Family Services Practitioner

Family Services Practitioner – Foster and Kinship Care

Full Time – 12-month contract

Based in Mowbray or Ulverstone

About Us

At Baptcare, we care. Our Mission and Vision are lived through our WE CARE Values: for our residents, customers, clients, partners, and supporters; with the very young through to the very old, the vulnerable, with families through all of life’s stages and challenges.

Baptcare is a purpose driven organisation working across Victoria, Tasmania, and South Australia, providing residential and community care for older people and support to children, families, and people with disability, financially disadvantaged people and people seeking asylum.

Our Values are Wellbeing, Ethics, Co-creating, Accountability, Respect and Effectiveness​. ​

About the Role

The Family Service Practitioner supports vulnerable children, young people, their families and carers. They work across a range of programs and provide families/carers with support within a managed case plan. Practitioners are focused on working with parents, children, young people and carers to promote the best interests of the child/children to ensure their safety and development. This vacancy will be focused in our Foster and Kinship team and can be based from either Mowbray or Ulverstone covering the North and North West region. It requires comprehensive parenting assessment and case management capability together with strong interpersonal skills and relevant experience.

Key Selection Criteria

• Wholeheartedly aligned with Baptcare’s Mission, Vision and Values.
• Demonstrated comprehensive family and carer assessment skills, including case management and active assertive outreach and engagement
• Demonstrated evidence informed knowledge and understanding of child development, trauma, and risk assessment and management
• Demonstrated evidence informed knowledge and application of therapeutic models and theories to develop skill-based interventions that enable positive change
• A demonstrated understanding of the complexity of the child safety services, out of home care, and family support systems and the issues involved in providing services to statutory clients
• Demonstrated experience in engaging and working therapeutically with culturally and linguistically diverse families and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

About You:

• Can work autonomously as part of a statewide team, with oversight from the Team Leader and Carer Support Manager
• Uses guidelines, procedure manuals, practice frameworks and policies to exercise professional judgement when working under limited direction
• Undertakes work with integrity and honesty, adhering to confidentiality requirements and demonstrating a commitment to working effectively with clients and professional stakeholders
• Is committed to work health and safety and achieving a zero harm workplace
• Has a demonstrated understanding of the complexity of the child protection, flexible funding interventions, out of home care and the family support systems and the issues involved in providing services to statutory clients

Essential:

• Current motor vehicle license 
• Ability and willingness to travel 
• Current satisfactory national police check or willingness to obtain 
• Current Working with Children Check or willingness to obtain 
• Current First Aid Certificate of willingness to obtain (HLTAID003 Provide First Aid) 
• Competency in using the range of Microsoft Office computer software Comprehensive private vehicle insurance and registration in the event private vehicles are required for work purposes
• A Bachelor of Social Work or a Diploma of Community Welfare Work or other tertiary qualifications at Diploma or above level which includes units of case management / casework practice and supervised practical work placements in relevant fields.

For You:

Baptcare is focused on living our values, not just talking about them. You’ll find the culture at Baptcare is one of genuine respect, support, and positive intention. We work hard to achieve results through change, continuous improvement, and ongoing focus on providing the best service delivery to our stakeholders. 

Further, the successful candidate will receive:

• A competitive salary, plus access to the tax benefits of salary packaging 
• Opportunity to work in your local community within a friendly and supportive team
• Be part of an organisation and a team that is driven to make a difference to the lives of our vulnerable community members

How to Apply

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Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.

• Applicants must have the right to work in Australia.
• The successful applicant will be required to undergo a National Criminal History check.
• Must have had or be willing to get a COVID vaccination

If you require support with the application process, please contact Georgie Venizelos, Talent Acquisition Specialist **********@baptcare.org.au

Baptcare is committed to building a respectful and inclusive workplace, appointing the best person for the role, and supporting diversity. We welcome applicants who may require adjustments.

Baptcare is dedicated to the safety, empowerment and participation of all children. We have zero tolerance of child abuse and are committed to a thoughtful, protective environment that supports infants, children and young people to feel safe and respected.