Team Leader Family Preservation

7 days ago

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Uniting Vic Full time

**Full Time Ongoing position**:

- **Increase fortnight take-home pay with access to $15,900 salary packaging benefits**:

- **10% gap discount for childcare services with Uniting Early Learning**

**Your new role**:
We are seeking a passionate and experienced Team Leader to manage a multidisciplinary team responsible for delivering the Victorian Family Preservation and Reunification Response (FPR) in the Eastern Division. FPR is an evidence-based, collaborative service designed to provide rapid, intensive, and sustained interventions to prevent at-risk children from entering or re-entering care.

As a Team Leader - Family Preservation & Reunification, you will lead a team of Senior Practitioners, guiding them in delivering a relational, client-centered, and evidence-informed case management approach. You will collaborate with partner agencies, especially Child Protection, to identify eligible referrals and coordinate service delivery, all while ensuring the provision of high-quality, innovative services to families.

**Benefits of working at Uniting**:
Our work isn't easy, but it matters. Work with people who care as much as you.

In addition to your salary of **SCHADS Level 7 + super**, you can access the following.
- Enjoy a 10% discount at Uniting Early Learning, or 60% for centre staff
- Up to 10 weeks paid parental leave for primary caregivers (4 for secondary).
- Free counselling with our Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
- Access training and development opportunities to help you grow.
- We recognise contributions with our annual awards programme
- Enjoy 25% off at Uniting Op Shops.

**Your skills and experience**

You will bring with you:

- A degree in Social Work, Psychology or a related tertiary qualification relevant to child and family welfare
- Demonstrated ability as a team leader, senior or lead practitioner in the child, youth and family welfare field
- Experience in working with vulnerable children and families with complex needs, preferably in a community services setting
- Demonstrated experience in engaging with families successfully and completing assertive outreach
- An understanding of the 'Best Interests' Case Practice Model and Children Youth and Families Act (CYFA) 2005 and 2015 amendments

View the position description here.

**How to apply**:
Click **APPLY** to submit your interest.

**About Uniting**:
At Uniting we are passionate about working together to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice. We have a 5,000 strong workforce of employees and volunteers who deliver a diverse range of services across Victoria and Tasmania.

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