Senior Family Engagement Practitioner

Kummara Limited is an Indigenous organisation established in 1999 to provide support to vulnerable families at risk. The organisation's objective is to support the long-term wellbeing and resilience of all children and families.

Kummara works in partnership with families for the achievement of independence and strengthening of the family's capabilities. We believe in the strengths of family and community and have developed a strong reputation for engaging and supporting our community.

Position Summary:

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Family Engagement Practitioner to work within the Family and Child Connect team, Ipswich.

This position will deliver outreach, short-term, 6-week case work to families, children, and caregivers to facilitate community connectedness, social learning, good health, and wellbeing.

In addition, you will be providing practice leadership and supervision to a team of Family Engagement Practitioners.

This position works in partnership with community, other agencies and professionals to ensure families are well supported, creating opportunities and pathways for positive family functioning and wellbeing.

The role involves:

• Leadership, consultation, and guidance to a team of Family Engagement practitioners in the delivery of their outreach to families with moderate to high needs within a child safe context.
• Provision of practice development, oversight and guidance across practice for the team.
• Providing case management support to your own case load of families.
• Leadership and participation in regular multidisciplinary meetings, supervision, case conferences and case review meetings to ensure a high-quality service delivery.
• Assistance with high-risk client escalation processes, where required.

About You:

• You enjoy being part of a creative and enthusiastic team. You are someone who takes initiative and can turn an idea into fruition quickly.
• You like contributing to a positive supportive team culture, by thinking of solutions rather than problems and looking at strengths rather than deficits.
• You are generally positive, and always approachable and respectful.
• You are capable in both supporting your team, as well as management, and you have no problem taking on a range of different tasks: direct service delivery to families & help create policies and procedures

Requirements

• Tertiary qualification in Social Work, Human Services, Psychology, or a related discipline.
• Experience supporting multidisciplinary teams in decision making and/or demonstrated experience in a range of mental health and/or child protection services facilitating case reviews/case consultation.
• Minimum 4-5 years preferred providing formal supervision and leadership in community services sector.
• High level written and verbal communication skills; you will be confident when documenting case notes and competent in using database systems.
• Excellent relationship building skills.
• Effective interpersonal skills (including but not limited to communication, conflict resolution, leadership, and positive attitude)
• Lastly, you relate to and demonstrate the qualities of integrity, respect, genuineness, humility, and empathy.

What We Offer:

• Kummara is a family friendly employer. This full-time position - SCHADS Award Level 5.
• Salary sacrificing (up to $15,900.00)
• Access to EAP
• Professional development and training opportunities.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply.

How to apply:

Applications are to be submitted directly through SEEK.

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NOTE: interviews will be held as suitable applications are received so don't delay Apply now

Employer questions

Your application will include the following questions:

• Do you have a current Working with Children (WWC) Check?
• Do you have a current Australian driver's licence?
• Which of the following statements best describes your right to work in Australia?
• How many years' experience do you have as a Practitioner?