Lead Practitioner Future Pathways

A mix of leadership & project based work
- enhance practice, systems & processes
- Fixed term, full time, based at our office in Frankston
- Built on practice elements; motivational interviewing|communication|goal setting

**Your role**:
As the Lead Practitioner it is your role to liaise with DFFH, monitor risk and safety plans and identify performance trends and areas for improvement.

The Future Pathways program is an innovative approach built on practice elements such as motivational interviewing, communication skills building and goal setting to respond to identified needs and achieve real and demonstrable outcomes. In working collaboratively with children, young people, parents and carers they seek to address key intersectionality issues with families, children and young people (e.g. substance use, mental illness, low income, social isolation) as identified by each regional FPR Response.

This role supports programs in our South and Bayside regions and therefore will require travel between locations.

**Make Your Mark**:

- A practitioner who has previously lead teams or provided secondary case consults
- Ability to reflect on practice and spot gaps in service delivery
- Provide coaching and feedback
- Previous experience in a therapeutic environment ideally utilising recognised therapy practices such as motivational interviewing
- Knowledge and experience working with families with complex needs, mental health, AOD, family violence
- Willingness to work outside of normal hours to see families together and at home
- Ability to engage quickly and assess risk

**Key outcomes**:

- The program will equip parents with a greater knowledge about their children’s development.
- Assist in developing parenting strategies they can use to the best meet the development needs.
- The program aims to strengthen parenting capacity to ensure child health, safety and developmental outcomes are being met.

**Make it work**:

- You get a salary of $121,583 plus super at 12%
- Salary SCHCADS level 7.2
- Office location: Frankston
- Step in to a role that allows you to develop and improve your leadership skills
- We take the Health and Wellbeing of our people seriously offering a Well Worth It Program, Fitness Passport, EIP and EAP.
- Access to discounted health insurance as well
- A diverse and inclusive workplace for you to feel safe, acknowledged and included.
- Our people are our biggest asset, we will support you to progress your career with a dedicated L&D team.
- A workplace with Rainbow Tick Accreditation and DCA Inclusive Employer recognition.

**What our people say. “I really love the organisation. We’re always looking at new and innovative ways to do things - things like evidence-based models, being solutions-based in ways that we could solve problems. We really do innovate and you do feel like you're valued in terms of your contributions.”**

**Make a move**:
**Applications close Sunday 17th August 2025**
- Please Note: It is mandatory for the successful applicant to hold a current Working with Children Check and be prepared to undergo a National Criminal History Check prior to commencement.._

Anglicare Victoria acknowledges Aboriginal people as the traditional custodians of the land on which we operate. We commit to working respectfully to honour their ongoing cultural and spiritual connections to this country.

Diversity and inclusivity are important to Anglicare Victoria and we are committed to ensuring our workplace and services reflect this. Everyone is welcome at Anglicare Victoria, regardless of age, ethnicity, cultural background, gender, sexual orientation, religious affiliation and physical ability