Family Preservation & Reunification Practitioner

• Provide support to vulnerable families and their children that are actively involved in child protection
• Increase your take home pay with up to $15,900 in salary packaging benefits.
• Full-time, Permanent Position, in Reservoir

The Family Preservation and Reunification Response Program provides an innovative approach to delivering relational, therapeutic, evidence-informed intervention support to vulnerable children and families in partnership with Child Protection. The program aims to prevent at risk children and young people from entering or re-entering care and also supports children and young people currently in care.

As an FPR Practitioner, you will aim to prevent children from having further statutory intervention and entry into care services. In this role, you will also work in close partnership with partner agencies to provide responsive, intensive and sustainable support to meet the safety and developmental needs of vulnerable children/young people and support the needs of parents.

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In addition to base salary plus superannuation, you’ll also receive 17.5% leave loading and access to the full $15,900 salary packaging benefits.

Paid Parental Leave for up to 10 weeks. 

10% gap discount on Kindergarten and Childcare at Uniting Early Learning Services.

You are looking to join an organisation that truly supports vulnerable Victorians and Tasmanians to improve their lives.

To be successful in this role, the ideal candidate will have:

• A degree in Social Work, Psychology or a related tertiary qualification relevant to child and family welfare
• A current driver’s licence valid in Victoria
• Demonstrated ability as a practitioner in the child, youth and family welfare field
• Demonstrated experience in engaging with families successfully and completing assertive outreach
• Demonstrated ability to assess and appropriately respond to risk for children and young people
• A commitment to the family-centred approach and the family strengthening and empowerment models of practice
• Demonstrated understanding of the ‘Best Interests’ Case Practice Model and Children Youth and Families Act (CYFA) 2005 and 2015 amendments
• Well-developed written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare for and conduct meetings and implement agreed actions

Click APPLY to submit your interest and we’ll be in touch shortly. We’ll be reviewing applications as they come through as we’re keen to engage with someone.

Please note, interviews may commence prior to application’s closing.

If you have questions about the opportunity, please contact Olivia Bassani – Team Leader at **************@vt.uniting.org

At Uniting we are passionate about working together to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice. We have a 5,000 strong workforce of employees and volunteers who deliver a diverse range of services across Victoria and Tasmania.

Visit us: www.vt.uniting.org 

Uniting is a child safe organisation and is committed in everyday practice to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all children, at all times. As a ‘child safe’ organisation, employment with Uniting is subject to a satisfactory national (and international where relevant) police check and relevant Working with Children Check in your State prior to commencement of any paid or unpaid work and/or participation in any service or undertaking.

Uniting is also committed to equal opportunity and ensuring the workplace is reflective of the community. We encourage people from different backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with a disability.