AddressDiscover an exciting opportunity within our passionate, welcoming, and supportive Family Services Team in the vibrant Northern Suburbs! Showcase your social work and case management expertise in a role where you can truly transform the lives of vulnerable families and children. Join us and make a real difference every day.
The Perks?
- SCHADS Level 5 + 11.5% Super + Generous Salary Packaging to increase your take home pay
- Optional monthly RDO accrual to support your work life balance!
- Hybrid working opportunities - 1 day per week from home.
- Access our Staff Wellbeing Program
Your new role
Please note this is a 12 month Full Time, Fixed Term position.
As a Child & Family Worker, you will be pivotal to outreach and service delivery within the NEMA catchment. Although no two days are the same, you can expect to:
- Support better outcomes for children, young people and their families through delivering evidence-based and outcome-focused intervention to families experiencing vulnerability.
- Build trust and, develop a positive and strong therapeutic bond with clients through outreach-based support.
- Participate in strength-based family assessments, client led case planning and Coaching Methods.
- Facilitate the delivery of group work and evidence-based programs and practices.
About you
- You have a qualification in Social Work, Psychology, Child & Family Social Welfare or a related discipline.
- You have skills and knowledge from working in child and family services, family violence, AOD, mental health and/or disability services.
- You understand the impact of trauma and family violence on families and have the ability to apply a gendered family violence lens when working with clients.
- Demonstrated capability to network and build productive relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.
Who we are
With a proud history and a progressive mindset, Kids First is a leading provider of educational, family and support services for children, young people and families across Victoria and soon also across New South Wales, South Australia and Western Australia. We are very fortunate to have Whitelion Youth, a renowned national Youth organisation, merging with us in 2023. We are at the forefront of responding to community needs and strengthening families so that children and young people can thrive. Our programs are evidence-based and built on more than 125 years of service.
To apply:
For inquiries about the position/s:
Name: Lauren Scida - Team Leader, Child & Family Services Thomastown Email: ******@kidsfirstaustralia.org.au
Kids First is an Equal Opportunity employer that respects and values diversity and inclusion. Kids First welcomes everyone to apply, regardless of age, ethnicity, cultural background, gender, sexual orientation, religious affiliation, and physical ability.
Kids First is a Child Safe Organisation, employment is conditional on satisfactory referee checks, a current Working With Children Check, National Criminal History check, proof of the right to work in Australia and a pre-employment medical (if applicable).
