School Based Family Services Practitioner

5 days ago


Morwell, Australia Berry Street Full time

Enhancing connections with young people and families
- Regular supervision to support this newly created role
- Supportive working environment

Berry Street is one of the largest independent agencies within Australia, providing diverse programs to over 35,000 young people, children and families across Victoria each year. We pride ourselves on our ingenuity, evidence based and multi-dimensional thinking to provide the best outcomes for our young people

We believe children, young people and families should be safe, thriving and hopeful and strive to make this happen each day
- ** Morwell location, Gunaikurnai Country**:

- ** Full time, fixed term (12 month contract from start date)**:

- ** Base Salary $97-$106k p/a depending on experience + Super & Salary Packaging (pro rata).**
- This is an internal expressions of interest, please do not distribute._

**Your Opportunity**

Berry Street’s School Based Family Services Practitioner (SBFS) role will support children in the Morwell ‘cluster’ of primary schools (Morwell Park Primary School and Morwell Central Primary School), where risk has been identified, but that do not yet meet the threshold for Child Protection involvement.

The SBFS model is based on providing Family Service foundation interventions. This is up to 40 hours for the practitioner to engage and plan with children and families, build parent skills and sustain changes, promote continuity of relationships, enhanced connection to community and seamless transitions to alternative service pathways for additional supports

**Your skills and experience**

Previous case management experience desirable and proven ability to advocate for families to access services and resources.

Diploma qualification in Community Services, Youth Work, Psychology, Welfare or relevant field is required with an understanding of the MARAM & Safe and together frameworks.

**Berry Street's Benefits**
- Regular reflective supervision
- A culture that values and support professional development
- $15,900.00 pa (pro rata) Salary Packaging + Additional Salary Packaging for meals/accommodation
- Access to the Employee Assistance Program, with access for staff's immediate family
- Leave loading 17.5%

**How to Apply**

Applications including resume and cover letter addressing your suitability for the position to be submitted by 5pm Friday 30th of May 2025

**Queries to Catherine Simpson - Senior Manager on 0434 316 819**
- Berry Street is committed to being a child safe, child friendly and child empowering organisation. In everything we do we seek to protect children. We are committed to the cultural safety of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children; children from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds; children with a disability; children who identify as LGBTIQA+. We aim to ensure every individual is treated with dignity and respect regardless of their cultural background, ability, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, spirituality or religion._
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people; people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with a disability are encouraged to apply._



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