Advanced Practitioner Child Wellbeing

Advanced Practitioner Child Wellbeing

• Full time ? Ongoing (Level 6)
• Ballarat location
• Salary Package up to $119,000 including 11% super (Salary Range: $102,712 - $107,238)
• Generous Salary Packaging of $15,900 + Meals & Entertainment

OUR ORGANISATION

AT CAFS, YOU MAKE THE DIFFERENCE

Cafs (Child and Family Services Ballarat) is a proudly independent community service organisation, with our head office located in the Ballarat Community. We celebrate diversity and strive to be inclusive in everything we do. For over 156 years, the heart of our service has been the wellbeing of children, young people and their families. Today, that commitment stands strong, and we extend our programs to include everyone who needs assistance across the Grampians and Central Highlands ? Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTIQA+, people of all abilities, people of different race, ethnicity or cultural backgrounds and people of all religions. Cafs have adopted TBRI� as our preferred model of care and Cafs way of strengthening relationships with others. TBRI uses Empowering Principles to address physical needs, Connecting Principles for attachment needs, and Correcting Principles to disarm fear-based behaviours. Our services are aimed at providing early help and intervention, targeted support and ongoing assistance. Cafs is a value driven organisation, which means we use our values to hold ourselves to account in how we work together and how we serve our clients

(Y)OUR OPPORTUNITY

We are excited to share our opportunity for an experienced practitioner to join our Integrated Team as part of the Central Highlands Orange Door Hub.

As an Advanced Practitioner, you will provide expert advice and guidance to a team of Integrated Practitioners, supporting our clients and their family who are using our services at The Orange Door. The role will provide on the job mentoring, support and guidance to workers across the Child Wellbeing Team.  

The Child Wellbeing Team will provide a specialist focus within the Central Highlands Support and Safety Hub (The Orange Door) on the wellbeing and development of children, young people and their families through:

• Actively focusing on the best interests of children and young people at all times
• Assessments that include parents/carers and the whole family
• Working with men as fathers/parents
• Interventions that consider children and young people as individuals in their own right, and take into consideration their opinions and wishes
• Early help for children, parents and families to support wellbeing, stability, development and safety.
• Providing a point of contact for secondary consultation, advice and information

ABOUT YOU

We are looking for a motivated and passionate professional to join our team. The successful candidate will come with relevant experience working with children and victim survivors from diverse backgrounds who have experiences family violence and experience undertaking comprehensive risk assessments.

The successful applicant for this position will hold demonstrated experience working within the child, youth and families welfare sector and hold a range of skills including:

• The ability to Identify and initiate contact with key individuals and groups who are important in decision making processes and providing expertise or assistance, investing time to create and maintain professional relationships based on mutual respect and contributing to a supportive and collaborative team environment.
• Knowledge of and/or experience in assessment and casework intervention with individuals and families who have complex needs, and knowledge of theoretical perspectives that relate to child protection practice and application of this in a service delivery context.
• The ability to analyse information, undertake assessments and provide advice and guidance to other practitioners
• Strong understanding of the Children?s, Youth and Families Act 2005, particularly the Best Interests framework
• Demonstrated experience leading and supporting teams

QUALIFICATIONS

A minimum Bachelor level qualification in Social Work or recent employment in the family violence sector or equivalency met through the 7 Equivalency Principles in line with the minimum mandatory qualification requirements.

For more information, please go to https://www.vic.gov.au/mandatory-minimum-qualificationsspecialist-family-violence-practitioners  or contact our People & Engagement team at ******@cafs.org.au  

What is on offer at Cafs?

• Join an organisation that lives their values
• Inclusive, supportive and innovative teams
• Above award entitlements, including 3 days paid Christmas Leave
• Rewarding Careers with professional development and dedicated resources to support your growth
• Salary Packaging options up to $15,900 plus meals and entertainment

To find out more go visit our careers page https://cafs.org.au/child-and-family-services-ballarat-careers/ 

INTERESTED?

We would love to hear from you, to find out more about this opportunity please contact Ella Mackay Manager Family Violence & Child Wellbeing or Alma Evans Talent Acquisition Business Partner for a confidential discussion on 03 5337 3***

WANT TO APPLY?

To apply for this role please submit your application through the online portal by selecting the ?Apply button.

Please note all applicants must be eligible to work in Australia and will be subject to a satisfactory Police Check outcome and an employment Working with Children Check. Cafs strongly encourage all staff to be fully vaccinated against covid-19.

Applications are now open and will close Tuesday 26th of March 2024.

Please note applications will be reviewed as they are received and applicants may be contacted for interview prior to the closing date.

Need support with your application?

If you require additional assistance with your application please contact ******@cafs.org.au