Senior Child Contact Worker Swan Hill

Established in 1979, Mallee Family Care is a place-based agency delivering 70+ programs and services to meet the diverse needs of our community, across a catchment area of more than 160,000 km².

If you’re passionate about improving outcomes in the lives of children, families and individuals, and in building stronger communities, we would like to hear from you.

Mallee Family Care supports professional development and offers generous salary packaging and paid placements where appropriate.

We are committed to building an organisation that reflects the diversity of the communities we support.

As an Equal Opportunity employer, we invite applications from people of all walks of life. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD), LGBTQIA+, and people living with a disability are encouraged to apply for our roles.

Children’s Contact Services (CCS) enable children of separated parents to have contact with their non-resident parent and other family members in circumstances where parents are unable to manage their own contact arrangements and contact is appropriate.  

Children’s Contact Services assist separated parents to manage contact arrangements with their children in a safe, reliable, and neutral place.  The two main forms of assistance provided are facilitated changeovers and supervised contact visits which can be provided at different levels of vigilance (e.g. low and high).  

• To co-ordinate and promote the safe and appropriate transfer of children between their ‘live with’ parent and ‘time with’ parent, and safe and appropriate interaction between the ‘time with’ parent and the child during supervised visits. 
• To work towards enhancing the children’s relationships with the ‘time with’ parent. 
• To assist separated parents to move towards self-management of contact arrangements. 
• Support the Team Leader to manage the MFC CCS service and team.

• The person employed will be expected to have demonstrated relevant experience and will be required to hold an accredited Tertiary qualification relevant to community welfare practice i.e. Social Work, Psychology, Social Science. 
• To have a broad understanding of relevant legislative requirements as they relate to this field of practice for example child support, child protection and family violence. 
• A current drivers licence, a willingness to travel and preparedness to be accommodated overnight when required. 

For you to be considered for this role, all applications must be submitted with a Cover Letter, Resume and the Key Selection Criteria addressed, which can be found in the position description. For more information regarding this position please contact Maree Fullgrabe – Human Resource Manager on 03 •••• •966