Family Preservation and Reunification Practitioner

5 days ago

Ballarat, Australia CatholicCare Victoria Full time

**Applications close**:
Sunday, 12 October 2025

**Location**:
Ballarat

**EFT**:

- 60 hours per fortnight, maximum term until 30 June 2026.

**About the role**:

- CatholicCare Victoria is committed to building thriving communities through disrupting the cycle of disadvantage. _The Family Services program at CatholicCare Victoria provides Department of Families, Fairness and Housing (DFFH) funded services to families and children in the community. The Family Services program provides a continuum of support to families in the community, ranging from supporting them in their parenting role, to working intensively with families under increased pressure whose children are at risk of placement in care services, or have been placed in care and are able to be reunified with family in a short timeline, through the Victorian Family Preservation and Reunification Response (FPRR)._
- Family Preservation and Reunification Practitioners_ are responsible for working as lead practitioners by undertaking complex case work. _Family Preservation and Reunification Practitioners_ demonstrate an advanced level of skill and competence in their work due to their experience in working in similar child and family focused roles. _

**Specifically, the position is responsible for**:

- Working with the Best Interest Case Practice Framework and the Response Practice Modules and Elements, provide assessment and time limited case practice interventions that lead to improved outcomes for children which include safety and stability within families.
- Using a Care Team Approach, coordinate, facilitate and deliver a rapid, culturally safe, flexible and intensive service to children and their families.
- Working as a Lead Practitioner providing services to families referred to the program through the Family Preservation and Reunification Response.Having a case load of more complex case work from the Victorian Family Preservation and Reunification Response and/or Family Services.**To be considered for this position, applicants require**:

- Professional qualification in Social Work, Welfare or other relevant tertiary study.
- A minimum of 2 years experience working within either the Child Protection or the Family Services sectors, or other service providing direct case work to families and children, as a practitioner or similar role.

**Contact**:
Melinda Shaw

Manager, Family Services

Mobile: 0447 363 988

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