Family Services Practitioner – Werribee

• In home family casework, empower, enhance and strengthen families
• Join a dynamic team working with vulnerable families and children with complex needs
• Located in our Werribee Office, part time position – 3 days ongoing

Your role:

We are looking for someone with well developed assessment skills, the ability to effectively engage children, young people and their families, demonstrated experience in working collaboratively with families and the capacity to identify family strengths and competencies, in order to facilitate positive change. 

This position involves outreach and office based roles, group work and in-home skill development with the aim of strengthening parenting capacity, achieving developmental milestones and family resilience. The position will work in the Family Services team at Werribee but will have the flexibility to support our Child FIRST team undertaking screening assessments from time to time.

The skills you will use day to day:

• A good understanding of the social context of child abuse and neglect and experience in applying relevant theoretical approaches to deliver outcomes.
• Conduct risk and needs assessments using relevant and contemporary frameworks, theory, and practice models.
• Case recording, data collection, registration standards and other requirements.
• Partner with the family and the care team to develop and review action plans aimed at improving outcomes.
• Active engagement of vulnerable children, youth and families and delivering a range of interventions to improve their outcomes.
• Skills in case management, including developing community linkages.

What makes this such a great role for you:

• You get a salary starting at around $94,000 plus super at full time.
• Salary packaging is available up to $15,900 plus an entertainment card.
• SCHCADS award level 5.
• Negotiable through the increments dependent upon experience.
• Pro rata the above salary to 3 days.
• Part time 3 days per week, 22.8 hours.
• An opportunity to build your career at the leading provider of family services in Victoria.
• Work from our office space in Werribee with the option to take advantage of our flexible working culture.
• We take the Health and Wellbeing of our people seriously offering a Well Worth It! Program, EIP and EAP.
• Access to discounted health insurance as well!
• A diverse and inclusive workplace for you to feel safe, acknowledged and included.
• Our people are our biggest asset, we will support you to progress your career with a dedicated L&D team.
• A workplace with Rainbow Tick Accreditation and DCA Inclusive Employer recognition.

What our people say- “AV is an organisation where if you want to challenge yourself or explore opportunities, you don’t have to leave to do that. There are so many great people, programs and services, so it’s an organisation where you have great conditions for growth and development”.

Ready to take the next step:

Click Apply Now to submit your application. 

For a Detailed Position Description please take a look here: Family Services Practitioner PD FS E AW5 112023 V1.0 (6).pdf. 

To apply for this position all you need to do is click Apply Now wherever you are and attach a resume and a brief cover letter that describes your motivation to apply.

The advert is only meant to be an overview, for all the details on what makes this such a great opportunity or to ask questions contact Diane James on 03 9731 2500 or email [email protected] using the subject line: Family Services Practitioner – Werribee enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Please Note: It is mandatory for the successful applicant to hold a current Working with Children Check and be prepared to undergo a National Criminal History Check prior to commencement. 

Anglicare Victoria acknowledges Aboriginal people as the traditional custodians of the land on which we operate. We commit to working respectfully to honour their ongoing cultural and spiritual connections to this country.

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