AddressEnhanced Family Support Practitioner
1 x Permanent Full Time
1 x Temporary Part Time until June 2025 - 19 hours per week
Location: various locations across Latrobe City
Full Time: $91,663.12 to $99,412.18 plus 11% superannuation
Part Time: $46.38 - $50.30 per hour + 11% Superannuation
Department: Family Services
Do you want to make an IMPACT?
Latrobe City Council has opportunities for an Enhanced Family Support Practitioner to join our Family Services Department.
About the role
Our Enhanced Family Support Practitioner works with parents and carers to improve the health and wellbeing of children by providing focused and intensive support for vulnerable families, those experiencing significant early parenting difficulties and children identified as being at risk of poor outcomes.
Early intervention and support for families is essential in achieving positive outcomes, you will support families to overcome challenges, through emotional, health and wellbeing support, advocacy and referral pathways. You will walk with families as they engage in community services and activities.
About You
For this role, we are seeking someone who is passionate about early childhood development with the ability to relate and build relationships with a diverse range of clients and services across the municipality. You will have the ability to work constructively within a multidisciplinary team, developing collaborative relationships to provide support for families.
You will have:
- Registration with Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) or have completed an Australian Community Workers Association (ACWA) accredited course.
- A Diploma or above qualification in Children's Services, Early Childhood Development, Community Services, or relevant field.
- Experience in working with vulnerable families with children in the 0-6 years.
- Sound knowledge of early childhood development, family functioning and parenting issues.
- Strong focus on accountability and extent of authority, judgement and decision making skills.
- Sound risk assessment skills including but not limited to, child safety risk, family violence, risk, psychological distress, and mandatory reporting
- An ability to work with a diverse range of people, and in a multidisciplinary team.
- Experience working within a multidisciplinary team.
- A current driver's licence
Successful applicants are required to apply for and satisfactorily obtain a National Police Check and Working with Children Check.
Go Further at Latrobe City Council
A career with us begins with a desire to empower and make positive change within our Latrobe City Community. At council you will get stuck into interesting work and experience growth as you see the impact you make unfold right in front of you.
Why work for us?
At Latrobe City Council we are an equal opportunity employer who invests heavily in our employees.
We offer a range of training and personal development opportunities including a structured Leadership Development Program and study assistance.
At Latrobe City Council you will enjoy flexible working options including working from home, and we offer benefits such as salary packaging and access to our health and wellbeing programs.
We want you to join our team and provide the best services possible for a fast-growing regional municipality in the heart of Gippsland
To apply:
Visit www.latrobe.vic.gov.au/careers to submit your application by 11.59pm Friday 5th July 2024.
You will be asked to indicate on the application form whether you are applying for the full-time or temporary part-time position,
Contact Natalie Watts, Team Leader of Family Health on 0438 660 *** for a confidential discussion.
Diversity and Inclusion
At Latrobe City Council we value workforce diversity and inclusion, where individual uniqueness is embraced. We value diverse life experiences and the perspectives of our people, whilst providing high-quality services to all members of our community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, cultural background, disability, or sexuality.
At Latrobe City Council we are committed to providing positive employment opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and welcome employment applications from candidates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background. Council's Indigenous Employment Program is available to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent applicants and can be contacted at ***************@latrobe.vic.gov.au or by calling 1300 367 700.
We at Latrobe City Council strongly encourage people with disability and diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles. If we can assist you with any reasonable adjustments in order to submit your application for this role, please contact the Careers team via email at *******@latrobe.vic.gov.au or call 5128 6113 noting your preferred method of communication and contact details and a member of the team will be in touch.
Latrobe City Council is an equal opportunity employer and works in the interest of the safety of children and young people. Our recruitment processes reflect this commitment.
