Program Worker Children Youth And Families

Embarking on a career journey with Social Futures means becoming part of a mission that goes beyond just a job. We are a voice for social change in regional Australia, with a history spanning over 47 years. Your role within our Children Youth and Families program, will allow you to:

• Work within a highly skilled, supportive, and motivated team. 
• Utilise your strong engagement skills to bring families and young people together so that young people are safe and well 
• Provide high quality, strengths based and person-centred intake, assessment, and interventions within a case management framework 
•  Be innovative and solution focused in your approach to supporting families 

Joining us, you’ll  be part of a team of diverse and dedicated individuals who are focused on providing support through evidence based best practice.  From delivering group activities within community to individual support sessions, your work will be diverse and impactful. 

The Reconnect program currently has a vacancy in our Lismore office. This is a full time temporary contract ending on the 30th June 2024. Reconnect is an early intervention program working with young people and their families to strengthen relationships, as well as providing therapeutic 1:1 supports. 

This role is a great opportunity to develop your leadership skills. Here’s how it will help transform your career:

• Gain valuable experience and deeper understanding of the challenges that face families and young people face
• Expand your network by collaborating with a range of community-based organisations
• Broaden your skill set through diverse and meaningful work

At Social Futures, we believe in the value of your voice, and we are dedicated to making positive changes every day. We’ve got your back in providing a supportive and inclusive workplace, one that celebrates diversity and promotes inclusion. Here, your well-being matters to us.

Among the benefits, we offer flexible working options, access to ongoing learning and development, generous salary packaging options, a staff well-being program, and the opportunity to bank additional days leave per year. Additionally, we prioritise safety and uphold that Social Futures isn’t just a workplace; it’s a community.

Here, we believe in inclusivity, integrity, and learning. Why you’ll like working with us:

• Your voice will be valued and heard in our mission to support positive social change
• You’ll be part of a supportive, diverse, and inclusive environment where we celebrate individuality
• We prioritise your wellbeing, with benefits such as External Supervision, flexible working options

We are looking for a passionate leader with a desire to make a difference. The successful candidate will have:

• Tertiary qualifications or equivalent experience in health, psychology, social work, social science or social welfare, health promotion or similar
• Experience providing high quality customer-centred individual and/or family therapeutic interventions and/or case management
• Excellent written and oral communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills, with the ability to communicate sensitively and effectively with all people to ensure effective relationships
• Demonstrated well-developed organisational, time management and administrative skills with the ability to plan, prioritise and meet deadlines
• Demonstrated experience in maintaining professional boundaries while engaging in person-centred work

Social Futures is an equal opportunity employer and actively recruit from key communities; including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, LGBTIQSB, people living with a disability, people with lived experience and people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities. 

How to Apply:

A cover letter demonstrating how your skills, education and professional experience meet the requirements of the role as outlined in the position description, should be submitted with your application.

To access a position description please click apply or click here

Applications close Tuesday 20 February 2024

For more information about Social Futures please visit our website:

https://socialfutures.org.au/work-with-us/

For further information, please contact Kiara McBeath on 0477 547 ***.

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