CatholicCare Victoria Housing (CCVH) and in partnership with Government

we are constructing new homes across Victoria.

CatholicCare Victoria draws on the principles of Catholic Social Teaching to inspire and direct our endeavours. We

value and respect human dignity and embrace diversity in an inclusive work environment.

**CatholicCare Victoria Values**

**Values Behaviours**

**Respectfulness **We value people for who they are and recognize what they are doing. We interact with

others honestly and in a positive, considerate, and caring matter.

**Integrity **We value the work we do. We are fair, honest, and trustworthy. We act professionally,

take accountability for our actions, and keep our promise.

**Inclusivity **We welcome everybody, working to enable everyone to feel like they belong and have a

place - from a face to be seen and a voice to be heard.

**Collaboration **We walk alongside clients, communities, and each other. We contribute to the work and

lives of others so that we can all achieve our best, together.

**Compassion **We connect with each other’s stories. We acknowledge the inherent strengths and

diverse experiences of others. We act with kindness and care in all our relationships,

helping each other to address our challenges in a safe and welcoming environment.

**About the Program/Section**

MacKillop Family Services, Bendigo District Aboriginal Cooperative and CatholicCare Victoria have agreed to
collaborate together to deliver the FPR Response, in the Loddon North rural area of Victoria.

The Victorian Family Preservation and Reunification Response (The Response), has been funded by the

Department of Families, Fairness and Housing. It was co-designed with representatives from the child and family

services sector to be implemented in 2020-21 by Victorian registered children and family service providers.

The Response includes an initial intensive intervention phase, delivered through a mobile and integrated

approach, followed by a sustained service support phase, aimed at preventing at-risk children entering or re
- entering care. The Response will link to, align with, and build on (and not duplicate) existing child and family

services within the broader service system, providing an enhanced continuum of care across the state. It will be

evaluated and continuously developed to enhance the Family Preservation and Reunification Response (FPRR)

evidence-base for Victorian child and family services (including Child Protection).

The model is an integrated and evidence-based/evidence-informed approach to supporting and problem solving

with families and preventing children and young people’s re/entry to out of home care. The team will work as a

cohesive whole and report directly to the FPRR Practice Team Leader.

**Position Summary**

The FPRR Practitioner will provide outreach wraparound services to families where children’s ages range from

unborn to adolescents. Working flexibly, as part of the team they will report to the FPRR Practice Team Leader.

The early years family work will engage parents and their babies/children in order to build their capacity as

parents and functional families that provide for their children’s health, safety and development as well as wor