Lead Practitioner Family Services

• Full Time Max term position until June 2027
• SCHADS Level 5 + Super + Salary packaging
• Based in Narre Warren

Your new role

The Family Services Restoring Families steam provides community-based support and case management for families with significant, enduring needs. It offers comprehensive, interdisciplinary in-home child and family support that are targeted and intensive.

This program work closely with Child Protection with referrals being received through Child Protection, Corrections, Youth Justice or a designated statewide coordinator (for 10-11-year-old children under the age of criminal responsibility engaging in high harm behaviour).

Your impact will include:

• Using evidence-based frameworks to create sustainable change for families.
• Leading a care team of multi-disciplinary support services to create safety for children.
• Safely supporting reunification when children are in out-of-home care.
• Preserve children in the family home through a range of therapeutic interventions and strategies that allow families to build capability and resilience

Your skills and experience

You will meet the person specification in the position description, including having a Minimum tertiary qualification in Social Work, Psychology, Welfare or a related discipline is essential.

You will also have:

• Demonstrated experience working in an evidence-based program: The successful applicant will have demonstrated experience working under evidence-based programs and ensure fidelity to evidence-based models. It is preferable that the candidate has knowledge of the current research the informs our work with families.
• Demonstrated experience working with families and children with significant, enduring needs and who face multiple, persistent and complex challenges
• Strong knowledge of Best Interests Case Practice Model and CYFA 2005.
• Advanced understanding of child development, trauma and attachment.

 View position description here.

How to apply

There are multiple positions available in Inner and Outer Eastern Melbourne due to sector wide changes with the reform of Family Services.

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If this role sounds like a good fit for you, please apply soon. We'll review applications as they come in and may close the ad early.

Please submit a cover letter with your application specifying which position is your preference. Please specify if you are open to numerous opportunities.

Please contact Samantha Benson on 03 9704 8377 for further information.

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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.

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