Family Support Practitioner
6 days ago
Supporting those in need, we help people discover pathways to strong families and healthy, happy children in our community.
- $87,138 + super + not for profit salary packaging
- Permanent Full Time Contract
- Location: Rosny Park TAS 7018
- Rewarding work – every day you know you’re making a real difference
Life at Mission Australia
When you join the team at Mission Australia, you become part of a community who are determined to end homelessness and ensure people in need can thrive. United by our Christian purpose and values, we stand together with anyone who needs us, for as long as they need us. Find out more about us and our purpose.
Your Opportunity
The Integrated Family Support Service (IFSS) is a voluntary program dedicated to enhancing the safety and wellbeing of children, young people, and families. By providing essential support and resources, IFSS helps build family strengths, resilience, and capacity. This early intervention service aims to prevent the escalation of issues that could lead to involvement with the Child Safety Service by assisting families in identifying and resolving parenting challenges. As a Family and Youth Practitioner based in Rosny Park, you will work within a case management framework to support families, ensuring increased stability and wellbeing for at-risk children and young people.
Your Key Responsibilities
- Engage with families and work together to develop effective plans for long-term positive outcomes
- Actively work with families to identify goals that will promote safety, well-being and belonging for their children
- Engage families in their homes and at other suitable locations, to actively and proactively overcome barriers to engagement
- Undertaking case management tasks including assessments, reviews, reporting, referrals, and other administrative functions
- Create and update individualised case management plans for all clients
- Coordinate and participate in stakeholder meetings with other services and clients
Requirements for Success
With a significant background in child, youth & family and/or Social Welfare/Social Science, you will be confident in your case management and assessment processes. Other requirements include:
- A degree or qualification in Community Services, Human Services, Social Work, Social Sciences, Psychology, or another relevant field
- Experience in the Case Management of families facing multiple and complex challenges such as mental health, disability and domestic and family violence is desirable
- Strong administration skills – reporting, case notes and general documentation
- Exceptional communication, negotiation and influencing ability – able to relate to children, parents, and other service providers
- The ability to form partnerships and connections with other professionals and organisations
- Demonstrated capacity to manage time effectively while managing a caseload of complex clients including the ability to maintain professional boundaries and confidentiality
- A sound level of computer literacy including proficiency in Microsoft Office packages and client case management systems
- Must have Full driver licence with no restrictions
Before starting work with us, you will need to undertake a national police history check, qualifications, and referee checks, and have a clearance to work with children/vulnerable people.
Our Culture
Our innovative and inclusive culture will ensure you feel valued at Mission Australia as you help Australians in need and develop in your career.
We prioritise the safety and wellbeing of everyone, both within our team and the individuals we serve.
We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment. We actively support and encourage people of all backgrounds; gender, age, ethnicity, race, cultural background, disability, religion, and sexual orientation to submit an application and aim to ensure that the recruitment and employee experience is as accessible and inclusive as possible. So, whoever you are, if you’re skilled and actively support our purpose and values, you would be welcome at Mission Australia.
If you live with disability and require support to submit your application, please email talentattraction@missionaustralia.com.au or visit our Careers page for additional contact details.
Find out more about a career with Mission Australia.
Your Benefits
To ensure our employees feel valued, empowered, and celebrated, we provide a range of employee benefits including:
- Make a meaningful difference to the lives of Australians in need
- Not-for-profit salary packaging, reducing your tax (details via AccessPay)
- Free external, confidential counselling and access to chaplaincy support.
- Volunteering opportunities
- Extra leave available including an additional public holiday, additional annual leave day on your work anniversary and the opportunity to purchase further annual leave.
How To Apply
To be considered for this opportunity, click ‘apply’ and send your application today
As a committed Circle Back Initiative employer, we will respond to your application.
Applications for this role are shortlisted as received and we are interviewing through the advertising period.
Apply quickly to be considered for this exciting and diverse role
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