Family Preservation and Reunification Practitioner

• Join a child and family services organisation providing vital services to the community everyday 
• Earn a competitive salary of $82,913 - $99,156 (depending on qualifications and experience) + superannuation and enjoy a range of additional fantastic benefits
• Support families to achieve great outcomes by providing direct and intensive support
• Genuine professional development and upskilling opportunities available

Helping Families Find Solutions:

Welcome to FamilyCare! We are dedicated to enhancing the overall well-being of individuals, families, and communities by fostering strengths and optimism. At our organisation, we prioritise the core FamilyCare values that inspire our caring and compassionate staff in all their endeavours. We believe in empowering our employees by offering continuous growth and upskilling opportunities to ensure their success and fulfilment in making a positive impact. 

We now have a Full-time, 12-month Maternity Leave Position, for a Family Preservation and ReunificationPractitioner to join our team.This position is based at our Wallan office.

As our next Family Preservation and Reunification Practitioner, you will be providing support to children and families where the children are either at risk of entering care systems, or where safe and rapid reunification is appropriate. 

Your caseload will be low, allowing you to provide intensive support to the children and families under your care. This is a unique opportunity to directly impact client outcomes by working with each family at least twice per week and placing children and families at the centre of your practice.

This program is funded to provide an intensive intervention phase of up to 200 hours per family, followed by a step-down support phase of up to 40 hours.

How You'll Make a Difference:

• Delivering effective interventions that increase parenting capacity, improve family functioning, achieve child safety and enhance the conditions for child development with the aim of achieving better outcomes for children.
• Contribute as a member of the care team or professional network to support case planning and ongoing risk assessment while working collaboratively with other agencies e.g. Child Protection.
• Identify gaps in services available to clients and advocate on their behalf.

To be considered for this role, you must hold at a minimum, a Bachelor of Social Work or other tertiary qualification relevant to social welfare practice. You should also have some demonstrated experience in a similar role where you were responsible for case management in the family and child sector.

Your highly developed communication skills will also be crucial to your success in this role, as you’ll be liaising with other professionals in the industry and will have families and children relying on your ability to disseminate appropriate information regarding the services available to them.

Other requirements include, but are not limited to:

• Ability to practice high-level emotional intelligence, especially while providing support for families impacted by trauma
• A thorough understanding of risk factors involved in child protection matters
• A comprehensive understanding of the principles and challenges of supporting vulnerable families and children
• Willingness to obtain a valid Working With Children Check and satisfactory National Police Check prior to commencing employment with us. If you have spent over 12 months overseas in the last 10 years, you will also be required to undergo an International Police Check or present evidence of a satisfactory check
• Minimum of 2 doses of an approved COVID-19 vaccine and a valid Australian Driver Licence

For more details about the core duties of this role, click here to view the Position Description.

In addition to a competitive salary of $82,913 - $99,156, (commensurate with qualifications, skills, and experience) + superannuation, you will receive a range of benefits from FamilyCare, including:

• Salary packaging options to increase your take-home pay by up to $16,000 p.a.
• Meals and entertainment packaging up to $2,500 p.a.
• Access to company vehicle for work related travel
• Generous professional development options to help you broaden your horizons and sharpen your skillset, including a dedicated training budget
• 4 weeks annual leave + 3 extra days leave between Christmas and New Year
• 12 days sick leave during first year of employment, which extends up to 21 days after 3 years with FamilyCare
• Accrued Day Off (option if full-time) to help you enjoy a healthy work/life balance
• Access to Employee Assistance Program

If you would like more information, contact Naomi Mazzone, Manager Child & Family Services - Lower Hume on Mobile: 0458 837 ***

Applications must include a current resume and address the Key Selection Criteria in the Position Description.

Applications close at 11.55pm on Wednesday the 13th of March.

Looking to take the next step in your career? Apply now!