Child & Family Practitioner

6 hours ago

Penrith, Australia The Benevolent Society Full time

The Benevolent Society is one of the first organisations in Australia to use a social benefit bond to fund intensive, in-home family support to families. We have much to celebrate about that time and are excited to be starting the next chapter of Fostering Young Lives.

**Your new role**:
As a Social Worker/Case Worker, you will provide intensive support to families enabling children to live safely at home where there are significant complex vulnerabilities. You will provide intensive case management including in-home practical and therapeutic support from an evidence informed, Resilience led approach. You will improve children’s wellbeing by strengthening family functioning and relationships.

**Terms**: Maximum term full time position available at Penrith.

**Some of the benefits we offer**
- We support you to work flexibly; from home, other hubs or flexible hours
- We set you up for success with a buddy, structured orientation & mobile tools
- We celebrate the best life moments; the small acts that make a difference within our teams and with our clients
- Self care is important; Monthly accrued day off & purchase additional leave
- Salary packaging, meals and entertainment card and discount program available
- We connect you with your peers & the greater organisation via technology
- Novated leases & pool cars available

***About you**:
You will have a degree qualification, at least 3 years work experience in the Child Protection system and:

- Ability to actively engage high needs families using client-centered, strengths based approaches
- Understanding of current evidence based practice and intervention approaches for families and children
- An interest and/or experience in male inclusive practice
- Ability to work autonomously with families where various psychosocial issues are present
- High level written and verbal communication
- Excellent relationship building skills and experience working with the local Aboriginal communities
- Comfortable working in Evidence Informed Practice with a outcomes focus
- Current drivers license (pool cars are available so you don’t need to use your own vehicle)

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